Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Language(s) spoken: English, French
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 1989
Legal Assistant(s): Wendy L. MacIsaac
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Maurice works with lending institutions, government agencies, large service firms and large manufacturers on a wide variety of issues. His work has included:
- Representing the Province of Nova Scotia in relation to the bankruptcy/receivership of Trentonworks Limited and the sale of assets to DSME Trenton Ltd.
- Representing High Liner Foods Inc. in connection with syndicated financing with the Royal Bank of Canada.
- Representing the Province of Nova Scotia in connection with commercial agreements relating to the Yarmouth Ferry project
- Representing Royal Bank of Canada in connection with receiverships for a large Nova Scotia retailer and a Nova Scotia tourist establishment
- Representing Secunda Canada LP in connection with financing transactions with Bank of Montreal
- Representing Crombie REIT in relation to the acquisition of various commercial properties and the financing of a significant portion of the portfolio
- Providing commodity tax advice in relation to the acquisition by Sobeys of the assets of Canada Safeway
- Acted on several recent CCAA matters for Royal Bank of Canada, other lenders and creditors
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University (BA, 1984)
Dalhousie University (LLB, MBA, 1988)
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
Associate Member, Canadian Progress Club
Member, Sales and Commodity Tax Subsection, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada
Chair, Finance Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Participant, GST-HST Leaders’ Forum, 2007 – present
Director, Halifax Comedy Festival Society, 2009 – present
Member, Canadian Insolvency Foundation, 2010 – present
Member, Steering Committee, Amendments to the Nova Scotia Companies Act, 2002 – 2008
Accolades
Best Lawyers 2023, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
Best Lawyers 2021, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2021 (Banking)
King’s Counsel, 2008
Recipient, Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, 2016
Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance Law, 2008 – 2010, 2013 – 2023
Best Lawyers: Insolvency and Financial Restructuring, 2012 – 2023
Best Lawyers: Tax Law, 2011-2023
Lexpert/American Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2008 & 2009
Lexpert rating: Asset Equipment Finance/ Leasing, 2012, 2014 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Banking & Financial Institutions, 2011, 2013 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Commodity Tax/Customs, 2013 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2012 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, 2015 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Mid-Market, 2008 – 2010, 2013 – 2023
Martindale-Hubbell rating: BV Distinguished®
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Presenter, Deemed Trusts and The GST – Lessons for Secured Creditors, Annual Review of Insolvency
February 07, 2020
Presenter, Building Blocks, GST/HST (Stewart McKelvey Tax School)
November 05, 2019
Co-presenter, Key Issues to Consider when your Corporate Client is in Financial Distress, Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia branch) Business Law Subsection with Peter Wedlake, Grant Thornton Limited
January 30, 2019
Presenter, GST-HST Hot Topics, 2018 Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference
Presenter, Deemed Trusts and the HST – Lessons for Registrants and Secured Creditors, CPA Commodity Tax Symposium
October 16, 2018
Presenter, Recent Developments in Contractual Interpretation, CLHIA 2015 Legal Section Annual Meeting
October 02, 2015
Presenter, Dealing with CRA – Remedies and Enforcement: “So You Owe CRA Money…”, GST Leaders’ Forum 2015
April 28, 2015
Presenter, Personal Property Security Act – A Primer
November 19, 2014
Co-presenter, Secured Transactions: Your GSA May Not Cover Everything, CBA session
November 14, 2014
Presenter, Perfection of Security Interests (Key Issues), CPA New Brunswick
October 16, 2014
Presenter, Crown Claims and Other Statutory Priority Claims, CPA New Brunswick
October 16, 2014
Presenter, Overview of Directors’ Liability, CPA New Brunswick
October 16, 2014
Presenter, Personal Property Security Act – A Primer
October 16, 2014
Presenter, Top 10 Tips to Protect Your Business, presented to Annapolis Valley Dental Society
November 21, 2013
Presenter, Top 10 Ways to Safeguard Your Assets, Burnside Business Series – Ramada Dartmouth
September 19, 2013
Presenter, Stewart McKelvey Tax School, Delta Barrington
September 13, 2013
Co-presenter, Your Business, Your Legacy, RBC Business Seminar Series
March 06, 2013
Co-presenter, Asset Protection: Are the Family Jewels Really Safe?, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – Atlantic video conference
February 21, 2013
Presenter, Fair Market Value under the Excise Tax Act “What’s Fairness Got to Do with Anything?”, 2011 CICA Commodity Tax Symposium
September 27, 2011