Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower St.
St. John’s, N.L.
A1C 6K3
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Newfoundland and Labrador, 1990
Legal Assistant(s): Donna Lewis
Working with clients in a broad range of industries, including technology, fisheries, oil and gas, engineering and construction, Maureen has extensive experience in commercial transactions which ranges from contract negotiation to buying and selling businesses to financings and restructurings, as well as providing general commercial advice on the day-to-day problems facing business owners and operators.
Education & Career
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB,1989
Memorial University of Newfoundland, BA, 1986
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2020 – present
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2002 – 2008, 2012 to present
Member, Board of Directors, Atlantic Light Theatre, 2020 – present
Department manager, Business, Stewart McKelvey, 2008 – 2011
Member, Recruiting Committee, Firm-wide, Stewart McKelvey, 2005 – 2008
Member, Management Committee, Stewart McKelvey, St. John’s office, 2001 – 2004
Member, Insurance Committee, Law Society of Newfoundland, 2006 – 2013
Member, Board of Trustee, Belvedere Orphanage Fund, 2005 – 2011
Member, Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2008 – 2009
Member, Advisory Committee, Holy Heart Auditorium, 2006 – 2008
Co-chair, Joint Committee on Legal Continuing Education, 1994 – 2016
Member, Board of Directors, St. Patrick’s Mercy Home Foundation, 2010-2016
Member, Committee on Law Corporations, Law Society of Newfoundland
Accolades
Chambers and Partners Canada 2022, Corporate/Commercial – Atlantic Canada, Band 2 lawyer
Best Lawyers 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Queen’s Counsel, 2018
Best Lawyers 2020 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best lawyers 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best Lawyers 2018 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best Lawyers 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best Lawyers 2014 Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best Lawyers 2012 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s
Best Lawyers: Construction Law, 2011 – 2022
Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2006, 2008 – 2022
Best Lawyers: Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2014 – 2022
Best Lawyers: Natural Resources Law, 2011 – 2022
Lexpert Magazine’s “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40” in Canada, 2004
Lexpert rating: Banking & Financial Institutions, 2011 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2008 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Energy (Oil and Gas), 2015 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Mergers and Acquisitions 2011 – 2012, 2014 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Corporate Mid-Market, 2013 – 2021
Lexpert rating: Computer & IT Law, 2012
Lexpert rating: Construction, 2010 – 2011
Martindale-Hubbell rating: BV Distinguished®