Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Clients hire Brian because he closes deals. And he keeps them safe. Whether it’s on the acquisition side or the financing side of a transaction, clients can rest assured that they are not going to have any issues with the real estate interests that they acquire or finance.
With extensive experience in the real property regime in Nova Scotia, Brian can rapidly identify issues and outline, in an efficient and effective way, the path forward to achieving his clients’ objectives. His clients include:
- Developers
- Owners
- Lenders
- Governments
- Utilities
Education & Career
Education
University of New Brunswick, LLB, 1986
University of Ottawa, B.Sc., 1979
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Property and Lending, Stewart McKelvey, 2011 – 2013
Past president, Canadian Bar Association, 2005 – 2006
Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 2014
Department manager, Business, Stewart McKelvey, 2013 – present
Practice group leader, Commercial Real Property
Secretary, The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia
Member, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
Board member, Dartmouth North Liberal Association
Vice-president, Atlantic, International Commission of Jurists, 2007 – 2010
Accolades
King’s Counsel, 2005
Best Lawyers: “Lawyer of the Year” Real Estate Law, Halifax, 2023
Best Lawyers: Real Estate Law, 2008 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Property Development, 2010 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Infrastructure, 2016
Martindale-Hubbell rating: BV Distinguished®
Thought Leadership
Regulations and other considerations: further impacts of the Prohibition of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
January 06, 2023
Provincial Non-Resident Deed Transfer Tax Guidelines
April 19, 2022
A new provincial deed transfer tax and property tax regime for non-residents of Nova Scotia
March 31, 2022
Mortgage Regulation Act – The New Regime is Here
October 28, 2021
Nova Scotia’s new Tourist Accommodations Registration Act
April 01, 2020
Client Update: Mortgage Regulation Act – the new regime
February 14, 2018
Presentations
Canadian Insight – Atlantic Canada Contaminated Sites – Real Estate Transactions and Environmental Risks
March 01, 2011
Canadian Institute – Managing Financial and Legal Risks in Commercial Real Estate – Bullet Proofing your Commercial Real Estate Agreements, Critical Guidelines to Reduce your Litigation Risk
January 28, 2010