Stewart McKelvey is a Canadian

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based in

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, of which it is the largest law firm in. Founded in 1990 as Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales following the merging of multiple Atlantic-based law firms, It now holds six offices, with 592 employees and 257

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s. The firm's offices are located in Halifax in Nova Scotia, Saint John,

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and

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in New Brunswick,

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in Prince Edward Island, and St. John's in

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History

Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales was founded on May 1, 1990, from the merging of McKelvey Macaulay Machum of Saint John, New Brunswick, Stewart MacKeen & Covert of Halifax and

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, Stirling Ryan of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Scales Jenkins & McQuaid of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The merge resulted in the new law firm to contain over 125 lawyers, becoming the largest law firm in

, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada. In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers among seven locations. The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006.

Notable firm members and alumni

Neil McKelvey Edward Neil McKelvey , (1925–2011) was a Canadian lawyer. He was actively involved in the legal profession and was one of the founders of Stewart McKelvey, the largest regional law firm in Atlantic Canada. McKelvey served as president of the ...

– One of the founding members, owner of the former McKelvey Macaulay Machum firm * Graham Day * Jim Cowan * Sean Casey * Michel Bastarache * Gérard La Forest * Cecily Strickland *

Brian Gallant Brian Alexander Gallant (born April 27, 1982) is a Canadian politician who served as the 33rd premier of New Brunswick from October 7, 2014, until November 9, 2018. Of Acadian and Dutch descent, Gallant practised as a lawyer before winning the Li ...

- 33rd premier of New Brunswick, practiced law with Stewart McKelvey * Graham Steele * Glen Dexter

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References

{{reflist Law firms of Canada Law firms established in 1990 1990 establishments in Canada