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Susan McKinney has joined Boyne Clarke as a member of the Financial Recovery and Real Estate teams. She also sits as a legal representative on the IWK Health Centre’s Research Ethics Board. Kathleen O’Neill is a Partner in the St. John’s office of Cox & Palmer. Her practice focuses on insurance litigation. She was admitted to the Newfoundland and Labrador bar in 2001 and the Nova Scotia bar in 2003. Kate (Greene) Stanhope and Peter Stanhope are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Henry Greene Stanhope on February 12, 2007.
Cristin Wagner is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Department of the Ottawa office of Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP. She practises in the areas of patent and trade-mark litigation.
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Jennifer Barrigar is pursuing her LL.D. in the Law and Technology program at the University of Ottawa, focusing on issues of identity and reputation. She is also affiliated with the On the Identity Trail project <http:// idtrail.org>. In support of her doctoral work, Jennifer has received a 2007 Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the 2006 MariePaule Scott Commemorative Scholarship and a 2006 Gowlings fellowship as well as support from the University of Ottawa. Previously, Jennifer served as legal counsel for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Melanie MacLellan has joined the Halifax office of Stewart McKelvey as a staff lawyer. She practises in the areas of property and real estate law and development law.
Vincent Chew is working with the International Council of Sports Science and Physical Education in Berlin, Germany as Communications and Marketing Manager. Previous to this position he worked in Australia with the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and in Qatar with the Doha Asian Games. Jennifer M. Riordan has joined the Bank of Montreal Private Client Group where she will be advising the compliance function with regards to investment management, mutual funds and private banking. Jenny articled with (then) Cox Hanson O’Reilly Matheson and is called to the Nova Scotia and Ontario bars. She has an LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University. Lauren Scaravelli attained a Master of Laws and graduated from the University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand in 2006. Lauren is currently practising with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.
Kim Walsh has joined Stewart McKelvey’s St. John’s, NL office as Partner. She is the Chair of the Maritime Law Section of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and a member of the Canadian Maritime Law Association.
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Elizabeth A. Wozniak has joined Beveridge, MacPherson & Buckle and is practising in the area of administrative, immigration and family law as well as civil litigation.
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Natsu Nogami-Shimokawa and her husband, Kuratoshi Shimokawa were married on May 13, 2007 at Yamanoue Hotel in Fukuoka, Japan. They are currently residing in Bangkok, Thailand where she works with the International Labour Organization (ILO) as Subregional Officer for East Asia, as a Technical Officer on International Labour Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. She is also expected to complete her LL.D. degree within the next few years.
Rebekah Powell has joined Cox & Palmer as an Associate. After articling with the firm, she joined the labour and employment team and started to grow her practice and then worked with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice for two years before re-joining the firm.
David Henley, a Partner with Stewart McKelvey was named to Lexpert’s prestigious list of the “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in Canada. In addition to practising law in the construction, environmental, maritime, energy and natural resources field, he is a part-time faculty member at Dalhousie Law School. He was also recently promoted Colonel in the Army Reserve and commands 36 Canadian Brigade Group which includes nearly 1,600 Army Reservists in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Lori A. Hill has joined Beveridge, MacPherson & Buckle and is practising in the area of administrative, immigration and family law as well as civil litigation.
Bianca Krueger is an Associate in the Halifax office of Cox & Palmer and is practising in the area of immigration and estates & trusts. Before joining the firm she was in private practice focused in the areas of litigation, family and estate law. She has worked in the field of restorative justice with the Community Justice Society.
2003 Aniefiok Bassey is working as an Associate with Prince & Rivera LLP in Houston, Texas, specializing in federal matters. Catherine Craig has joined the Halifax office of McInnis Cooper as an Associate. She is practising in the areas of corporate, commercial and tax law.
Jasmine Walsh has joined McInnis Cooper’s Halifax office as an Associate. She practises in the areas of Labour and Employment and Pensions and Benefits.