Primary Language:
English

Other Languages:
Cantonese

Administrative Assistant(s):
Jennifer MacKeigan

Education:
Dalhousie University (B.A., Honours, 1999)
Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2002)

Bar Admission(s):
Nova Scotia, 2003

Law Society Memberships:
Canadian Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

Other Activities:
2009 - Present, Vice-Chairperson, Fusion Halifax

2007 - Present, Board of Directors, Fusion Halifax

2007 - 2009, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel, Fusion Halifax

2007 - 2009, Board of Governors, Dalhousie University

2007 - 2009, President, Dalhousie University Alumni Association

2006 - 2007, Vice-President, Dalhousie University Alumni Association

2005 - 2009, Board of Directors, Dalhousie University Alumni Association

Memberships:
Member, Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia

Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers

Member, Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute

Member, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association

Member, National Standing Committee on Equity, Canadian Bar Association

Member, Pension and Benefits Website Committee, Canadian Bar Association

Past Member, The Association of Canadian Pension Management

Other Information:
March, 2010, Presenter, “Developing the Right Governance Structure”, Federated Press, Essential Skills for Pension Committee Members

Summer, 2009, Authored article, "Termination of Employment at Golf Clubs” – Club Manager Quarterly

May, 2009, Co-authored Paper with C. Peter McLellan, Q.C., “A sign of claims to come? Pension plan administrator commences claim against investment manager in aftermath of collapse of Lehman Brothers” – Journal of International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association

November, 2008, Presenter, “Recent Significant Cases You Must Know About”, Lorman

October, 2008, Presenter, “The Employment Relationship A to Z”, Canadian Society of Club Managers

September, 2008, Presenter, Corporate Counsel Survival Tips - “Do I Yell at the Bear or Just Play Dead?”, “Workplace Investigations”, Nova Scotia Branch, Canadian Bar Association

Areas of Law:
Labour and Employment
Pensions & Employee Benefits
Employment Law
Labour Relations
Workers' Compensation
Workplace Human Rights