- When did you first get involved with the OBA?
I started as a student member when I articled and was elected as a business law section executive in the fall of 2024, originally serving as the Technology Officer in my initial term.
- What is your role on the OBA Business Law Section?
I am currently a Member-at-Large for the executive.
- What is/are your specific area(s) of practice?
I support owner-managed businesses in their daily corporate and commercial needs, with a focus on transactional work.
- How long have you been practicing?
I was called to the bar in 2016.
- What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
Being the owner of my own firm always presents its own unique set of challenges. Balancing managing a firm, growing a business, and maintaining client development is a challenge to fit all in one day!
- What is the most interesting or fulfilling aspect of your job?
I truly enjoy helping my clients navigate the everyday legal aspects of their business.
- If you were not practicing in your current area of law, what other area(s) of law could you see yourself in and why?
Part of my practice already involves tax and real estate, and I could see myself expanding my practice to service those family-owned businesses navigating their succession planning, which includes the family and business real estate holdings.
- What are you excited for as an executive member of the OBA Business Law Section?
I enjoy being on the front line of updates in our area of practice. The CPD offerings of the OBA Business Law Section are always valuable, and I am glad that I get to provide support in that process.
- What is the one thing you would like to see the OBA Business Law Section do this year?
Continue their work on the proposed amendments to clarify the ISC register definitions.
- Can you mention one exciting thing you have worked on recently?
I helped a client navigate the acquisition of a distressed business, which had its own set of challenges, but we got a good result in the end.
- Where did you go to law school?
Dalhousie Schulich School of Law.
- What was the most helpful thing you learned in law school?
How to handle a high workload and how to prioritize tasks.
- What is the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you when you were still a student?
Your legal career is a long game. Your articling position is not necessarily going to define your entire future.
- What is your go-to mental health wellness activity?
Strength training in the gym, balanced with relaxing family time at home.
- What is your go-to coffee order?
Tims Double Double.
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