Background
O'Brien, H. Leslie was born on April 11, 1943 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
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H. Leslie O'Brien
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Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Commerce, 1964. Bachelor of Laws, 1967). University of Chicago (Master of Laws, 1968).
Career
Worked at Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales (Halifax, NS) specializing in General Practice including Corporate-Commercial, Litigation, Taxation, Securities, Insurance, Insolvency, Real Estate, Health, Municipal, Environmental, Regulated Industries, Labour and Employment, Criminal, Fisheries, Mining, Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas, Shipping and Admiralty, United States. and International Trade, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, Construction, Patent and Trademarks, Estate and Probate Law, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Nova Scotia. Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1984.
Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University Law School, 1968-1971. Associate Professor, Dalhousie University Law School, 1971-1975. Professor, Dalhousie University Law School, 1975.
Associate Dean, Dalhousie University Law School, 1975-1978. Lecturer: Nova Scotia Bar Admission Course, Continuing Legal Education Society. Canadian Tax Foundation programmes.
Vice-Chair, Nova Scotia Securities Commission, 1987-1995. Director: Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation.
Canadian Association of Law Teachers. Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales is an Atlantic Canadian law firm offering legal services through six offices located in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The largest law firm in Atlantic Canada with more than 135 lawyers, Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales offers services in all areas of the law to local, regional, national and international clients.
The practice of the firm touches every corner of business and industry in Atlantic Canada. The firm's lawyers represent clients' interests before Municipal, Provincial and Federal boards and tribunals and all levels of courts in Canada.
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Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Canadian Association of Law Teachers.
