{{Short description|Canadian law firm}} {{Infobox company | logo = [[Image:McInnesCooperlogo.jpg|McInnes Cooper|250px]] | type = [[Limited liability partnership]] | hq_location = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada | industry = [[Law]] | services = [[Legal advice]] | homepage = {{URL|http://mcinnescooper.com}} | foundation = 1859 }}

'''McInnes Cooper''' is a full-service Canadian [[law firm]] with nearly 200 lawyers.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-12-10 |title=Canada's Largest Law Firms |url=http://www.lexpert.ca/500/canadas-largest-law-firms/ |accessdate=2016-04-03 |publisher=Lexpert}}</ref> It is centrally located in [[Atlantic Canada]], with offices in [[Nova Scotia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].

==Overview== As a multi-service firm, McInnes Cooper provides legal advice to a broad range of clients, including corporations, government agencies, regulatory institutions, and non-profit bodies. The firm's international capabilities are extended by its charter membership in [[Lex Mundi]], the world's largest non-exclusive referral network of independent law firms with member firms in 160 [[jurisdiction]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lexmundi.com/assnfe/cv.asp?ID=46039|title=McInnes Cooper - Firm Overview|website=Lex Mundi|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>

==History== McInnes Cooper was founded in 1859 by [[Jonathan McCully]], Hector McInnes, Gordon Cooper, and [[Donald MacInnes]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-01-01 |title=The Unsinkable McInnes Cooper |url=http://digital.canadianlawyermag.com/i/50817-january-2010/5# |accessdate=2016-04-03 |publisher=Canadian Lawyer Magazine}}</ref>

In 1992, the firm worked on the privatization of [[Nova Scotia Power]], which at the time was the largest [[private equity]] transaction in Canadian history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balla |first=Andi |title=In the limelight |url=http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/3300/In-the-limelight/Page-2.html |access-date=2016-04-04 |website=Canadian Lawyer Magazine}}</ref>

In 2013 the firm began a formal working relationship with the [[Canadian Civil Liberties Association]] to advance [[civil liberties]] in Atlantic Canada.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140707015804/http://nsbs.org/mcinnes-cooper-be-atlantic-canadas-law-firm-canadian-civil-liberties-association "McInnes Cooper to be Atlantic Canada's law firm for Canadian Civil Liberties Association"]. ''[[Nova Scotia Barristers' Society]]''. [https://mmfamilyanddivorcelawyers.ca/ MM Law]. Archived from [http://nsbs.org/mcinnes-cooper-be-atlantic-canadas-law-firm-canadian-civil-liberties-association the original] on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-04-03.</ref>

In 2014, law firm Ottenheimer Baker joined McInnes Cooper in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], making the combined law firm the largest in Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ottenheimer Baker and McInnes Cooper merge |url=http://www.lexpert.ca/article/ottenheimer-baker-and-mcinnes-cooper-merge/?p=15%257C126&sitecode=lex |access-date=2016-04-03 |website=Lexpert}}</ref>

== Areas of practice == The firm has a diverse range of practice areas:

{{div col}} * Aboriginal Law * Agribusiness * Banking and Financial Services * Bankruptcy and Insolvency * Business Disputes * Class Actions * Construction Law * Corporate and Business * Corporate Finance and Securities * Corporate Governance and Compliance * Cross-Border Law * Education Law *Environmental Law * Entertainment * Estates and Trusts * Foreign Direct Investment * Franchise Law * Health Law * Immigration * Insurance * Intellectual Property * Labour and Employment * Litigation * Maritime * Mergers and Acquisitions * Municipal Law * Pensions and Benefits * Privacy * Public Law * Real Estate * Tax * Technology {{div col end}}

==Notable lawyers and alumni== * [[Fred Dickson]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]{{spaced ndash}}Former [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] for [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] (2009–2012). * [[Danny Graham (Halifax MLA)|Danny Graham]], Special Advisor{{spaced ndash}}[[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|MLA]] for [[Halifax Citadel-Sable Island|Halifax Citadel]], former leader of the [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal Party of Nova Scotia]]. * [[Donald MacInnes]], Co-founder{{spaced ndash}}Former Senator for [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]] (1881–1900), Former President of the [[Bank of Hamilton]]. * [[Jonathan McCully]], Co-founder{{spaced ndash}}Considered a [[Canadian Confederation|Founding Father of Canada]], Former Puisne Justice of the [[Nova Scotia Supreme Court]] from 1870 to 1877.<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Biography of Jonathan McCully |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccully_jonathan_10E.html |accessdate=2016-04-03 |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval}}</ref> *Hector McInnes, Co-founder{{spaced ndash}}Former Advisor to [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Ministers]] [[Robert Borden|Sir Robert Laird Borden]] and [[Arthur Meighen]], [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|MLA]] for [[Halifax County, Nova Scotia|Halifax County]] (1916–1920).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=Biography of Hector McInnes |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcinnes_hector_16E.html |access-date=2016-04-03 |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval}}</ref> * [[Stewart McInnes]], [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]{{spaced ndash}}Former Member of Parliament of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] (1984–1998). * [[Frank McKenna]], [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]], [[Order of Canada|ON]], [[Order of New Brunswick|ONB]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]{{spaced ndash}}Deputy Chairman of the [[Toronto-Dominion Bank]], [[List of premiers of New Brunswick|27th]] [[Premier of New Brunswick]], Former [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stephenkimber.com/freelance/commissioned-work/wooing-and-winning-frank/|title=Wooing and Winning Frank|website=Stephen Kimber|language=en-ca|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> * [[Jim Thistle]]{{spaced ndash}}Former Vice President of the [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador]]. * [[Nick Whalen]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Member of Parliament]] of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] (2015–Present).

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.mcinnescooper.com/|McInnes Cooper Website}} *[https://www.preszlerlaw-ns.com/ Personal Injury Lawyer]

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