Stewart McKelvey

Stewart McKelvey is a Canadian law firm based in Atlantic Canada, of which it is the largest law firm in. Founded in 1990 as Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales following the merging of multiple Atlantic-based law firms, It now holds six offices, with 592 employees and 257 lawyers. The firm's offices are located in Halifax in Nova Scotia, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island, and St. John's in Newfoundland.

History
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales was founded on May 1, 1990, from the merging of McKelvey Macaulay Machum of Saint John, New Brunswick, Stewart MacKeen & Covert of Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Stirling Ryan of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Scales Jenkins & McQuaid of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The merge resulted in the new law firm to contain over 125 lawyers, becoming the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada. In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers among seven locations. The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006.

Notable firm members and alumni

 * Neil McKelvey – One of the founding members, owner of the former McKelvey Macaulay Machum firm
 * Graham Day
 * Jim Cowan
 * Sean Casey
 * Michel Bastarache
 * Gérard La Forest
 * Cecily Strickland
 * Brian Gallant - 33rd premier of New Brunswick, practiced law with Stewart McKelvey
 * Graham Steele
 * Glen Dexter