| Firm Name: | Stewart McKelvey |
| Firm Logo: | Stewart McKelvey logo.jpg |
| Num Offices: | 6 |
| Offices: | Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, Charlottetown, St. John's |
| Num Attorneys: | 257 |
| Num Employees: | 592 |
| Date Founded: | May 1, 1990 |
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,[1] [2] It now holds six offices, with 592 employees and 257 lawyers.[3] 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.[4]
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales was founded on May 1, 1990, from the merging of McKelvey Macaulay Machum of Saint John, New Brunswick,[2] 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,[5] becoming the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada.[6] In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers among seven locations.[7] The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006.