Legal Assistant
- Laura Briand (She/her)
- Phone:(902) 491-6828
- Fax:(902) 421-3130
- Email:
BIO
Chika is an associate in our Halifax office and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2018. She holds an accounting degree from Acadia University and earned her law degree at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University.
Chika’s corporate commercial practice focusses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities and general business law. She is currently the Chair of the Nova Scotia Canadian Bar Association Securities Law subsection. She also assists clients with their estates and real property transactions.
Active in her community, Chika serves on the boards of YWCA Halifax, Hope Blooms and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. She also sits on Nova Scotia Golf Association’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
BACKGROUND
Bar Admission
- Nova Scotia (2018)
Law School
- Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Education
- Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (JD, 2017)
- Acadia University (BBA, 2014)
Professional Activities & Affiliations
- Chair, Nova Scotia Canadian Bar Association Securities Law subsection (2020 – 2022)
- CBA Business Law Section Executive (2020 – 2022)
- Vice-Chair, Nova Scotia Canadian Bar Association Securities Law subsection (2018 – 2020)
- Executive Member, Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, Nova Scotia Chapter (CABL-NS) (2016 – )
Activities Within Firm
- Halifax Recruitment Committee (2020 – )
- Halifax Diversity & Inclusion Committee (2019 – )
Community & Volunteer Activities
- Advisory Board Member, 2022 Most Inspiring Immigrants in Atlantic Canada, presented by RBC (2021 – )
- Committee Member, Nova Scotia’s Golf Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2021 – )
- Board Member, YWCA Halifax (2020 – )
- Board Member, Hope Blooms (2020 – )
- Committee Member, Basketball Nova Scotia’s Governance Committee (2020 – )
- Assistant Basketball Coach for U14 Girls (2017 – 2020)
- Past Board Member, Women Active Nova Scotia
- Board Member, Nova Scotia Career Development Association (2022 – )
Law Society Memberships
- Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
- Canadian Bar Association
Languages
- English