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Daniel F. Gallivan, QC
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PRACTICE AREAS
BIO
Industry Recognition & Awards
  • Best Lawyers' 2019 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers' 2017 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Listed as a leading practitioner by the publication The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2006 for his practice in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities Law, and Corporate Governance Practice.
  • Consistently recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in the fields of Corporate Commercial, Corporate Mid-Market, Project Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions
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Danny is a partner in the Halifax office and chair of Cox & Palmer’s regional board.  Before being called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1976, he obtained a law degree at Dalhousie Law School and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.  He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1997.  Danny’s practice is primarily transactional, concentrating on corporate, commercial, energy, financing, securities, and public law.

Throughout his career he has held leadership roles for a variety of organizations including:

  • Via Rail – Director
  • Bank of Canada – Director
  • BrightPath Early Learning Inc. – Director
  • Nova Scotia Securities Commission – Vice Chair
  • Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments – Director
  • Halifax Industrial Commission – Chair
  • Greater Halifax Partnership – Director
  • Accounting Standards Oversight Council – Member
  • High Liner Foods Incorporated – Director
BACKGROUND
Industry Recognition & Awards
  • Best Lawyers' 2019 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers' 2017 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Listed as a leading practitioner by the publication The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2006 for his practice in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities Law, and Corporate Governance Practice.
  • Consistently recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in the fields of Corporate Commercial, Corporate Mid-Market, Project Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions
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Queen's Counsel

  • 1997

Bar Admission

  • Nova Scotia (1976)
  • Prince Edward Island (1996)

Law School

  • Dalhousie University

Education

  • Loyola College, Montreal (BA, 1971)
  • Dalhousie Law School (LLB, 1974)
  • University of Western Ontario (MBA, 1976)
  • Institute of Corporate Directors, Institute-certified Director, ICD.D. (2009)

Activities Within Firm

  • Chair, Regional Board of Cox & Palmer (2018 – )
  • Chief Executive Officer for the regional firm, Cox & Palmer (2010 – 2018)
  • Managing Partner, Halifax office (2004 – 2012)

Law Society Memberships

  • Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
  • Law Society of Prince Edward Island
  • Canadian Bar Association

Languages

  • English
ARTICLES
Industry Recognition & Awards
  • Best Lawyers' 2019 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers' 2017 Halifax Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year
  • Listed as a leading practitioner by the publication The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2006 for his practice in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities Law, and Corporate Governance Practice.
  • Consistently recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in the fields of Corporate Commercial, Corporate Mid-Market, Project Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications
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