Lawyer Profile
Kevin Latimer
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Kevin is the former Managing Partner of Cox & Palmer, Halifax (2012-2018) and was appointed by the Province of Nova Scotia to act as Transition Coordinator for the Windsor / West Hants municipal consolidation project (2018-2020). He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2004.
Kevin has worked for more than 30 years with government, business and public administration on matters related to local governance, land use planning, and regulatory issues. He has written and spoken extensively on issues facing municipal governments and those who deal with municipal governments. Kevin is both creative and pragmatic, attributes that are often key to addressing what otherwise may appear to be intractable problems.
As a senior business leader, Kevin has direct experience in strategic planning, financial systems and reporting, management information systems, organization studies, operational reviews, project evaluations, executive searches, mergers, acquisitions, business plans, and as a trusted advisor to clients. His experience is broad, serving a wide range of business and industry, governments, not-for-profit organizations, universities, and associations.
Kevin leads Cox & Palmer’s municipal advisory group and is counsel to the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities. He is the 2024 recipient of the CBA Municipal Law Award of Excellence. Kevin is recognized by the Best Lawyers in Canada for his practice in the areas of Labour & Employment Law, Administrative & Public Law, Municipal Law, and Corporate & Commercial Litigation. In 2018, he was named Best Lawyers’ “Halifax Administrative and Public Law Lawyer of the Year”.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1984 (NS); 2004 (NS)