Lawyer Profile
Catherine A. Lahey
Saint John, New Brunswick
Overview
Commercial and employment-related litigation are two issues facing Cathy’s clients, who include financial institutions, commercial creditors, employers, retailers, manufacturers, professional service firms and institutional clients. Some of the ways she helps these clients minimize their exposure to liability include:
Providing in-house training for clients and their employees regarding litigation-management issues, such as litigation-response strategies, document preservation and disclosure obligations and e-discovery process.
Advising institutional clients on administrative law issues, risk management, policy development and regulation, litigation-related issues and access to information issues.
Providing in-house training for clients and their employees on various employment-related issues, such as occupational health and safety, workplace harassment, performance management, discipline and termination.
University of New Brunswick, B.A. (honours), 1988
Regional managing partner, New Brunswick, 2008-2016
Best Lawyers 2021 Corporate and Commercial Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Saint John
Best Lawyers: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2012 – 2026
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2022 – 2024, 2026
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2020 – 2023
New Brunswick government suspends limitation periods and time limits applicable to ongoing proceedings
Co-Presenter, “Protecting your Workplace: OH&S Legal Updates and Insights”, Stewart McKelvey Labour & Employment Webinar
Instructor, New Brunswick Law Society Bar Admission Course, Civil Procedure section, ongoing
Speaker, Canadian Bar Association – NB, E-Discovery
Speaker, Canadian Bar Association – NB, “Women Lawyers Forum: Climbing the Ladder to Partnership”, 2011
Speaker, Canadian Bar Association – NB, Health Law Developments Panel, 2010
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1992 (NB); 2013 (NB)