Lawyer Profile
Christopher W. Madill
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Chris is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on corporate commercial, construction, insurance and class action litigation.
Chris maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, providing sophisticated and effective advice to clients involved in a wide variety of commercial disputes ranging from contractual claims to shareholder disputes, oppression proceedings, and leasing disputes.
Chris acts for a broad range of clients in the construction sector including public and private owners, general contractors, lenders, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals with respect to disputes involving breach of contract, tendering, delay, surety bonds, professional negligence and construction liens and trusts.
Chris also represents domestic and international insurers in the defence of claims involving serious personal injury, product liability, occupiers’ liability, municipal liability, and large property loss.
Chris has represented clients in all levels of courts in Nova Scotia, and in various administrative tribunals and domestic and international arbitrations.
Chris has been recognized by Lexpert Canada as a repeatedly recommended practitioner in the areas of corporate commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation, and a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada in the areas of commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation.
Member, Finance Audit & Risk Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2025 – Present Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2024 – Present Member, Risk Management Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2024 – Present Board Member, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2024 – Present Chair, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2017 – 2022 Board Member, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011 – 2022 Chair, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2013 – 2015 Member, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011 – 2013 Chair, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2014 – 2019 Member, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2010 – 2011, 2013 – 2014 Board Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 – 2019 Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2006 – Present AGM Planning Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2013 – 2019 CLE Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 – 2019 Board Member, Paths 2 Learning, 2013 – 2016 Board Member, Halifax Association for Community Living, 2004 – 2006 Member, Dalhousie Law School Admissions Committee, 2003 – 2006
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2021 – 2023, 2025 – 2026 Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2021 – 2026 Benchmark Canada, local litigation star (General Commercial, Insurance), 2017 – 2022 Benchmark Canada, future star, 2016
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2006 (NS)