Lawyer Profile
Neal L. D. Leard
Saint John, New Brunswick
Overview
University of New Brunswick, LL.B., 1997 St. Francis Xavier University, B.A. (honours), 1994
Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2018 – present Director, Saint John Human Development Council, 2000-2003 Director, Saint John Community Loan Fund, 2000-2005 Member, Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA), 2023
Best Lawyers 2025 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Saint John Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2013, 2016 – 2026 Best Lawyers: Project Finance Law, 2013 – 2026 Lexpert, Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers, 2014 Lexpert, ‘Cross Border Corporate Lawyers to Watch’, 2012 Lexpert Rising Star, ‘Leading Lawyers under 40’ in Canada, 2011 Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2015 – 2017, 2019 – 2026 Lexpert rating: Real Estate – Property Development, 2013 – 2017, 2019, 2021 – 2024, 2026 Lexpert rating: Property Leasing, 2013 – 2015, 2019 – 2021, 2025 Lexpert rating: Mergers and Acquisitions, 2013 – 2016, 2018 – 2026
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1998 (NB)