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Brian G. Johnston, K.C. is a partner in the Halifax office of Stewart McKelvey. Through a wide-ranging practice, Brian acts as principal legal advisor to employers in virtually every industry and sector. Brian represents employers in court, before federal and provincial Labour Relations Boards, at arbitrations, as chief spokesperson in collective bargaining and in human rights proceedings. Active in the community, Brian is past chair of the Board of Regents of Mount Allison University, past director of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, and served the Canadian Bar Association in many capacities, including as president of its Nova Scotia branch.
Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Member of the American Employment Law Council; recognized in the L’expert Guide to the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada (2003 to 2006); named as a leading management-side employment, labour and workplace human rights practitioner in The Canadian Legal L’expert Directory; listed in Best Lawyers in Canada (2006 to 2024); Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2011-2024 – Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers (2012 to 2024); Lexology Index: Employment and Labour 2025 Report and Chambers 2026 Guide – Band 1 for Labour and Employment Canada; and named as Halifax Best Lawyers Labour and Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year” for 2012, 2016, and 2021.