E-mail: jyoung@boyneclarke.ca
Phone: 902.460.3406
Fax: 902.463.7500
Assistant: Janice Purdy - jpurdy@boyneclarke.ca
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, John received his B.Comm (1966) and his LL.B (1969) from Dalhousie University. He then received his LL.M. from the University of London in 1974. John was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1970 and appointed as a Queen’s Counsel in 1986.
John is currently BOYNECLARKE’s Firm Chair and practices Business Law. He acts on behalf of a wide variety of businesses, government agencies, institutions and not-for-profit organizations and advises their senior management in the creation, operation and expansion of their activities.
John is currently serving as Chair of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council (NS), as Chair of the Canadian Maritime Heritage Foundation, as a Director of the Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo Society, and Trustee of St. Andrews United Church, Halifax. He recently completed a term as Chair for the QEII Health Sciences Centre Charitable Foundation and has served on a wide variety of boards of Canadian corporations.
John enjoys golf, politics and community service.
EDUCATION
- 1974: Masters of Laws, University of London, England
- 1969: LL.B., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 1966: Bachelor of Commerce, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
EMPLOYMENT
- 2012 – Present: Firm Chair, BOYNECLARKE LLP, Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- 2005 – 2012: Managing Partner, BOYNECLARKE LLP, Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- 1975 – Present: Partner, BOYNECLARKE LLP, Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- 1970 – 1973: Executive Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
- Member – Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
- Member – Canadian Bar Association
- Member – Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Hearing Committee
- Former Chair – Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Ethics Committee
- Former Vice Chair – Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Discipline Committee
- Former President – Dartmouth Barristers’ Society
- Former Member of Council – Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
- Former Member – Queen's Counsel Advisory Committee
- Former Member – Experts Group on Non-Profit Law and Directors’ Liability to advise Department of Justice (Canada) on proposed Not-For-Profit Corporations Act
- Former Director, on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross Society – The Canadian Fractionation Corporation
- Former Volunteer in support of the activities of Ronald MacDonald House, Nova Scotia Hospital, The Kidney Foundation of Nova Scotia, and the IWK Children's Hospital
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Chair, Canadian Forces Liaison Council (NS)
- Chair, Canadian Maritime Heritage Foundation
- Member, Board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia
- Board Member – Cobequid Community Health Centre Foundation
- Director, Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo Society
- Trustee, St. Andrews United Church, Halifax
- Immediate Past Chair, QEII Health Sciences Center Charitable Foundation
- Member, Ashburn Golf & Country Club
- Member, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
- Former President, Halifax Club
- Former President, Nova Scotia Liberal Party
- Former Director, Dalhousie Alumni Association
- Former Member of the Board of the International Ocean Institute at Dalhousie University
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
- President Dalhousie Student Union
- Managing Editor Dalhousie Law Review
APPOINTMENTS (PREVIOUS)
- Cabinet Member, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Capital Campaign
- Chair of the Board of Directors, Cabot Development Corp. St. John's Newfoundland
- Director, Secunda International Limited
- Director International Ocean Institute of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Director Sempra Atlantic Gas Incorporated
- Director Waterfront Development Corporation Limited, Halifax
- Director Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ottawa
- Director Canadian Red Cross Fractionation Corporation
- Chair CBC Pension Fund Board of Trustees
- Chair "Headline", Baton Broadcasting Ltd. (Toronto) and CBC (Ottawa)
- Advisor to the Wuhan Municipal Government (China) for promoting International Economic Cooperation
AWARDS & HONOURS
- 1986 Queen's Counsel
- 2006-2011 included in “The Best Lawyers In Canada”
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Young has presented on various topics such as the role and duties of corporations, institutes, associations, as well as the obligations and liabilities of Boards of Directors and Senior Management, including:
- “Letters of Intent and Confidentiality Agreements” – at the Major Business Agreements Insight Conference, Halifax, March 24, 2010
- “Municipal Law and Financial Adminstration” – to Executives of Atlantic Canadian Municipalities at Dalhousie Universitiy Seminars
- “Liability Arising from Electronic Health Records” – at the E-Health Insight Conference, June 2009