Smart Growth of our Ocean Innovation Team

April 4, 2019

Mohammad Ali Raza, chair of Cox & Palmer’s Halifax Ocean Innovation Team, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marlon Lewis as Senior Ocean Advisor to the Halifax office.

Dr. Lewis is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University and a successful entrepreneur, having created Satlantic, now part of Sea-Bird Scientific.  Dr. Lewis will assist the Cox & Palmer Ocean Innovation Team and our clients as we work to turn Atlantic Canada’s ocean potential into reality.

“Dr. Lewis will be supporting our ocean innovation lawyers as they advise our clients who are building upon the region’s competitive advantage in this global market sector.” says Mohammad Ali Raza

Our Ocean Innovation team provides advice in all major practice areas including corporate/commercial, M&A, procurement, employment & labour, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, start-up and business structuring and restructuring.

Please contact any member of our Ocean Innovation team to discuss working together in addressing your legal needs and exploring business opportunities.

Upcoming ocean industry webinar: Risk & Reward: Protecting Your Supply Chain, Your Interests and Your Investments

Effective supplier and buyer contracts are an essential part of the ocean sector’s growth and will be the subject of a May 23 webinar put on by Cox & Palmer in cooperation with the Offshore Energy Research Association and Marine Renewables Canada.  Click for more details.