Corey MacKinnon

Experience

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  Heenan Blaikie

  May 2002 - Feb 2014

  Transactional practice focused on public and private M&A and equity securities markets.

  • Partner

    Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Associate

    Aug 2004 - Dec 2011

  • Summer/Articling Student

    May 2002 - Jul 2004
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  Baker & McKenzie

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Partner

  Transactional practice focused on public and private M&A and equity securities markets.

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  Dentons

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Partner

  National Co-Chair, Securities Practice GroupTransactional practice focused on public and private M&A and equity securities markets.

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  J.D. Irving, Limited

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2022

  General Counsel

  Led the in-house legal department responsible for the seven operating divisions headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick comprised of Woodlands, Sawmills, Pulp & Paper, Transportation, Construction & Equipment, Retail & Distribution and Media.JDI is one of the oldest and largest family-owned companies in Canada with more than 19,000 full time employees across an array of vertically integrated businesses.

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  Cooke Inc.

  Sept 2022 - now

  Chief Legal Officer

  Responsible for Cooke’s legal affairs globally with a focus on leading M&A teams to successfully execute complex acquisitions around the world and, as part of the global leadership team, executing the organization’s strategic plan.Cooke is a global seafood leader and one of the largest integrated seafood organizations in the world with aquaculture, fishing and processing operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States, Australia, Chile, Scotland, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Uruguay, Honduras and Nicaragua. Cooke’s mission is to be a global seafood leader driven by an innovative team that delivers superior products, service, and value to its customers in a safe and environmentally sustainable manner. Show less