Province Appoints New Chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Finance Minister Graham Steele, today, Dec. 20, announced the appointment of Sarah Bradley as chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission.

"Ms. Bradley's experience in the practice of law, as well as her prior work with the commission, makes her a good choice for this position," said Mr. Steele. "Ms. Bradley is well-respected and will continue to provide leadership to the Nova Scotia Securities Commission."

Ms. Bradley is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Queen's University and Harvard Law School. She was called to the bar in Ontario in 2003, Nova Scotia in 2006 and New York in 2007 and has practiced with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin in Toronto and McInnes Cooper in Halifax.

An assistant professor at Dalhousie's Schulich School of Law since 2007, Ms. Bradley's teaching and research has focused on securities regulation, commercial law, fiduciary obligations in the business context and economic analysis of the law.

Ms. Bradley has served as vice-chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission since October 2010 and also serves as vice-president of YWCA Halifax.

Mr. Steele also recognized the work of outgoing chair Les O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien has a total of 19 years of service with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, most recently as chair since 2003.

"I'd like to thank Les for his service with the securities commission," said Mr. Steele. "He's highly respected across the country, and we've been fortunate to have had a person of his ability and experience as chair."

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal formed under the Securities Act to administer and enforce securities law in Nova Scotia. Its mandate is to protect investors from unfair, unethical or improper practices and activities within capital markets, and to the extent not inconsistent with investor protection, to foster capital formation.