Who We Are

Senior Executives and Public Sector Advisors

We bring together senior executives and advisors with decades of front-line experience in administration, governance, and policy across all levels of government and the private sector.

Our advisors have held senior roles in:

Public and corporate governance
Municipal and regional administration
Housing policy and supply acceleration
Legislative and by-law services

Enforcement and compliance
Procurement strategy and economic enabler
Human resources and labour relations
Utility regulation and regulatory reform

Organizational restructuring and modernization
Finance, taxation, and budgeting
Major project development and oversight

Our senior level experience of government gives us a solid understanding of the expectations of both decision-makers and stakeholders as well as the conditions that must be met for successful program and service delivery. That understanding informs our advice and ensures that recommended solutions are practical and ready for implementation.

ADVISOR SEARCH

Frederick P. Crooks

Lead, Patterson Advisory Limited

Consultant and Counsel at Patterson Law LLP. Former Deputy Minister of Regulatory Affairs and Chief Regulatory Officer, Nova Scotia. Experience as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer at Bell Aliant, partner in a major regional law firm and advisor on major public sector transformation and municipal projects.

Barney Dobbin

Senior Advisor

Labour Relations Consultant. Former Atlantic Regional Lead for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Specializes in workplace relations, negotiation, and dispute resolution.

Paula Gallagher

Senior Advisor

Former Partner at Deloitte and Atlantic Lead for Deloitte’s public sector practice. Experienced in public sector transformation, organizational strategy, and municipal operations.

Peter Gurnham

Senior Advisor

Former Chair of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and senior partner at a major regional law firm. Expertise in regulatory affairs and municipal projects.

Greg Zwicker

Senior Advisor

Partner at ZZap Consulting. Experienced in land use planning, housing, and architectural design for communities and municipalities.

Daniel F. Gallivan

Senior Advisor

Counsel at Patterson Law LLP and former chief executive officer of a major regional law firm. Background in public sector legal matters, municipal issues and governance experience as a director of and advisor to public and private institutions.

Mike Christie

Senior Advisor

Experienced human resources leader. Former Chief People Officer for the Halifax International Airport Authority, Human Resources Director for the Halifax Regional School Board and Employee Relations Manager for HRM. Experienced in grievance administration, collective bargaining, digitization of HR business processes, workforce reduction and expansion strategies and governance.

Neil Lovitt

Senior Advisor

Planner at Turner Drake, Vice President of both the Planning and Economic Intelligence divisions. Adjunct Faculty member at the Dalhousie University School of Planning. Experienced in community planning policy, housing analysis and policy, and land development economics.