Leah D. Rimmer  

About Leah

Leah has been practicing with BOYNECLARKE since 2005 and carries on a varied corporate practice across a spectrum of industries and is well known for certain sub-specialties.

For many years, Leah has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ by Best Lawyers® in multiple areas:

• Banking & Finance Law;
• Corporate Law;
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law.

In Banking & Finance, Leah is known nationally as someone who will work diligently to close a deal. She has a unique ability to bring together multiple parties in complex lending and investing arrangements to find practical and timely solutions to any obstacle. Having acted consistently for many years for both lenders and borrowers, vendors and purchasers, Leah knows how to operate in any room in this space and her practical, down to earth but unequivocally determined approach is something her clients appreciate and come back to.

Leah has also become recognized throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond as a leading lawyer in the independent pharmacy acquisition and advising space. She has acted for both purchasers and vendors on dozens of transactions from the transition of a single-store pharmacy to those involving multiple locations and complex financing structures. She thoroughly enjoys the complexity of these matters and dealing with pharmacist-owners.

A life-long resident of Halifax, Leah and her husband Darren enjoy a full life with their four children. Community is very important to Leah, and she is an active volunteer and has coached multiple youth sports over the years. Leah has been involved with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce’s popular “Wonder Women” series and has been a featured panelist and speaker at each of these events, fueling her passion for women building up other women in business and life.

When not working, volunteering or at the hockey rink, Leah prioritizes time for herself through a daily commitment to physical fitness. Leah believes passionately a healthy life is a fundamental component to success and allows her to perform at the highest level both at work and at home. She is proud to be part of a firm that shares these values.

Leah's Background