About Johanna

Johanna Gates is an associate at Stewart McKelvey in Halifax, focusing on corporate formation and reorganization, estates and trusts, real property, and tax. She draws on a background in business and economics to advise individuals, families, owner-managed businesses, and charitable organizations. Her work includes preparing wills and other estate planning documents, assisting with residential and commercial real estate transactions, and supporting charitable status applications for private and public foundations. She has also helped incorporate companies, advised on corporate governance, and assisted with estate administration ranging in value from $200,000 to $800 million. Gates earned her Juris Doctor from the University of New Brunswick in 2024 and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Francis Xavier University in 2021. She was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2025.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Real Estate Law Tax Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of New Brunswick
Undergraduate
Saint Francis Xavier University, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2021

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Johanna Gates’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Prince Edward Island directory ↗