Nelson Amaral
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Amaral Mendes LLP
- Called to the bar
- 2006
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Business & Corporate Law
Wills, Estates & TrustsCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBusiness & Corporate LawWills, Estates & TrustsAbout Nelson Amaral
Nelson Amaral takes on lawsuits from either side, acting for plaintiffs and defendants alike in fights over contracts, property, employment, unpaid debts and business problems. That work runs through Ontario's courts at many levels and before administrative tribunals too. Alongside it sits work in corporate law and in wills, estates and trusts.
Nelson is a partner at Amaral Mendes LLP in Kitchener and one of the people who founded it. The road there started at Western University's law school, where Nelson graduated in 2005. Articling followed at an international, full-service firm that had an office in the area, and the call to the Ontario bar came in 2006.
Law school had some real highlights. Competing in the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition, Nelson took the Canadian Negotiation Title in two back-to-back years. In the summer of 2004, a Pierre Azard Scholarship from the University of San Diego took Nelson to the International Law Institute at the University of Paris.
This is a lawyer with deep local roots. Nelson was born in Cambridge, Ontario, grew up there, and has made a home in Waterloo Region for many years. Before law, Nelson studied philosophy, first for an honours BA at Wilfrid Laurier University and then for a master's degree that looked at assisted genetics.
Practice areas
Disputes for plaintiffs and defendants
Nelson Amaral litigates contract, property and employment disputes, debt collection and business claims, representing whichever side the client is on. Cases have gone before administrative tribunals as well as several levels of the Ontario courts.
Corporate deals
On the corporate side, Nelson has worked on commercial transactions such as asset purchases, mergers between corporations, and reorganizations.
Wills, estates and trusts
Nelson's practice also takes in wills, estates and trusts.
Education & credentials
- Honours B.A., Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University
- M.A., Philosophy (assisted genetics)
- Law degree, Western University (2005)
- Called to the Bar of Ontario (2006)
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Negotiation Title, American Bar Association Negotiation Competition (won two consecutive years), American Bar Association Negotiation Competition
- Pierre Azard Scholarship, University of San Diego (2004)
Memberships & affiliations
- Waterloo Region Law Association: Nelson Amaral is a member of the Waterloo Region Law Association.
- Waterloo Region Portuguese Business & Professionals Association: Nelson Amaral is a member of this association of Portuguese business owners and professionals in Waterloo Region.
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