Jim Thistle
Jim Thistle (c. 1955 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was a key negotiator of the 1985
Deputy Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador during his career.[1]
Thistle was a partner at the St. John's office of the McInnes Cooper law firm.[1] He was an important negotiator and arbitrator for the 1985 Atlantic Accord, which set the standards for the exploitation of offshore oil and natural gas reserves in Newfoundland's provincial waters.[1] According to his law firm, "Thistle worked with every major oil and gas mining company in business with the province."
He was a member of Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.[1]
Jim Thistle died from
Lou Gehrig's disease on March 3, 2016, at the age of 61.[1]
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