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Miller Thomson LLP
HeadquartersScotia Plaza
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
No. of offices12
OfficesVancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Vaughan, Markham and Montreal
No. of attorneys550
No. of employees1200+
Major practice areasCorporate/Commercial, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Patents & Trademarks, Immigration, Health, Labour and Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Family Law, Oil and Gas, Private Client Services, Charities and Not-for-Profit, and Mergers and Acquisitions
Key peopleE. Peter Auvinen (Chair), Pascale Cloutier (Partner and General Counsel), Chris Issar (Chief Financial Officer), Nick McLoughlin (Chief Administrative Officer), Lise Monette (Chief Markets Officer), David Pickwoad (Chief Operating Officer), Keith Talley (Chief Information Officer), Jessica Watkins (Chief Talent Officer)
Date founded1957
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.millerthomson.com
Miller Thomson office in Markham

Miller Thomson LLP is a full-service national law firm established in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957.[1] The firm provides a complete range of business law, advocacy, and personal legal services to Canadian and international corporations, entrepreneurs, institutions, governments and not-for-profits.

Miller Thomson has close to 550 lawyers and 12 offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, and Montréal.[2]

History

Miller Thomson was founded on Canada's 90th birthday – July 1, 1957 – by six lawyers who decided to leave a large firm and establish their own firm which was then known as Miller, Thomson, Hicks & Sedgewick. The original partners were J. A. F. Miller, Q.C., J. H. Thomson, Q.C., R. V. Hicks, Q.C., R. M. Sedgewick, C. W. Lewis, and J. Wilfred Healy.

Today, their namesake has grown and evolved into one of the largest law firms in Canada. Through a series of strategic mergers, the firm has expanded to 12 offices and close to 550 lawyers.[3]

1850s

1858 – W.H. Bowlby opens his practice on King Street, in what would become Kitchener-Waterloo (formerly known as Berlin).

1870s

1876 – Bowlby joins with Edwin Perry Clement and Frederick Colquhoun.

1890s

1895 – Balfour Moss opens in Regina.

1898 – Robert Lachlan McKinnon begins practising in Guelph.

1900s

1902 – John M. Kearns founds a new firm in Arthur, Ontario.

1906 – Kearns moves his firm to Guelph.

1950s

1950 – Two Guelph firms forge a partnership to become Kearns McKinnon.

1951 – A. Hans Swinton and Douglas E. Andrews open Andrews & Swinton in Vancouver.

1952 – Pouliot Mercure opens in Montréal.

1953 – Cook Duke Cox opens in Edmonton.

1957 – Miller, Thomson, Hicks & Sedgewick opens in Toronto.

1980s

1981 – Miller Thomson creates a new office in Markham, Ontario.

1981 – Balfour Moss establishes a Saskatoon office.

1987 – Cook Duke Cox opens a new office in Calgary.

1990s

1990 – Kitchener-Waterloo’s two oldest law firms —Clement, Eastman, Dreger, Martin and Meunier and Sims, McKinnon, Varey, Griggs and Trafford — merge to create Sims, Clement and Eastman.

1992 – Merger with Kingsmill Jennings (Toronto)

1993 – Merger with Wheatley MacPherson (Toronto)

1999 – Merger with Cook Duke Cox (Edmonton and Calgary)

2000s

2000 – Merger with Sawers, Liswood, Hickman, Bullivant, Dolan, Watts (Toronto)

2000 – Merger with Swinton & Company (Vancouver and Whitehorse)

2001 – Merger with Roberts & Baker (Vancouver)

2002 – Merger with Sims Clement and Eastman (Kitchener-Waterloo)

2003 – Merger with Kearns McKinnon (Guelph)

2005 – Merger with Pouliot Mercure (Montréal)

2006 – Miller Thomson establishes its London, Ontario office.

2008 – Miller Thomson celebrates 150 years of history in the Region of Kitchener-Waterloo.

2010s

2011 – Merger with Balfour Moss (Regina and Saskatoon)

2013 – Miller Thomson celebrates 115 years of history in the Guelph community.

2015 – Miller Thomson celebrates 120 years of history in Saskatchewan.

2017 – Miller Thomson opens its 12th office in Vaughan, Ontario.

Rankings & Recognition

Miller Thomson LLP lawyers are consistently ranked among the leading practitioners in the country.

The firm is recognized in the 2022 edition of the highly regarded Chambers Canada Guide,[4] earning a top Band 1 ranking in Charities/Non-profits and Agribusiness: Agriculture & Food Products and noted as a leading firm in the areas of Aboriginal Law, Advertising & Marketing, Construction, Environmental, Retail, Employment & Labour (Ontario) and General Business Law (Saskatchewan).[5] The firm also ranked Band 1 for Private Wealth Management Law – Canada[6] in the 2021 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide".[7]

Miller Thomson also had over 185 lawyers recognized for their expertise across 52 areas of law, including 6 who were awarded “Lawyer of the Year”[9] in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.[8]

Areas of Practice

With 12 offices across the country, Miller Thomson is built to provide the most comprehensive Canadian business and legal help. The firm provides a complete range of business law, advocacy, and personal legal services in English and French:

List of Areas of Practice[9]

Services

  • Administrative & Public Law
  • Arbitration & Mediation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts
  • Capital Markets & Securities
  • Charities & Not-for-Profit
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Debt Recovery
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Competition / Antitrust
  • Condominium & Strata
  • Construction Litigation
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Tax
  • Cybersecurity
  • Environmental Law
  • Estates and Trusts Litigation
  • Entertainment and Media
  • Family Law
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Global Trade and Customs
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance Defence
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labour & Employment
  • Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Municipal, Planning & Land Development
  • Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Personal Injury
  • Private Client Services
  • Private Equity
  • Procurement
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Sales, Commodity and Indirect Tax
  • Securities Litigation
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Startup, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
  • Structured Finance & Securitization
  • Tax Disputes Resolution
  • Technology
  • Transactions & Leasing
  • Workplace Health & Safety

Industries

  • Aboriginal
  • Agribusiness & Food Production
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Cannabis
  • Construction and Infrastructure
  • Education
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Franchising & Distribution
  • Health
  • Hospitality
  • Insurance & Risk Management
  • Life Sciences
  • Mining
  • Projects
  • Retail
  • Social Impact
  • Sports
  • Transportation & Logistics

Focus Areas

  • Anti-Corruption & International Governance
  • Anti-Spam (CASL)
  • Corporate Fraud Asset Recovery
  • Investing in Canada
  • Lloyd's of London and International Insurance
  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • Private Enterprise
  • Regulated Professionals

Strategic Affiliations

Miller Thomson is a member of Multilaw, a global legal network with 90 member firms in more than 100 countries.[10]

In 2012, Miller Thomson entered an affiliation agreement with leading French business law firm FIDAL, solidifying a “best friends” relationship first initiated two years prior.[11]

References

  1. ^ "History". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. ^ "About us". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. ^ "History". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  4. ^ "Miller Thomson LLP, Canada | Chambers Profiles". chambers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. ^ "Miller Thomson receives highest ranking in Chambers Canada 2022 guide". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  6. ^ "Private Client Services Group receives top ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  7. ^ "Miller Thomson repeats top ranking in 2021 Chambers High Net Worth Guide". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  8. ^ "The Best Lawyers in Canada recognizes 188 Miller Thomson lawyers in 2022 edition". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  9. ^ "Expertise". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  10. ^ "Firm Profile - Multilaw Contact Partners - Home Country Offices". www.multilaw.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  11. ^ "Miller Thomson LLP signs affiliation agreement with French business law firm FIDAL". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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