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| {{about|the Canadian law firm|the Scottish footballer|Miller Thomson (footballer)}} | |||
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| {{Infobox law firm | {{Infobox law firm | ||
| |14=| name = Miller Thomson LLP | |14=| name = Miller Thomson LLP | ||
| | company_type = ] | | company_type = ] | ||
| | practice_areas = ]/], |
| practice_areas = ], ], ], ], ], Private Client Services, Tax, ] and Not-for-Profit, ], Restructuring and Insolvency, Global Trade and Customs, Financial Services, Real Estate and Property Development, Municipal, ESG and Carbon Finance, Transportation and Logistics, Construction Litigation and Private Equity | ||
| | date_founded = 1957 | | date_founded = 1957 | ||
| | headquarters = ]<br>], Ontario, Canada | | headquarters = ]<br>], Ontario, Canada | ||
| | num_offices = |
| num_offices = 10 | ||
| | offices = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], |
| offices = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Toronto, ] and ] | ||
| | num_attorneys = |
| num_attorneys = 525 | ||
| | num_employees = 1200+ | | num_employees = 1200+ | ||
| | key_people = E. Peter Auvinen ( |
| key_people = E. Peter Auvinen (Chair), Pascale Cloutier (Partner and General Counsel), David Pickwoad (Chief Operations Officer), Chris Issar (Chief Financial Officer) | ||
| | homepage = {{URL|http://www.millerthomson.com}} | | homepage = {{URL|http://www.millerthomson.com}} | ||
| | logo = Miller Thomson Logo.png | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| ] | |||
| '''Miller Thomson LLP''' is a full-service national ] established in Toronto, ], Canada in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-firm/history/|title=History|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> The firm provides a complete range of ], ], and personal legal services to Canadian and international ], entrepreneurs, ], ] and not-for-profits. | |||
| Miller Thomson is |
'''Miller Thomson LLP''' is a national business law firm with approximately 525 lawyers across 5 provinces in Canada. The firm offers a full range of services in litigation and disputes, and provides business law expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, financial services, tax, restructuring and insolvency, trade, real estate, property development, labour and employment as well as a host of other specialty areas. Miller Thomson offices are located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London, Waterloo Region, Toronto, Vaughan and Montréal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-firm/about-mt-en/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Miller Thomson LLP |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| Notable firm alumni include former ], The Right Honourable ], P.C., C.C., Q.C.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-people/the-rt-hon-john-n-turner |title= The Rt. Hon. John N. Turner, P.C., C.C., Q.C. lawyer profile |date= 2012-01-23 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120115050556/http://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-people/the-rt-hon-john-n-turner |archivedate= 2012-01-15 }}</ref> (retired Partner)<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/1328/former-pm-john-turner-retires-from-miller-thomson.html |title= Former PM John Turner retires from Miller Thomson |date= 2013-02-22}}</ref> and ] Justice ], who was associate counsel to the firm prior to his appointment.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justice-russell-brown-of-alberta-named-to-supreme-court-1.3170210 | title=Justice Russell Brown of Alberta named to Supreme Court| date=2015-07-27}}</ref> | |||
| ==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 over 550 lawyers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-firm/history/|title=History|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | |||
| === 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 practicing 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== | ==Rankings & Recognition== | ||
| Miller Thomson LLP lawyers are consistently ranked among the leading practitioners in the country. | |||
| Miller Thomson LLP lawyers are consistently ranked among the leading practitioners in the country. In the 2020 edition of ''The Best Lawyers in Canada''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/miller-thomson-llp/38073/CA|title=Miller Thomson LLP - Firm {{!}} Best Lawyers|website=www.bestlawyers.com|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>, over 130 Miller Thomson lawyers were recognized for their expertise in 47 areas of law, including seven who were awarded “Lawyer of the Year”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/miller-thomson-lawyers-recognized-in-the-best-lawyers-in-canada-2020/|title=Miller Thomson lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | |||
| The firm is recognized in the 2020 edition of the highly regarded ''Chambers Canada Guide''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chambers.com/law-firm/miller-thomson-llp-canada-20:2784|title=Miller Thomson LLP, Canada {{!}} Chambers Rankings|website=chambers.com|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>, earning top Band 1 ranking in Charities/Non-profits and Agribusiness: Agriculture & Food Products and noted as a leading firm in the areas of ], Advertising & Marketing, ], ], ] and Retail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/miller-thomson-ranked-in-chambers-canada-2020/|title=Miller Thomson ranked in Chambers Canada 2020|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> The firm also ranked Band 1 for Private ] Law – Canada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/private-client-group-receives-top-ranking-in-chambers-high-net-worth-guide/|title=Private Client Services Group receives top ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> in the latest edition of the ''Chambers High Net Worth Guide'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chambers.com/department/miller-thomson-llp-private-wealth-law-high-net-worth-21:2633:50:1:2784|title=Miller Thomson LLP, Private Wealth Law, High Net Worth {{!}} Chambers|website=chambers.com|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | |||
| ==Innovative & Leading Law Firm== | |||
| ===Open Plan Concept Offices=== | |||
| Miller Thomson’s Vancouver office relocated to a hybrid ] concept office space in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collierscanada.com/en-CA/News/great-spaces-miller-thomson|title=Colliers International {{!}} Legal Move: A Different Kind of Law Firm|website=www.collierscanada.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>, located above the Nordstrom department store in the redeveloped Pacific Centre building. | |||
| Miller Thomson sought to have space reflect what the firm stands for and what sets it apart from the competition. "We see ourselves as part of the community and we take energy from collaborating with clients and from their resulting success. So our office had to cater to our clients," said Mike Walker, Office Managing Partner for Vancouver at the time of the move. "We also wanted to be more prominent in the legal market itself with space that would get the competition talking about us and pique the interest of great lawyers at other firms with a similar perspective, energy and entrepreneurial spirit."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collierscanada.com/en-CA/News/great-spaces-miller-thomson|title=Colliers International {{!}} Legal Move: A Different Kind of Law Firm|website=www.collierscanada.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | |||
| The firm’s newest location in Vaughan, which opened in the summer of 2017, has followed with a similar open-concept workspace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/opening-our-offices-the-rise-of-open-concept/274795|title=Opening our offices: The rise of open concept|website=www.canadianlawyermag.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | |||
| ==Areas of Practice== | |||
| With 12 offices across the country, Miller Thomson 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/our-services/|title=Expertise|website=Miller Thomson LLP|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>=== | |||
| {{div col}} | |||
| '''Services''' | |||
| * Administrative & Public Law | |||
| * Anti-Spam (CASL) | |||
| * Arbitration & Mediation | |||
| * 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 | |||
| * Environmental Law | |||
| * Estates and Trusts Litigation | |||
| * Family Law | |||
| * Financial Services | |||
| * Human Rights | |||
| * Immigration | |||
| * Information Technology | |||
| * Insurance Defence | |||
| * Intellectual Property | |||
| * International Trade & Customs | |||
| * Labour & Employment | |||
| * Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance | |||
| * Mergers & Acquisitions | |||
| * Municipal, Planning & Land Development | |||
| * Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation | |||
| * Personal Injury | |||
| * Privacy & Information Protection | |||
| * Private Client Services | |||
| * Private Equity | |||
| * Procurement | |||
| * Restructuring & Insolvency | |||
| * Sales, Commodity & Indirect Tax | |||
| * Securities Litigation | |||
| * Shareholder Disputes | |||
| * Structured Finance & Securitization | |||
| * Tax Disputes Resolution | |||
| * Transactions & Leasing | |||
| * Workplace Health & Safety | |||
| '''Industries''' | |||
| * Aboriginal | |||
| * Agribusiness & Food Production | |||
| * Automotive | |||
| * Banking | |||
| * Cannabis | |||
| * Construction and Infrastructure | |||
| * Education | |||
| * Energy & Natural Resources | |||
| * Entertainment & Media | |||
| * Franchising & Distribution | |||
| * Health | |||
| * Hospitality | |||
| * Insurance & Risk Management | |||
| * Life Sciences | |||
| * Projects | |||
| * Retail | |||
| * Social Impact | |||
| * Sports | |||
| * Transportation & Logistics | |||
| '''Focus Areas''' | |||
| The firm is recognized in the 2023 edition of the highly regarded ''Chambers Canada Guide'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miller Thomson LLP, Canada {{!}} Chambers Profiles |url=https://chambers.com/law-firm/miller-thomson-llp-canada-20:2784 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=chambers.com |language=en}}</ref> earning a top Band 1 ranking in Charities/Non-profits and ]: Agriculture & Food Products and noted as a leading firm in the areas of Construction, Environmental, Retail, Transportation (Rail & Road), Employment & Labour (Ontario), General Business Law (Saskatchewan) and Real Estate (Alberta).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miller Thomson achieves top Band 1 rankings in Chambers Canada 2023 |url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/miller-thomson-achieves-top-band-1-rankings-in-chambers-canada-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Miller Thomson LLP |language=en-US}}</ref> The firm also ranks Band 1 for Private ] Law – Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=Private Client Services Group receives top ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide |url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/private-client-group-receives-top-ranking-in-chambers-high-net-worth-guide/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Miller Thomson LLP |language=en-US}}</ref> in the 2022 edition of the ''Chambers High Net Worth Guide".''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miller Thomson repeats top ranking in 2021 Chambers High Net Worth Guide |url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/miller-thomson-repeats-top-ranking-in-2021-chambers-high-net-worth-guide/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Miller Thomson LLP |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| * Anti-Corruption & International Governance | |||
| * Artificial Intelligence | |||
| * Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts | |||
| * Corporate Fraud Asset Recovery | |||
| * Cybersecurity | |||
| * Emerging Business | |||
| * FinTech | |||
| * Investing in Canada | |||
| * Lloyd's of London and International Insurance | |||
| * MTech® | |||
| * Private Enterprise | |||
| * Professional Mediation | |||
| * Regulated Professionals | |||
| {{div col end}} | |||
| Miller Thomson also had over 176 lawyers recognized for their expertise across 48 areas of law, including 3 who were awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2023 edition of ''The Best Lawyers in Canada''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miller Thomson recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 |url=https://www.millerthomson.com/en/news-and-events/news/miller-thomson-recognized-in-best-lawyers-in-canada-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Miller Thomson LLP |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| ==Strategic Affiliations== | ==Strategic Affiliations== | ||
| Miller Thomson is a member of Multilaw, a global legal network with 90 member firms in more than 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multilaw.com/Multilaw/Member_Listing/Firm_Profile.aspx?ID=2152|title=Firm Profile - Multilaw Contact Partners - Home Country Offices|website=www.multilaw.com|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | Miller Thomson is a member of Multilaw, a global legal network with 90 member firms in more than 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multilaw.com/Multilaw/Member_Listing/Firm_Profile.aspx?ID=2152|title=Firm Profile - Multilaw Contact Partners - Home Country Offices|website=www.multilaw.com|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | ||
| In 2012, Miller Thomson entered an affiliation agreement with leading French business law firm FIDAL, solidifying a |
In 2012, Miller Thomson entered an affiliation agreement with leading French business law firm FIDAL, solidifying a relationship first initiated two years prior.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/miller-thomson-llp-signs-affiliation-agreement-with-french-business-law-firm-fidal-510090021.html|title=Miller Thomson LLP signs affiliation agreement with French business law firm FIDAL|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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| Headquarters | Scotia Plaza Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 10 |
| Offices | Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Waterloo Region, Toronto, Vaughan and Montreal |
| No. of attorneys | 525 |
| No. of employees | 1200+ |
| Major practice areas | Corporate, Health, Labour and Employment, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation and Disputes, Private Client Services, Tax, Charities and Not-for-Profit, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency, Global Trade and Customs, Financial Services, Real Estate and Property Development, Municipal, ESG and Carbon Finance, Transportation and Logistics, Construction Litigation and Private Equity |
| Key people | E. Peter Auvinen (Chair), Pascale Cloutier (Partner and General Counsel), David Pickwoad (Chief Operations Officer), Chris Issar (Chief Financial Officer) |
| Date founded | 1957 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www |
Miller Thomson LLP is a national business law firm with approximately 525 lawyers across 5 provinces in Canada. The firm offers a full range of services in litigation and disputes, and provides business law expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, financial services, tax, restructuring and insolvency, trade, real estate, property development, labour and employment as well as a host of other specialty areas. Miller Thomson offices are located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London, Waterloo Region, Toronto, Vaughan and Montréal.
Rankings & Recognition
Miller Thomson LLP lawyers are consistently ranked among the leading practitioners in the country.
The firm is recognized in the 2023 edition of the highly regarded Chambers Canada Guide, 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 Construction, Environmental, Retail, Transportation (Rail & Road), Employment & Labour (Ontario), General Business Law (Saskatchewan) and Real Estate (Alberta). The firm also ranks Band 1 for Private Wealth Management Law – Canada in the 2022 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide".
Miller Thomson also had over 176 lawyers recognized for their expertise across 48 areas of law, including 3 who were awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Strategic Affiliations
Miller Thomson is a member of Multilaw, a global legal network with 90 member firms in more than 100 countries.
In 2012, Miller Thomson entered an affiliation agreement with leading French business law firm FIDAL, solidifying a relationship first initiated two years prior.
References
- "About us". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- "Miller Thomson LLP, Canada | Chambers Profiles". chambers.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- "Miller Thomson achieves top Band 1 rankings in Chambers Canada 2023". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- "Private Client Services Group receives top ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "Miller Thomson repeats top ranking in 2021 Chambers High Net Worth Guide". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "Miller Thomson recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2023". Miller Thomson LLP. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- "Firm Profile - Multilaw Contact Partners - Home Country Offices". www.multilaw.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- "Miller Thomson LLP signs affiliation agreement with French business law firm FIDAL". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-06.