McMillan LLP

Firm Overview:

McMillan LLP is a national business law firm that knows real-time business solutions are a key driver of corporate success. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal, we provide exceptional industry insights in transportation, technology and technology transactions, infrastructure and construction, and natural resources and energy. Whether it’s a cross-border transaction, a complicated private equity deal, complex real estate financing, or a bet-the-company lawsuit or regulatory dispute, McMillan has the expertise leaders need to succeed and stay ahead in today’s fast-paced business climate. Our “One Office” national platform drives our ability to leverage broader expertise from across Canada, providing cost-effective solutions while maintaining superior quality of service. We always look for new technologies to deliver faster and more efficient services to meet the evolving needs of today’s businesses.

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner: Bruce Chapple

Chair of the Board of Partners: Paul Davis

Chair of the Risk Management & Finance Committee: Brett Stewart

Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee: Tushara Weerasooriya

Chief Client Officer: John Clifford

Office Management Partners: Greg McIlwain (Calgary), Shari Munk-Manel (Montréal), Martin Thompson (Ottawa), Cory Kent (Vancouver)

Core Practice Areas Include:

Capital Markets & Securities: Offers extensive experience in virtually every area of securities law. Acts for Canadian and foreign issuers of debt and equity securities and cryptocurrencies; financial institutions; investment banks and securities dealers.

Commercial Real Estate: Helps clients create value, manage risk, enhance investment returns and create favourable tax structures.

Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment: Having played a leading role in the development of competition law and policy in Canada, the group is highly recognized for national and international merger, cartel and other competition matters.

Employment & Labour Relations: Represents clients at all levels of provincial and federal courts, human rights tribunals, labour relations and pension boards, arbitration and government administrative bodies.

Financial Services: Counsel to all six major Canadian banks, all G14 banks, government institutions and corporate clients on complex domestic and cross-border financing and regulatory matters.

Government & Public Policy: Market leader in privatization and procurement with expertise in project planning, negotiating, and tendering.

Infrastructure & Construction: From conception to completion, our infrastructure and construction lawyers are project delivery partners for all players in the construction and infrastructure pyramid.

Intellectual Property: Helps clients protect and secure their valuable IP assets and is recognized as one of the leading intellectual property practices in Canada.

International Trade: Advises provincial, national and multinational organizations in international trade tribunals by developing market-entry plans that considers the inherent challenges of entering into a new market.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Represents national and international clients to navigate complex disputes and policy regimes in forums across Canada.

Mergers & Acquisitions: Acts for Canadian and foreign entities in transactions involving the purchase, sale and strategic combination of businesses across all major industry sectors.

Mining, Natural Resources & Energy: Offers insights into where the industry has been and is going to help you stay competitive through all stages of exploration, development, production and related environmental issues.

Privacy & Data Protection: Assists clients with understanding privacy and data protection laws and the impact of regulatory requirements on their business while implementing measures to reduce risks.

Restructuring & Insolvency: Represents Canadian and foreign financial institutions, investment banks, governments, corporations, pension funds and hedge funds on several debt and debt-like products and services.

Tax: Provides comprehensive and pragmatic advice on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, securities, structured financing and derivative products, leasing, and cross-border transactions.

Technology Transactions: Represents clients in virtually every sector of the technology marketplace to achieve their business objectives. We advise a full range of industry players.

The firm also provides services in the following: Aerospace & Defence; Automotive; Aviation; Banking & Finance; Business Law, Cannabis; Corporate Governance, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness; Forest Products; Franchising & Distribution; Gaming; Insurance; Investment Funds & Asset Management; Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marketing & Advertising; Media, Communications & Entertainment; Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development; Oil & Gas; Private Equity & Venture Capital; Retail, Project Finance & P3; Startups & Emerging Companies; and Transportation.

A National Team with International Reach

As companies look to expand into Canada, our lawyers accelerate their growth by helping them overcome the unique challenges of doing business internationally. McMillan also works with US and international law firms to execute Canadian elements of complex matters.

Asia-Pacific Services

Our firm has a history of 50+ years of leadership in the Asia-Pacific region assisting companies looking to do business in Canada, invest in Canadian companies and natural resources or raise money on Canadian stock exchanges. We have legal teams focused on specific regions including China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

More information at www.mcmillan.ca or contact [email protected].