McMillan LLP - International Law Office

Work Areas

Administrative Law, Advertising & Marketing, Antitrust/Competition, Arbitration, Aviation, Banking, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets/Derivatives, Charities, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Company Law, Competition/Antitrust, Construction, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Defamation, Derivatives transactions, E-commerce, Education Law, Employment & Labour, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Finance - asset, Finance - aviation, Finance - corporate, Finance - project, Finance - shipping, Finance - trade, Financial Services, Franchising, Fraud, Health & Safety, Immigration & Nationality, Information Technology, Insolvency, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Multimedia, Pensions, Personal Injury, Privacy, Product Liability, Professional Indemnity, Public Law, Securitization, Shipping & Transport, Sovereignty, Sports & Leisure, Structured Finance, Tax - corporate, Tax - individual, Technology Law, Telecommunications, Wills, Trusts, Estates

Firm Description

McMillan lawyers are recognized as leaders in Canadian and international professional directories including Lexpert, Martindale-Hubbell, Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers, Global Counsel 3000, International Financial Law Review 1000, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers, Who's Who Legal, Global Competition Review and Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Top 500 Lawyers in Canada.

Industry-Focused Teams

Our industry-focused teams follow industry developments and participate in industry associations and events, enabling us to deliver sound practical legal advice informed by knowledge of our clients and their industries. By way of example, we have teams concentrating on the energy, oil and gas, mining, media and entertainment, automotive, health care and transportation sectors.

National and International Networks

Our ability to deliver high quality and timely services to our clients and handle national and multijurisdictional transactions is enhanced by an extensive network of national and international relationships that includes law firms in all provinces of Canada and major commercial and government centres outside Canada.

Knowledge Management and Use of Innovative Technology

In a service business where knowledge and experience are crucial, we have been proactive in implementing systems and technology that capture and foster the sharing of knowledge and experience among firm members.

Practical Cost-Effective Legal Solutions

We listen carefully to our clients to understand their particular needs and circumstances. We then develop legal teams best suited to meet those needs and circumstances. We do not over-lawyer. Our experience demonstrates that knowing a client's business and objectives and using a team approach, with appropriate delegation and supervision, allows us to deliver excellent cost-effective results.

Value-Added Client Initiatives

We offer our clients seminars on recent legal developments, timely news bulletins and other sources of up-to-date information regarding developments that may impact their businesses. Our clients are also invited to join in our well-regarded continuing education and training programs, including our annual "McMillan Business Academy".

Firm Values

We are proud of our firm and its history of service to clients, community and the legal profession. We are committed to our well-defined firm values of respect, teamwork, commitment, client service and professional excellence that steer the firm to sustained quality and excellence while fostering a positive work environment.

Lawyer Biographies

Adamson, Calie; Boshyk, Paul; Edmondstone, Daniel G; Friedman, Eric B; Gandhi, Ratika; Grossman, Jared; Hester, Robert; Hughes, Tim; Lefton, Hartley; Lyons, Carol; Palmay, Frank Robinson, Stephanie M; Rowley, J William; Scavone, Robert M; Wasser, Lyndsay A;