Miller Thomson

Miller Thomson LLP
Headquarters Scotia Plaza
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
No. of offices 11 (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London (CA), Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Markham, Montréal)
Date founded 1957
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website
www.millerthomson.com
Miller Thomson office building

Miller Thomson LLP is a full-service national law firm established in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957.

The firm provides legal advice to Canadian clients and, through a network of affiliates, serves an international client base. Offices are located in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Markham and Montréal.

With approximately than 518 Lawyers, Miller Thomson is currently Canada’s seventh largest law firm.[1] Miller Thomson provides a complete range of business law, advocacy and personal legal services to key business markets, including Canadian and international corporations, entrepreneurs, institutions, governments and not-for-profits.

Among its partners has been former Canadian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable John Turner, P.C., C.C., Q.C.[2] (now retired),[3] Alfred Apps, and founder of The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation's The Weekend to End Women's Cancer (former known as The Weekend to End Breast Cancer), Audrey Loeb.[4] Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Russell Brown was associate counsel to the firm prior to his appointment.[5]

In 2010, Miller Thomson announced a merger with Saskatchewan-based Balfour Moss LLP. Taking effect January 1, 2011, Miller Thomson added 24 more lawyers and 2 offices.[6]

History

Miller Thomson, then known as Miller, Thomson, Hicks & Sedgewick, opened its practice with 6 lawyers. They 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. The official first day of practice was July 1, 1957 at their Toronto office at 35 Yonge Street.

From 1992 to 2010, Miller Thomson has undergone various mergers.[7]

Year Firm
1992
  • Kingsmill Jennings (Toronto)
1993
  • Wheatley MacPherson (Toronto)
1997
  • Cook Duke Cox (Edmonton and Calgary)
2000
  • Sawers, Liswood, Hickman, Bullivant, Dolan, Watts (Toronto)
  • Swinton & Company (Vancouver and Whitehorse)
2002
  • Sims Clement and Eastman (Kitchener-Waterloo)
2003
  • Kearns McKinnon (Guelph)
2005
  • Pouliot Mercure (Montréal)
2010
  • Balfour Moss (Regina and Saskatoon)

References

  1. ↑ "Largest law firms in Canada". 2015-12-10.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Hon. John N. Turner, P.C., C.C., Q.C. lawyer profile". 2012-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Former PM John Turner retires from Miller Thomson". 2013-02-22.
  4. ↑ "How It All began". 2012-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Justice Russell Brown of Alberta named to Supreme Court". 2015-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Miller Thomson/Balfour Moss merger eyes Saskatchewan". 2010-12-08.
  7. ↑ "About Miller Thomson". 2012-01-17.


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