McMillan LLP is a Canadian business law firm serving public, private and not-for-profit clients across various industries in North America and around the world. McMillan LLP is the only national Canadian law firm with an office in Hong Kong, in addition to its offices across Canada in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. The firm has industry groups in different sectors such as technology, energy, oil and gas, mining, construction and infrastructure, automotive, and transportation.
The firm was founded by Newton Rowell in 1903. At this time, it consisted of three lawyers and was called Rowell, Reid and Wood. By 1910, the firm more than doubled to seven lawyers, a size it kept until the mid-twenties. Gordon McMillan joined the firm in 1921 and practiced for over half of a century, bringing notable clients such as Monarch and BorgWarner.
In 1926, Rhodes Scholar Roland Michener and Osgoode Hall graduate Daniel Lang formed Lang Michener, another firm that would later merge with McMillan LLP. That same year, partners James Lyle Lawrence and Alistair Shaw formed Lawrence & Shaw in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rowell accepted the appointment as Chief Justice of Ontario in 1936. After his departure, McMillan worked with junior partner Bill Binch to build and expand the firm. By 1945, it was called McMillan, Binch, Wilkinson and Berry.
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Binch would drive from Toronto throughout the mid-west and Chicago to solicit work from mid-sized U.S. companies looking to expand into Canada. His pioneering work opened a north-south corridor between McMillan Binch and American businesses that, at the time, belied the trend in many Canadian firms to patch together national networks running east-west.
In 1989, Lang Michener merged with Lawrence & Shaw, becoming Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw. The Right HonourableJean Chrétien practiced with Lang Michener from 1986 to 1990, and Michel Bastarache was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997.
In 2005, Toronto’s McMillan Binch LLP and Montréal’s Mendelsohn LLP combined to form McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP.[1]
A few years later in 2009, McMillan LLP and Thackray Burgess joined forces to found McMillan's third office, based in Calgary.
In January 2011, McMillan LLP and Lang Michener LLP announced a merger, and began operating under McMillan LLP.
Leadership
In 2022, McMillan LLP announced a new, diverse leadership team and a strategic plan focused on growth, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). The team is led by CEO Tim Murphy, who is an established Canadian expert on infrastructure and public-private partnerships. Murphy is also a political figure known for his work as the former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin.
McMillan LLP’s new leadership team also includes:
John Clifford, Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Paul Davis, Partner, Chair of the Board of Partners
Brett Stewart, Partner, Chair of the Risk Management & Finance Committee
Tushara Weerasooriya, Partner, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
Stephen Wortley, Partner, Chief Client Officer
According to an article in Canadian Lawyer, McMillan follows a “four-pronged” approach to EDI:
A diverse leadership team
Improving awareness of the problem
Creating policies and programs
Implementing change
In 2016, Murphy joined Mark Resnick and Richard Mahoney as a co-founder for McMillan Vantage Policy Group. McMillan Vantage is a national full-service public affairs consultancy — the only one of its kind anchored in a national law firm. As a sister firm embedded in McMillan LLP’s offices, Vantage services a wide range of Canadian and international clients:
Strategic communications services to the public, private and non-profit sectors.[2]
Awards and accolades
2022
McMillan LLP was included on the Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL) roster of external legal counsel. The firm joins a select group of global law firms that defend the international trade rights of developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs). McMillan LLP's International Trade Group supports WTO members in French and English. [3]
The ‘Best Lawyers in Canada’ publication listed 89 lawyers from McMillan as ‘Leaders’ and nine as ‘Ones to Watch’ in their respective fields.[4]
Canadian Lawyer magazine named Leila Rafi, firm partner in the Capital Markets & Securities and M&A Groups, as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers” in the business category. [5]
2021
McMillan LLP members were selected by the Canadian Law Awards as winners of Lexpert’s Awards of Excellence for Top Deals in the Capital Markets and Insolvency & Restructuring categories. [6]
2020
McMillan announced that seven of the firm’s lawyers in McMillan’s Litigation Group were recognized for exceptional expertise in the 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers. [7]
2019
McMillan LLP was named the Top Canadian Law Firm at the Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for the third consecutive year. [8]
2018
McMillan was named a thought leader in the future for legal services for Lexology’s legal influencers in Q3. [9]
References
^Crosariol, Beppi (October 31, 2022). "McMillan Binch plans to merge with Mendelsohn". The Globe and Mail.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[permanent dead link]
^"Tim Murphy, the new CEO at McMillan, on his firm's new strategic plan". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^Caluz, Rui (2022-09-14). "Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law Selects Canada's McMillan LLP for Their List of External Counsel". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^"Best Lawyers List for Canada | Best Lawyers". www.bestlawyers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^stephanieliu (2022-09-07). "Leila Rafi Named to the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers List". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^"Lexpert's 2021 Awards of Excellence For Top Deals". www.lexpert.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^freda (2020-11-27). "The 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers Recognizes Seven McMillan Professionals". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^"McMillan LLP Named Top Canadian Law Firm at Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for Third Consecutive Year". McMillan LLP. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
Crosariol, Beppi. "McMillan Binch plans to merge with Mendelsohn", The Globe and Mail. Accessed April 5, 2007.
Wilbur, Tim. "Tim Murphy, the new CEO at McMillan, on his firm's new strategic plan”, Canadian Lawyer, February 8, 2022. Accessed October 17, 2022.
"Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law Selects Canada's McMillan LLP for Their List of External Counsel". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
"Best Lawyers List for Canada | Best Lawyers". www.bestlawyers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
"Leila Rafi Named to the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers List". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
"Lexpert's 2021 Awards of Excellence For Top Deals". www.lexpert.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
"The 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers Recognizes Seven McMillan Professionals". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
"McMillan LLP Named Top Canadian Law Firm at Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for Third Consecutive Year". McMillan LLP. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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McMillan LLP is a Canadian business law firm serving public private and not for profit clients across various industries in North America and around the world McMillan LLP is the only national Canadian law firm with an office in Hong Kong in addition to its offices across Canada in Vancouver Calgary Toronto Ottawa and Montreal The firm has industry groups in different sectors such as technology energy oil and gas mining construction and infrastructure automotive and transportation McMillan LLPTypeLimited liability partnershipIndustryLawFoundedToronto 1903 HeadquartersVancouver Calgary Toronto Ottawa Montreal Hong KongProductsLegal advice AdvocacyNumber of employees1000 Websitewww mcmillan ca Contents 1 Founding Firms and Mergers 2 Leadership 3 Awards and accolades 4 References 5 External linksFounding Firms and Mergers EditThe firm was founded by Newton Rowell in 1903 At this time it consisted of three lawyers and was called Rowell Reid and Wood By 1910 the firm more than doubled to seven lawyers a size it kept until the mid twenties Gordon McMillan joined the firm in 1921 and practiced for over half of a century bringing notable clients such as Monarch and BorgWarner In 1926 Rhodes Scholar Roland Michener and Osgoode Hall graduate Daniel Lang formed Lang Michener another firm that would later merge with McMillan LLP That same year partners James Lyle Lawrence and Alistair Shaw formed Lawrence amp Shaw in Vancouver British Columbia Rowell accepted the appointment as Chief Justice of Ontario in 1936 After his departure McMillan worked with junior partner Bill Binch to build and expand the firm By 1945 it was called McMillan Binch Wilkinson and Berry Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Binch would drive from Toronto throughout the mid west and Chicago to solicit work from mid sized U S companies looking to expand into Canada His pioneering work opened a north south corridor between McMillan Binch and American businesses that at the time belied the trend in many Canadian firms to patch together national networks running east west In 1989 Lang Michener merged with Lawrence amp Shaw becoming Lang Michener Lawrence amp Shaw The Right Honourable Jean Chretien practiced with Lang Michener from 1986 to 1990 and Michel Bastarache was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997 In 2005 Toronto s McMillan Binch LLP and Montreal s Mendelsohn LLP combined to form McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP 1 A few years later in 2009 McMillan LLP and Thackray Burgess joined forces to found McMillan s third office based in Calgary In January 2011 McMillan LLP and Lang Michener LLP announced a merger and began operating under McMillan LLP Leadership EditIn 2022 McMillan LLP announced a new diverse leadership team and a strategic plan focused on growth equity diversity and inclusion EDI The team is led by CEO Tim Murphy who is an established Canadian expert on infrastructure and public private partnerships Murphy is also a political figure known for his work as the former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin McMillan LLP s new leadership team also includes John Clifford Partner Chief Operating Officer Paul Davis Partner Chair of the Board of Partners Brett Stewart Partner Chair of the Risk Management amp Finance Committee Tushara Weerasooriya Partner Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee Stephen Wortley Partner Chief Client OfficerAccording to an article in Canadian Lawyer McMillan follows a four pronged approach to EDI A diverse leadership team Improving awareness of the problem Creating policies and programs Implementing changeIn 2016 Murphy joined Mark Resnick and Richard Mahoney as a co founder for McMillan Vantage Policy Group McMillan Vantage is a national full service public affairs consultancy the only one of its kind anchored in a national law firm As a sister firm embedded in McMillan LLP s offices Vantage services a wide range of Canadian and international clients Government relations counsel Policy and regulatory analysis Crisis communications ESG and corporate purpose Strategic communications services to the public private and non profit sectors 2 Awards and accolades Edit2022McMillan LLP was included on the Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law ACWL roster of external legal counsel The firm joins a select group of global law firms that defend the international trade rights of developing countries and least developed countries LDCs McMillan LLP s International Trade Group supports WTO members in French and English 3 The Best Lawyers in Canada publication listed 89 lawyers from McMillan as Leaders and nine as Ones to Watch in their respective fields 4 Canadian Lawyer magazine named Leila Rafi firm partner in the Capital Markets amp Securities and M amp A Groups as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the business category 5 2021McMillan LLP members were selected by the Canadian Law Awards as winners of Lexpert s Awards of Excellence for Top Deals in the Capital Markets and Insolvency amp Restructuring categories 6 2020McMillan announced that seven of the firm s lawyers in McMillan s Litigation Group were recognized for exceptional expertise in the 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada s Leading Litigation Lawyers 7 2019McMillan LLP was named the Top Canadian Law Firm at the Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for the third consecutive year 8 2018McMillan was named a thought leader in the future for legal services for Lexology s legal influencers in Q3 9 References Edit Crosariol Beppi October 31 2022 McMillan Binch plans to merge with Mendelsohn The Globe and Mail a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link permanent dead link Tim Murphy the new CEO at McMillan on his firm s new strategic plan www canadianlawyermag com Retrieved 2022 11 22 Caluz Rui 2022 09 14 Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law Selects Canada s McMillan LLP for Their List of External Counsel McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 22 Best Lawyers List for Canada Best Lawyers www bestlawyers com Retrieved 2022 11 22 stephanieliu 2022 09 07 Leila Rafi Named to the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers List McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 22 Lexpert s 2021 Awards of Excellence For Top Deals www lexpert ca Retrieved 2022 11 23 freda 2020 11 27 The 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada s Leading Litigation Lawyers Recognizes Seven McMillan Professionals McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 23 McMillan LLP Named Top Canadian Law Firm at Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for Third Consecutive Year McMillan LLP 2019 10 24 Retrieved 2022 11 23 Hub McMillan LLP Lexology Retrieved 2022 11 23 Crosariol Beppi McMillan Binch plans to merge with Mendelsohn The Globe and Mail Accessed April 5 2007 Wilbur Tim Tim Murphy the new CEO at McMillan on his firm s new strategic plan Canadian Lawyer February 8 2022 Accessed October 17 2022 Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law Selects Canada s McMillan LLP for Their List of External Counsel McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 22 Best Lawyers List for Canada Best Lawyers www bestlawyers com Retrieved 2022 11 22 Leila Rafi Named to the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers List McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 22 Lexpert s 2021 Awards of Excellence For Top Deals www lexpert ca Retrieved 2022 11 23 The 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada s Leading Litigation Lawyers Recognizes Seven McMillan Professionals McMillan LLP Retrieved 2022 11 23 McMillan LLP Named Top Canadian Law Firm at Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards for Third Consecutive Year McMillan LLP 2019 10 24 Retrieved 2022 11 23 Hub McMillan LLP Lexology Retrieved 2022 11 23 External links EditMcMillan LLP Official Website McMillan LLP Litigation Group McMillan LLP International Trade Group McMillan LLP Leadership Team Tim Murphy CEO Managing Partner John Clifford Partner Chief Operating Officer Paul Davis Partner Chair of the Board of Partners Brett Stewart Partner Chair of the Risk Management amp Finance Committee Tushara Weerasooriya 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