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A National Law Firm at the Heart of the Community Miller Thomson is one of the largest law firms in Waterloo Region and one of the largest law firms in Canada. Tracing roots back to 1858, when Bowlby, Barrister and Solicitor opened on King Street, Miller Thomson has been a critical player in shaping the local business landscape. The firm has withstood the test of time, surviving the Great Depression, two World Wars, a fire, 10 relocations, and 16 name changes. Through Miller Thomson’s history in the Waterloo Region, the firm has thrived and grown into a large business law firm with more than 40 lawyers in the Waterloo office alone. Today, with 11 offices across the country, the firm is known for its strong national presence and community focus—unique among Canada’s law firms. Throughout its involved and diverse history in the Waterloo Region, Miller Thomson has continually proven its ability to change and adapt with the local landscape. Currently located in the Research + Technology Park, the firm is strategically located to serve our equally diverse client base.
"Our team is very dedicated to the Waterloo community" The firm’s MTech Group is one of many practice areas housed in the Waterloo office, serving over 200 emerging Canadian start-up businesses since 2006. Through the Emerging Business Program, MTech provides qualified Canadian ventures with customized legal advice, packaged as fixed-rate “kits” designed to address specific issues ranging from shareholder agreements to initial intellectual property strategies to human resources and licensing agreements. Through this program, Miller Thomson is helping to grow and foster the thriving start-up ecosystem unique to the Waterloo Region. "Our team is very dedicated to the Waterloo community," says Gord Robson, Regional Managing Partner, of Miller Thomson’s Kitcherloo-Waterloo office. "The firm would not have grown as it has if not for the dedicated groups, businesses and individuals in our community, so it's important that we never lose sight of that. We live and work in this community and our success is dependent
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on the success of the community as a whole." Working closely with Miller Thomson’s Guelph and London offices the firm’s lawyers are uniquely positioned to provide clients with local expertise along with the extensive resources available in a national firm. Supported by a national platform, the breadth and depth of specialties allow its local teams to take on a variety of initiatives and cases. An entrepreneurial model, which is at the heart of how they approach the law, inspires a client service focus that generates a loyal following of clients and staff, and helped earn the Waterloo office the title of Best Business/Service (Law/Legal) by readers of the Waterloo Chronicle last year. Miller Thomson has been an active member of the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce for over 40 years, and strives to stay engaged in the community in as many ways as possible. Community engagement is a core value in the firm, demonstrated through its continued support of organizations such as: •
The Cambridge Hospital Foundation
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The United Way
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Grand River Hospital Foundation
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Heartwood Place
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Epilepsy
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KidsAbility Foundation
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KidsLink Foundation
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Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation
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Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
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R&T Park Charities
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St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation
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YMCA (Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo)
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YWCA (Kitchener and Waterloo)