Thackray Burgess and McMillan LLP combines

On May 1^st, 2009, the shareholders of Thackray Burgess and partners of McMillan officially combined to create the Calgary office of McMillan LLP.

Recognized as a leading provider of legal services and advice to the energy sector, Thackray Burgess will found McMillan's new Oil and Gas practice group. In addition, Thackray Burgess joins McMillan's esteemed lawyers in the practice areas of Environment, Corporate, Debt Products, Tax, and Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Together, working under the banner of McMillan LLP, the newly combined business law firm will offer broader national services through its offices in Calgary, Toronto and Montréal, providing high quality legal expertise to clients in Canada, the United States and around the world.

To learn more about McMillan: mcmillan.ca

About McMillan LLP
McMillan is a Canadian business law firm serving clients, public and private, in major sectors of the economy. The firm’s reputation and particular strengths are in antitrust/competition, banking and finance, corporate restructuring, commercial real estate, tax, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and business litigation.

About Thackray Burgess
Thackray Burgess has provided a wide array of legal services to the oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy sectors for over a decade. Thackray Burgess was formed on January 1, 2001 by the merger of Blain & Company, established in 1991, and Evans Higa Burgess, formed in 1997. The firm is recognized as a gold standard energy law boutique for its tailored approach to legal advice along with its commitment to clients and the service they receive.