Bustling start of May as McMillan welcomes an additional six talented lawyers to its team, complementing the more than 40 skilled practitioners who joined the firm last year. These new members further bolster the firm’s expertise in key areas such as aviation financing, financial services, immigration, litigation and dispute resolution, oil and gas, and real estate.
“Recruiting and hiring great people is central to McMillan’s position as a top law firm”, said Bruce Chapple, McMillan CEO and Managing Partner. “Focused on delivering solution-oriented legal advice, we have the expertise for all market conditions and to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our clients. I am excited to see the many contributions our new colleagues will make.”
Introducing McMillan’s newest firm members:
Jae-Yeon Lim, Partner, Immigration, Vancouver
Deeply knowledgeable on Canadian immigration law, Jae-Yeon (Jae) represents businesses of all sizes on various corporate immigration matters. Her practice focuses on facilitating the mobility of individuals to Canada for both short and long-term assignments. She also advises on employer compliance audits and creates tailored corporate immigration plans.
Melissa Stoesser Young, Partner, Oil & Gas, Calgary
Melissa is a distinguished lawyer with significant energy industry and commercial law experience having counselled on major infrastructure and transportation projects. Her strong background in regulatory compliance, supply chain management and business strategy deepens McMillan’s bench strength and legal expertise in the Oil & Gas sector.
Andrea Sepinwall, Partner, Aviation Financing, Montréal
A highly sought-after aviation legal expert with over twenty years of commercial and finance law experience. Andrea is recognized for her strong leadership, business-focused approach and ability to synthetize complex issues involving aircraft leasing, financing, maintenance and commercial aviation agreements.
Sacha Nelson, Associate, Real Estate, Vancouver
Sacha is a skilled real estate lawyer specializing in commercial transactions, acquisitions, dispositions and financings of large-scale commercial properties. She applies a client-centric approach to her work to guide clients on loan agreements, ancillary contracts and closings related to real property financings, mortgage assumptions and refinancing.
Jasmine Landau, Associate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Toronto
Known as a fierce and passionate litigator, Jasmine taps into her unique background and diverse skillset to secure favourable outcomes for clients. With international experience having lived and worked outside of Canada, she specializes in matters such as complex commercial appeals, mediations, international arbitrations and cross-border proceedings.
Ana Grubac, Associate, Financial Services, Montréal
Meticulous and savvy on all financial matters, Ana’s developing practice focuses on financial services transactional work. Clients turn to Ana for support with their financial transactional needs. This includes conducting legal due diligence, drafting transaction documents and coordinating closing.