Vancouver boutique Allen McMillan is another of the entries into the crowded field of litigation shops in the city, with its reputation buoyed by a steady stream of referral work from peers who appreciate the firm’s space in the market and the no-nonsense approach of its two name partners, Greg Allen and
Wes McMillan. “There’s a huge appetite for the types that Allen McMillan is attending to,” observes one contemporary. “They are doing a lot of scrappy commercial work for sure.” Another peer ventures, “The real estate market [in Vancouver] is going sideways, and that volatility is great for litigation – Allen McMillan have definitely benefited from this type of work. And they have a great ‘roll-up-your-sleeves’, ‘no bullshit’ kind of personalities that makes you want to refer to them.” The firm, with a total headcount of approximately 15 lawyers and no shortage of trials and appeals, has demonstrated little interest in significant expansion, but it did welcome
Kaitlyn Meyer to the partnership this year. “We refer files to her, she has built a name for herself,” testifies a peer. Allen McMillan also lured
Bryan Hicks, an up-and-coming young star previously with Miller Thomson, to its bench this year as well.
