Melissa Tummon

Melissa Tummon


Miller Thomson LLP

Recognized since 2022

Waterloo, Ontario

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

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Melissa Tummon provides legal advice in the areas of corporate law, finance and real estate. Melissa’s primary focus is on secured and unsecured lending for both lenders and borrowers and share and asset based transactions for corporations. She has experience acting for corporations of various sizes, including startups.

Melissa’s practice includes:

  • Financing and Lending: Acting for banks, private lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured lending transactions, including real estate based transactions and acting as Canadian counsel in international and multi-jurisdictional lending transactions.
  • Private M&A: Acting for private corporations buying or selling assets/shares.
  • Corporate and Commercial: Acting for corporations on incorporations, structuring and reorganizations and shareholders’ agreements and other commercial contracts.
  • Real Estate: Acting for individuals and corporations in the purchase and sale of real estate and leasing.

Melissa summered and articled with Miller Thomson before joining the firm as an Associate in 2011. Melissa completed her Juris Doctorate at the University of Western Ontario, where she also received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology with distinction.

Prior to attending law school, Melissa worked for both a major bank and insurance company.

Location
  • 115 King Street South, Suite 300
    Waterloo, ON N2J 5A3
    Canada
Education
  • University of Western Ontario, J.D., graduated 2010
  • University of Western Ontario, B.Sc. (kinesiology, honours), graduated 2005
Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, 2011

Miller Thomson LLP
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Corporate Law, Hamilton, Canada (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law

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