McMillan LLP has expanded its Canadian-Asian practice with John McCallum who joined the firm as senior strategic advisor, effective June 10.
McMillan LLP has expanded its Canadian-Asian practice with John McCallum who joined the firm as senior strategic advisor, effective June 10.
Soon after becoming an MP, McCallum nominated Nelson Mandela as an honorary citizen of Canada in 2001. He served as defence minister under Jean Chrétien. Under Paul Martin, he served as veterans’ affairs minister, national revenue minister, natural resources minister and as chairman of the Expenditure Review Committee. As minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship in Justin Trudeau's cabinet, he led Canada's effort to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees over a period of three months. He served as Canadian ambassador to China from 2017 to 2019.
“John brings unparalleled experience in building mutually beneficial Sino-Canadian connections,” said Stephen Wortley, executive partner at McMillan and head of the firm's Asian practice. “His extensive range of professional achievements as an academic, economist, politician and diplomat speaks to the scope of his knowledge and his global perspective. Especially in this time of a challenged Sino-Canadian relationship, we look forward to John assisting our Canadian clients doing business in China and working with the business community to foster business-to-business contacts leading to opportunities in both China and Canada.”
Earlier in his career, McCallum was chief economist for the Royal Bank of Canada, dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill University, and a long-time economics professor at the University of Manitoba, Simon Fraser University, Université du Québec à Montréal and McGill University.
