Profile
Glenn Jones is a Corporate Commercial Lawyer and is a senior Partner in the London office of Miller Thomson. His practice generally focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, major project organization, corporate reorganizations, and commercial real estate. He acts for and provides advice to many owner-managed corporations and their Boards of Directors.
Glenn has been a lecturer in many capacities, and has spoken at the Bar Admission Course for the Law Society of Upper Canada, for Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education programs, for the Canadian Bankers Association, and at the Certified General Accountants Qualification Course.
Glenn is also very active outside of his practice. He has served as a member and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thames Valley Children’s Centre, and as Co-Chair of the Centre’s Capital Campaign. He has also served as a co-chair of the Professions Division for the United Way of London community campaign, and has taken a leading role in a variety of other charitable fundraising campaigns.
Education
- LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1974
- B.B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1968
Professional Achievements
- Acted for successful bidder on a $600,000,000 defence contract with the Government of Canada
- Acted on the $109,000,000 sale of a window manufacturer to a US based private equity fund
- Acted on the $30,000,000 sale of an oil services company to a US based private equity fund
Representative Work
- Lecturer, Bar Admissions Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada
- Lecturer, Canadian Bankers Association
- Lecturer, Certified General Accountants Qualification Course
Directorships
- Director and Chair, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation and Richard Ivey School of Business (Asia) Limited
- Director, Bluewater Power Corporation, Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation, Bluewater Power Services Corporation, Bluewater Power Generation Corporation, Blackwell Renewable Energy Inc and Electek Power Services Inc.
- Director, London Hunt and Country Club
- Past Co-Chair, United Way Campaign, Professions Division
- Past Co-Chair, Thames Valley Children’s Centre Capital Campaign
- Past Chair, Thames Valley Children’s Centre Board
Memberships
- Member, London Club
- Member, London Hunt and Country Club
- Member, Middlesex Law Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Private Company Transactions
- Private Company Financing
- Private Equity
- Director & Officer Liability
- Commercial Real Estate
Year of Call
- Ontario Bar, 1976