Excellence Awardee: Regional Law Firm of the Year - Atlantic Canada & Prairies

McKercher LLP

Collin K. Hirschfeld, KC

Partner and Chair of Executive Committee

Collin Hirschfeld is a partner in McKercher LLP’s Saskatoon office. His practice and legal experience includes advice to and legal representation of provincial and national corporations, provincial and municipal governments, boards of education, financial institutions, and professionals in dispute resolution, construction, professional negligence and misconduct, and insolvency. He has particular experience in advising on construction contracts, tendering, construction litigation and dispute resolution, security enforcement, and professional discipline and conduct matters. He is currently the chair of the Executive Committee, former chair of the Firm’s Education Law Practice Group, and former chair of the Practice Committee.

Partner and Chair of Executive Committee

Collin K. Hirschfeld, KC

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McKercher LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Saskatoon and Regina, and roots tracing back to 1926. With over 80 lawyers practising in all major areas of the law, our lawyers have played an integral role in Saskatchewan’s most significant commercial projects and have led litigation cases that have helped to shape Canadian law. We understand the complex and practical legal issues that present unique business, regulatory, and legal challenges to our clients. Our strong team of lawyers and staff are dedicated to Saskatchewan, where we live, work, and play.

Karen L. MacMillan

Deputy Managing Partner and Chair of the Executive Committee

Karen MacMillan is Lawson Lundell’s deputy managing partner and chair of its Executive Committee, as well as co-leader of the firm’s Mining Group. Karen practises corporate/commercial, mining, and energy law with an emphasis on commercial arrangements in the mining sector including asset-level acquisitions and dispositions; negotiation of earn-in, option, and joint venture agreements; royalty agreements; procurement, construction, and engineering agreements; and other strategic ownership arrangements. She also regularly advises clients in the energy sector in connection with the ownership and development of major power generation projects, power purchase and sale agreements, renewable energy transactions, and a variety of related commercial/contracting matters.

Deputy Managing Partner and Chair of the Executive Committee

Karen L. MacMillan

Song Song

Director, East Team

Song Song is Director of EverBright Finance’s East Team. Prior to joining the company, he gained 12 years’ experience in banking, including in leadership, lending and operations risk control roles. His most recent position was at BNZ as Regional Manager in SME Acquisition. Song’s experience and knowledge of the banking industry give him a great understanding of clients’ financial goals and how to take them there. Song specialises in several areas, such as business and commercial lending, property finance, cash flow lending and budgeting, residential home lending, investment property lending and business planning. His proficiency in these areas enables him to provide tailored financial solutions to his clients.

Director, East Team

Song Song