Atty. Melissa Tummon
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.
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Melissa Tummon is a business attorney based in Waterloo, Ontario, practicing at Miller Thomson LLP. They have 15+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2011. Admitted to practice in Ontario (2011). Educated at University of Western Ontario (J.D., 2010) and University of Western Ontario (—, 2005). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026) and Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law, Hamilton (Canada) (2025). Serands clients in Waterloo, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
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.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Waterloo are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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