Bill Hearn
Partner

Toronto

Tel: 416.865.7240
Fax: 416.865.7048

Email:  bill.hearn@mcmillan.ca

Professional Experience Bill's practice involves mergers and acquisitions, advertising and marketing and other specialized areas of business law such as outsourcing, procurement, public-private partnerships, privatizations and international trade. He acts for a wide variety of businesses, governments, Crown agencies and trade associations, particularly in the marine, education, health, agricultural, liquor and gaming sectors. He chairs the firm's Transportation and Public Policy and Government Relations Groups and co-chairs the firm's Advertising and Marketing Group. He is also active in many others including the Projects, International Business and Trade, and Health Groups. Bill is a frequent writer and presenter on topics relating to his specialized areas of practice. Publications/Presentations
June 2010
Construction Law in Canada
Leonard Richetti and Timothy J. Murphy (co-authors): Book, published by LexisNexis
April 2010
Upcoming Presentations - Best Practices for Advertising & Marketing Financial Products
The Canadian Institute's Forum on Advertising & Marketing Law & Compliance for Financial Institutions
February 2010
The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
International Business and Trade Law Bulletin
January 2010
When is the Price Right? Recent Developments in Price Advertising Law
The Canadian Institute's 16th Annual Advertising & Marketing Conference, Toronto




The Law Society of Upper Canada, since 1988

Ontario Bar Association

Association of Canadian Port Authorities, Law and Corporate Governance Committee Member, since 1999

NABS: National Advertising Benevolent Society of Canada, Director and Executive Committee Member, 2004-2009

Canadian Marketing Association, Ethics and Privacy Committee Member, since 2004

Canada-U.S. Law Institute, Advisory Board Member, since 2007


Called to the Ontario bar - 1988

University of Toronto, LLB - 1986

University of Toronto, BA - 1983

Other, University of Cambridge, LLM - 1989