Pictured standing (L-R): Rupam Rishi, Ben Slager, Zoe Connew, Rajdeep Malhi, David Hettle, Scott Allen, Dan Kiselbach, Nathan Daniels; Sitting (L-R): Rachel Wong, Geoff Peters, Firuz Rahimi, Tatjana Obradovic, Peter Mogan.

Today, Miller Thomson, Canada’s Business Law Firm, closed its acquisition of Mogan Daniels Slager LLP (MDS), a Vancouver-based mid-market M&A and private equity law firm. Four partners, one senior counsel, six associates, an articling student, and MDS staff members join Miller Thomson’s Vancouver office. With the addition of these 11 lawyers, the Firm’s Corporate, M&A and Securities group now includes more than 130 lawyers across five provinces.

Ben Slager, Partner, co-founded MDS and advises founders, business owners, investors, and public and private companies on M&A, private equity, angel and venture capital transactions. Best Lawyers named him Vancouver’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Venture Capital Law in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Ben is also ranked in Chambers Canada and recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Mergers & Acquisitions. He is an investor and advisor to companies.

Nathan Daniels, Partner, co-founded MDS and acts for private equity funds, entrepreneurs as well as management teams on private company transactions in Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and the United States. He also advises sponsors on fund formation. Nathan is ranked by Chambers Canada and was named Best Lawyers’ 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law in Vancouver.

Peter J. Mogan, Senior Counsel, co-founded MDS and brings more than 45 years of experience as a lawyer, businessperson and mediator to mid-market acquisitions, divestitures and employee ownership transactions. He sits on several corporate and not-for-profit boards as a director or an advisor and speaks regularly on M&A, private equity and employee ownership. Peter is listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2027 for Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Geoff Peters, Partner, advises business owners, private companies and First Nations and their economic development corporations on M&A transactions, joint ventures, financings, projects and commercial contracts. Called to the bar in British Columbia, Alberta and England and Wales, he has a breadth of experience across domestic Canadian and international transactions across a wide-range of industries

Tatjana Obradovic, Partner, guides private companies, private equity clients, family offices, investors and start-ups through business acquisitions and sales, financings, reorganizations and governance matters. Her experience in both private practice and in-house gives her a clear view of the business considerations behind each decision. Tatjana appeared in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ in 2025, 2026 and also in 2027 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law.

MDS associates Scott Allen, David Hettle, Rajdeep Malhi, Firuz Rahimi, Rupam Rishi and Rachel Wong also join the Firm, along with articling student Zoe Connew, the MDS firm management, paralegals and administrative team.

“With this strategic acquisition, Miller Thomson gains a team with decades of transactional experience in Western Canada as well as on Canada-U.S. cross-border deals,” said Enzo Di Iorio, Chair of Miller Thomson. “MDS’ lawyers have built a mid-market practice recognized by Chambers Canada and Best Lawyers, and their clients now have access to the full range of business law services across our 10 offices.”

“We are delighted to welcome the MDS team to Miller Thomson,” said Jay Hoffman, Chair of the Business Law Group at Miller Thomson. “Closing this acquisition marks the next step in our mid-market strategy. The team shares our entrepreneurial culture, and together we will continue to grow our M&A and private equity practice with clients across Canada and on cross-border transactions.”

Ben Slager, Partner, Miller Thomson, and former CEO of Mogan Daniels Slager LLP stated, “Today our clients gain a national platform without losing the team they know and trust. The same MDS lawyers and team will keep closing their deals, with the same thoughtful, responsive and practical focus. What’s new is the depth of Miller Thomson behind us in business law, from tax to employment to financing, right across Canada. We share their entrepreneurial culture, and together we will serve the founders, investors, business-builders and private equity sponsors we work with at every stage.”