{"id":12528,"date":"2024-10-15T11:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/?post_type=expertise&#038;p=12528"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:31:40","slug":"appellate-law","status":"publish","type":"expertise","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/expertise\/appellate-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Appellate Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overview\" class=\"page-banner wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-media-on-the-right alignfull\" style=\"background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base-2)\" >\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Appellate Law\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-1200x686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Expertise_Appellate-Law_Featured-1889x1080.jpg 1889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>        <div class=\"page-banner-colour-bar\"  ><\/div>\n    <\/figure>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div class=\"page-banner-acf__innerblocks\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Appellate Law<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Appealing advocacy that succeeds at Canada\u2019s highest courts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you won or lost in the lower court, the appeal is a whole new ball game \u2013 one where Miller Thomson\u2019s seasoned and strategic litigators excel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Appellate Law Group is highly skilled in challenging or defending an administrative or judicial ruling, by leveraging our unique depth of experience, technical know-how and courtroom credibility.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Speaking the language of appeals\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Appellate Law Group is highly skilled in the distinctive style of appellate advocacy, delivering persuasive written and oral arguments on the targeted narrow issues that determine the appeal\u2019s outcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Balanced team, value-added service\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller Thomson\u2019s diverse appellate team blends professionals with complementary skills and expertise, giving Canadian and multinational companies an edge in appeals, no matter the nature of their business or the subject matter of their appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our seasoned counsel \u2013 whose deep insights and proven track records of success command the respect of courts nationwide \u2013 are backed by rising stars in the field of appellate advocacy. 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