Jill Macgillivray

Jill Macgillivray is the Senior Deputy General Counsel for the Canada region of Dentons, based in the Toronto office, practicing in Corporate Law. In this role, she advises the Firm's lawyers, management, and business services teams on legal and risk matters, including ethics and professional responsibility, conflicts, regulatory compliance, firm policies, insurance, and risk mitigation.

Prior to joining the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Macgillivray practiced as a corporate lawyer with Dentons in Vancouver and Toronto, specializing in entertainment, and banking and finance. She advised major Hollywood studios and international visual effects companies on Canadian production matters, including tax credits, studio leases, corporate structures, and cultural heritage issues under the Investment Canada Act, and acted for lenders in large corporate finance transactions, including multi-jurisdictional and syndicated loan transactions with a focus on real estate and film and television financing. She also advised a British Columbia-based retail company in its cross-border sale to a US private equity firm for a total transaction value of more than US$200 million.

Jill holds an LLB from the University of British Columbia (2010), an Osgoode Certification in Entertainment Law (2014), and a B.H.K. from the University of British Columbia (2004).