About Brown Beattie O'Donovan LLP

Brown Beattie O'Donovan LLP, known to clients as BBO, is a full-service law firm on the 16th floor of the London City Centre tower in downtown London, Ontario. The firm traces its roots to 1950, when Charles W. Brown and William E. Beattie, Q.C. opened a small office in the city. BBO also holds files from several other former London practices, including Cram & Associates, Seabrook, Miller & Trudell, Marcus Tobin, Gent Schuessler, and Gent Park, for clients trying to track down an old will or agreement.

Today the firm's lawyers range from recent law school graduates to senior counsel, reflecting a range of seniority and expertise. BBO represents individuals and families as well as businesses, including banks, insurance companies, and multinational corporations, across personal injury, family law, real estate, wills and estates, construction, insolvency, and commercial and insurance litigation. Alongside its family law practice, the firm runs a separate family mediation service staffed by lawyers who are also accredited mediators, giving separating couples an option outside the courtroom.

In the community

  • BBO lawyers and staff volunteer with business and legal community groups, including the Southwestern Ontario Optimists, the London Chamber of Commerce, and the Middlesex Law Association.
  • The firm supports children's and family services organizations such as the YMCA Children's Safety Village of London Area, the YMCA of Western Ontario, LUSO Community Services, and Oxford Community Child Care.
  • BBO backs local charitable and health causes, including the London Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the Red Shoe Society, which supports Ronald McDonald House Charities.
  • Staff coach and sponsor local youth and amateur sports, including West London Minor Hockey Association and the Forest City Velodrome, and the firm has ties to the London Lightning basketball club.

Good to know

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Fees & payment

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Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1983–2025 · median 13 years in practice 15 of 22 lawyers
Law schools
Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, University of Western Ontario, Western University 5 of 22 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Where to find them

380 Wellington Street, 16th Floor, London, ON N6A 5B5 · 519-679-0400

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