Brown Beattie O'Donovan LLP (BBO) is a full-service law firm in London, Ontario, providing legal advice and representation since 1950. The firm's lawyers range from recent graduates to senior counsel with over 40 years of experience, serving individuals, families, and businesses including banks, insurance companies, and multinational corporations across personal injury, family law, real estate, and wills and estates matters.

Practice areas

Personal Injury Family Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Construction Law Employment & Labour Law Business & Corporate Law Bankruptcy & Insolvency Real Estate Law Wills, Estates & Trusts Insurance Law Immigration Law

Good to know

A person using a wheelchairWheelchair accessibleA laptop showing a video callVirtual appointmentsA calendar with a checkmark beside a clockBy appointmentAn office interior with a desk and chairsIn-person services

Fees & payment

A shield with gold coins, a dollar sign and a checkmark sealContingencyA clock beside gold coins with a dollar signHourlyA price tag with a dollar signFlat feeA clipboard with a speech bubble and a no-charge dollar coinFree consultation

Lawyers 22

Aimee Shabo Associate Construction LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Allison M. Nesbitt Associate Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts Ciara L. Pittam Partner Construction LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Curtis B. Cleaver Partner Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Débora Brubacher Partner Family LawImmigration Law Iain D. Sneddon Partner Family Law Jack M. Sousa Co-Managing Partner Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Jeff Risdon Associate Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Jennifer A. Mitchell Partner Personal InjuryInsurance Law Jennifer L. Chapman Co-Managing Partner Personal InjuryInsurance Law Jeremy A. Forrest Partner Construction LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Joseph A. Van Asseldonk Partner Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Kaylin Mesic Associate Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Laura N. Book Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionWills, Estates & Trusts M. Suzanne Godin Co-Managing Partner Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Marissa S. Hurst Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Max P. Prince Partner Business & Corporate LawBankruptcy & Insolvency Norm Pizzale Partner Family LawWills, Estates & Trusts Paul Vandenbosch Partner Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Sara Butler Associate Personal Injury Stephen Fernandes Associate Real Estate LawWills, Estates & Trusts Todd S. Rutledge Associate Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law

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 19 of 22 lawyers
Law schools
University of Western Ontario (8), University of Windsor (3), Western University (3), University of Ottawa (2), Bond University, Australia, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University and 4 more 22 of 22 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Who handles what

Where to find them

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

Similar firms in Middlesex County (London)

Miller Thomson LLP

28 lawyers

Miller Thomson LLP is a national, full-service business law firm with offices across Canada. Its lawyers work in corporate and commercial law, litigation, real estate, construction, insurance, tax, labour and employme…

Business & Corporate LawBusiness & Corporate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionConstruction LawConstruction LawInsurance LawInsurance Law

Harrison Pensa LLP

64 lawyers

Harrison Pensa LLP is a full-service law firm based in London, Ontario, with a second office in St. Thomas. The firm has more than 60 lawyers and serves individuals, families, and businesses across personal injury, fa…

Personal InjuryPersonal InjuryFamily LawFamily LawWills, Estates & TrustsWills, Estates & TrustsCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Cohen Highley LLP

34 lawyers · Est. 1974

Cohen Highley LLP is a full-service law firm founded in London, Ontario in 1974. It practises across family law, personal injury, business law, real estate, wills and estates, employment, multi-residential housing and…

Family LawFamily LawPersonal InjuryPersonal InjuryBusiness & Corporate LawBusiness & Corporate LawReal Estate LawReal Estate Law

Listing compiled from the firm’s public website in July 2026. Verify licence status in the Law Society of Ontario directory ↗