Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024

05 March 2024

In the 2024 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 234 Gowling WLG lawyers earned 355 rankings across 54 practice areas. In addition, Gowling WLG was named a leading law firm in 28 practice areas with a total of 83 rankings across all its Canadian offices.

Firm rankings

To view the ranked practice areas by city/region, open the lists below.

Firm rankings by city/region

Aboriginal Law
Banking & Financial Institutions
Class Actions
Computer & IT Law
Construction Law
Corporate Commercial Law
Corporate Finance & Securities
Energy (Electricity)
Energy (Oil & Gas)
Entertainment Law
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Litigation - Commercial Insurance
Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Product Liability
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining
Project Finance
Property Development
Property Leasing
Technology Transactions

Aboriginal Law
Banking & Financial Institutions
Class Actions
Computer & IT Law
Construction Law
Corporate Commercial Law
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Product Liability
Medical Negligence
Professional Liability
Property Development
Property Leasing
Technology Transactions

Aboriginal Law
Banking & Financial Institutions
Computer & IT Law
Construction Law
Corporate Commercial Law
Energy (Oil & Gas)
Intellectual Property
Litigation - Commercial Insurance
Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Litigation - Product Liability
Medical Negligence
Professional Liability
Property Leasing
Technology Transactions

Individual rankings

Aboriginal Law

Denis Blanchette

Cam Cameron

Adam Chamberlain

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Robert C. Freedman

Marie-Christine Gagnon

Angéline Therrien-Lapointe

Robert Winogron

Advertising & Marketing Law

Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing

David B. Kierans

Aviation (Regulation & Liability)

Cynthia L. Elderkin

Banking & Financial Institutions

Charities/Not-For-Profit Law

Class Actions

Commercial Arbitration

David C. Bishop

Wendy J. Wagner

Commodity Tax/Customs

Wendy J. Wagner

Competition Law

Ian Macdonald

Computer & IT Law

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Construction Law

Stephen Carter-Edwards

Mark Crane

Louis-Pierre Grégoire

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Sahil Shoor

Corporate Commercial Law

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. David Petras

Stephen A. Pike

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Corporate Finance & Securities

John Durdan

Bryce A. Kraeker

Peter E. Simeon

Corporate Mid-Market

Daniel M. Allen

Josh Almario

Tara Amiri-Khaledi

Naïm-Alexandre Antaki

Jacob Cawker

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Rafal Wrzesien

Corporate Tax

Catherine A. Brayley

Data Protection & Privacy

A. Paul Armitage

Brent Arnold

Antoine Guilmain

Employment Law (Employer)

Christopher M. Andree

Energy (Electricity)

Ian A. Mondrow

Energy (Oil & Gas)

Ian A. Mondrow

Entertainment Law

Susan H. Abramovitch

Environmental Law

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Adam Chamberlain

Stephen A. Pike

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)

David Lobl

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate & Tax Planning)

Brian E. Cohen

David P. Stevens

Family Law

Carol A. Crawford

Franchise Law (Franchisor)

Debi M. Sutin

Immigration Law

William MacGregor

Infrastructure Law

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Financial Restructuring)

Geneviève Cloutier

Virginie Gauthier

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Insolvency Litigation)

Intellectual Property

Natalie Rizkalla-kamel

Kevin Sartorio

Martha J. Savoy

Lisa Thorne

Christopher C. Van Barr

International Trade Regulation

Wendy J. Wagner

Labour Relations (Management)

Luc Deshaies

Life Sciences & Health

A. Paul Armitage

Brian G. Kingwell

Anita E. Nador

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation - Commercial Insurance

Litigation - Corporate Commercial

Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

Litigation - Corporate Tax

John Sorensen

Litigation - Defamation & Media

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability

David C. Bishop

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation - Product Liability

David C. Bishop

Taryn Burnett, KC

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Litigation - Regulatory & Public Law

Brian A. Crane, KC

Alyssa Tomkins

Medical Negligence (Defendants)

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aleksandar (Sacha) Babic

Mining

Personal Injury (Defendants)

Tanya A. Frizzell

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Paul J. Stein, KC

Professional Liability

Project Finance

Property Development

Property Leasing

Technology Transactions

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Workers' Compensation (Employer)

Pierre Pilote

Workplace Human Rights (Employer)

Neena P. Gupta

About the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Published annually since 1997, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory bases its results on an extensive peer survey process. It profiles leading practitioners across Canada in more than 60 practice areas, as well as leading law firms in more than 40 practice areas.

About Gowling WLG
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People mentioned

Denis Blanchette Partner - Montréal

Cam Cameron Partner - Ottawa

Adam Chamberlain Partner - Certified Specialist - Environmental Law; Certified Specialist - Indigenous Legal Issues (Corporate and Commercial), Toronto

Jean-Sébastien Clément Partner - Montréal

Brian A. Crane, KC Partner - Ottawa

François Dandonneau Partner - Montréal

Robert (Bob) Freedman Partner - Vancouver

Marie-Christine Gagnon Partner - Ottawa

John Hurley, Ad. E. Partner - Montréal

Alex O'Reilly Partner - Montréal

Graham S. Ragan Partner - Ottawa

Paul Seaman Partner - National Practice Group Leader – Indigenous Law, Vancouver

Matthew Sherrard Partner - Montréal

Scott A. Smith Partner - Vancouver

Maya Stano Partner - Vancouver

Angéline Therrien-Lapointe Partner - Montréal

Robert Winogron Partner - Ottawa

René Bissonnette Partner - Toronto

Daniel Cole Partner - Head, Toronto Intellectual Property Department, Toronto

Christopher Oates Partner - Toronto

Lewis Retik Leader, Food and Beverage Group and Co-Leader, Cannabis Group, Ottawa

Melissa Tehrani Partner - Leader, National Advertising & Product Regulatory Group, Montréal

David B. Kierans Partner - Montréal

Cynthia L. Elderkin Managing Partner - Ottawa Office, Ottawa

Christopher N. Alam Partner - Lending Practice Group Leader, Toronto

Merie-Anne Beavis Partner - Toronto

Elizabeth Burton Partner - Financial Services Practice Group Leader (Calgary), Calgary

David F.W. Cohen Partner - Leader, Financial Institutions & Services Group (Canada), Toronto

Sarah Crowe Partner - Ottawa

Virginie Gauthier Partner - Toronto

Dom Glavota Partner - Toronto

Wayne A. Kerrick Partner - Ottawa

Matthew E. Mitchell Partner - Vancouver

Braden Sheps Partner - Calgary

Thomas L. Subic Partner - Toronto

Matthijs van Gaalen Partner - Hamilton

Carole Chouinard Partner - Ottawa

David P. Stevens Partner - Toronto

Sandra Barton Partner - Toronto

David C. Bishop Partner - Calgary

Scott Kugler Partner - National Lead - Class Action Defence Group (Canada)
National Lead - Commercial Litigation Practice Group (Canada), Toronto

Wendy J. Wagner Partner - Ottawa

Ian Macdonald Partner - Toronto

Paul Armitage Partner - Head of Vancouver Technology Industry Group, Vancouver

Regina M. Corrigan Managing Partner - Calgary Office; Trademark Agent, Calgary

Stephen Cross Partner - Ottawa

Roch J. Ripley Partner - Head of Vancouver Intellectual Property Department; Patent Agent, Vancouver

Parna Sabet-Stephenson Partner - Toronto

Marc Tremblay Partner - Montréal

Matthew Bernardo Partner - Toronto

Edward (Ted) G. Betts Partner - Head of Infrastructure and Construction Group, Toronto

Natasha Carew Partner - Toronto

Stephen Carter-Edwards Partner - Calgary

Mark W. Crane Partner - National Head of Arbitration, Toronto

Louis-Pierre Grégoire Partner - Construction Law, LSO Certified Specialist, Ottawa

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC Partner - Calgary

Sahil Shoor Partner - Waterloo Region

Todd Bissett Partner - Waterloo Region

Robert Dorion Partner - Montréal

Viona M. Duncan Partner - Waterloo Region

Myron B. Dzulynsky Partner - Toronto

J. Scott Fletcher Partner - Ottawa

Sean Gomes Partner - Waterloo Region

Karen E. Hennessey Partner - Ottawa

Thomas K. Hunter Partner - Waterloo Region

Derek S. Keay Partner - Ottawa

Bryce Kraeker Partner - National Business Law Leader, Waterloo Region

Aubrey Lasky Partner - Waterloo Region

Lorraine Mastersmith Firm Managing Partner - Ottawa

W. David Petras Partner - Waterloo Region

Stephen A. Pike Partner - Toronto

Lorne W. Segal Partner - Ottawa

Peter Simeon Co-Leader, Cannabis Group, Toronto

Faran Umar-Khitab Partner - Toronto

Pam Vermeersch Managing Partner - Hamilton Office, Hamilton

F. John Durdan Partner - Waterloo Region

Daniel M. Allen Partner - Vancouver

Josh Almario Partner - Toronto

Tara Amiri-Khaledi Partner - Vancouver

Naïm Alexandre Antaki Partner - Leader of the Corporate Commercial Department - Montréal, Montréal

Aleksandar (Sacha) Babic Partner - Hamilton

Tiffany Lee Bianchi Partner - Toronto

Paul Carenza Partner - Toronto

Warren Cass Partner - Toronto

Peter Doelman Partner - Toronto

Erik Goldsilver Partner - Toronto

Sharagim Habibi Partner - Calgary

Garrett Hamel Partner - Ottawa

Kenneth W. Hanbidge Partner - Waterloo Region

Michael Herman Partner - General Counsel, Toronto

Marcus Hinkley Partner - Toronto

Linda J. Hogg Partner - Vancouver

David Howell Partner - Hamilton

Robert G.S. Hull Partner - Toronto

Brett A. Kagetsu Partner - Vancouver

Cyndi D. Laval Partner - Vancouver

Mark Ledwell Partner - Toronto

Luc Lissoir Partner - Montréal

Pierre Lissoir Partner - Montréal

Rosa Lupo Partner - Waterloo Region

Manuel A. Martins Partner - Waterloo Region

Steve McKersie Chief Executive Officer - Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Toronto

R. Ian Mitchell Partner - Head of Mining, Toronto

Stefan Nasswetter Partner - Montréal

Stuart M. Olley Partner - Calgary

Greg Peterson Partner - Head, Calgary Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group, Calgary

Kathleen M. Ritchie Partner - Toronto

Jason A. Saltzman Partner - Co-Head, Toronto Business Law Department / Co-Head, Israel Desk, Toronto

Daniel Scott Partner - Ottawa

Duncan Snyder Partner - Waterloo Region

Frank Y. Sur Partner - Head – Corporate Practice Group (Canada), Calgary

Radhika Vaidyanathan Partner - Waterloo Region

Wayne B. Warren Partner - Ottawa

Steve R. Will Partner - Calgary

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw Partner - Toronto

Rafal Wrzesien Partner - Head of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Country Desk, Montréal

Catherine "Cathie" Brayley Counsel - Vancouver

Brent J. Arnold Partner - Toronto

Antoine Guilmain Partner - Montréal

Christopher M. Andree Partner - Waterloo Region

Maxwell J. Brunette Partner - Employment & Labour Law Practice Group Leader (Calgary, Vancouver) , Calgary

Luc Deshaies, Ad. E. Partner - Montréal

P.A. Neena Gupta Partner - Waterloo Region

Mark Josselyn Partner - Ottawa

Melanie Polowin Partner - Ottawa

Ian A. Mondrow Partner - Energy Regulation and Policy , Toronto

Susan H. Abramovitch Partner - Head - Entertainment & Sports Law Group, Toronto

Jessica E.M. Boily Partner - Toronto

Jennifer Danahy Partner - Certified Specialist (Environmental Law), Toronto

Jennifer L. King Partner - National Co-Lead – Administrative Law Practice Group (Canada), Toronto

Natalie Mullins Partner - Toronto

Rodney Northey Partner - Certified Specialist (Environmental Law), Toronto

Brian Cohen Partner - Co-Leader, National Private Client Services Group, Toronto

David M. Lobl Partner - Co-Leader, National Private Client Services Group, Toronto

Carol A. Crawford Partner - Ottawa

Debi Sutin Partner - Hamilton

Bill MacGregor Partner - Certified Specialist - Citizenship & Immigration Law (Immigration), Waterloo Region

Mark Platteel Partner - Toronto

Lindsay J. Wong Partner - Toronto

Geneviève Cloutier Partner - Leader, Restructuring & Insolvency Group (Canada), Montréal

Clifton P. Prophet Partner - Toronto

E. Patrick Shea, MStJ, KC, LSM, CS Partner - Toronto

François Viau Partner - National Leader, Insolvency sub-group - Commercial Litigation, Montréal

Stuart C. Ash Partner - Ottawa

Timothy C. Bailey, PhD Partner - Patent Agent, Technology Lawyer, Calgary

Melissa Binns Partner - Hamilton

Will Boyer Partner - Head of IP Litigation & Strategy (Canada), Ottawa

James H. Buchan Partner - Toronto

Shelagh Carnegie Partner - Co-head - Intellectual Property, Global, Toronto

Stéphane E. Caron Partner - Ottawa

Paula Clancy Partner - Lawyer, Trademark Agent
Certified Specialist - IP (Trademarks), Ottawa

Jeffrey Coles Partner - Leader, Intellectual Property Group (Calgary), Technology Lawyer, Patent Agent and Trademark Agent, Calgary

Monique M. Couture Partner - Trademark Agent, Ottawa

Michael Crichton Partner - Patent Agent, Ottawa

Ronald E. Dimock Partner - LSO Certified Specialist - Intellectual Property
LSO Certified Specialist - Civil Litigation , Toronto

Douglas G.H. Fyfe Partner - Trademark Agent, Ottawa

Kelly Gill Partner - Toronto

Alex Gloor Partner - Ottawa

R. Nelson Godfrey Partner - Patent Agent, Trademark Agent; National Practice Group Leader - Trademarks, Vancouver

Doak Horne, LLB, P.Eng. (Mech. Eng.) Partner - IP Lawyer, Patent Agent (Canada and US), Trademark Agent, Calgary

Selena Kim Partner - Lawyer and Patent Agent, Toronto

Brian G. Kingwell Partner - Patent Agent, Trademark Agent, Vancouver

Brian Y. Lee Partner - Patent Agent, Vancouver

James E. Longwell Partner - Patent Agent, Trademark Agent, Toronto

Laurent Massam Partner - Toronto

Peter Milne Partner - Patent Agent, Trademark Agent, Hamilton

Jennifer L. Morton Partner - Toronto

Frank Mulock Partner - Trademark Agent, Ottawa

Anita Nador Partner - Co-lead, Global Trade Secrets group; Member, Life Sciences Executive; Lead, Hungary team; Patent Agent; Trademark Agent, Toronto