Benchmark Canada recognizes 41 Gowling WLG professionals in 2016 guide

A total of 41 Gowling WLG professionals have been recognized among Canada's foremost litigators in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys.

In addition to its individual rankings, Gowling WLG was also listed as a "highly recommended" firm in Alberta and Ontario, and a "recommended" firm in British Columbia and Quebec.

Regarded as the definitive guide to the country's top litigation firms and lawyers, Benchmark Canada is the only legal directory to focus expressly on litigation. Rankings in the Legal Media Group-published guide are based on a comprehensive research process involving extensive interviews with litigators and their clients, and a thorough study of recent casework handled by the firms.

The guide's release follows the Benchmark Canada Awards gala in Toronto, where, for the first time, the firm was named Aboriginal Law Firm of the Year, and Maxime Faille - national leader of the firm-wide Aboriginal Law Group - was named Aboriginal Lawyer of the Year. At the same event, Benchmark Litigation also named Gowling WLG Insurance Law Firm of the Year for the third consecutive year.

The following Gowling WLG professionals are listed as leading litigators in Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys:

Provincial Litigation Stars and Future Stars

Alberta

David C. Bishop (Honourable Mention)
John R. Cusano
James T. Eamon, QC (Honourable Mention)
Warren P. Foley (Future Star)
Doak Horne (Future Star)
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC
James S. Peacock, QC
James H. Smellie
Kenneth J. Warren, QC

British Columbia

Mike Adlem
Colin D. Brousson
Scott E. Foster (Future Star)
John I. McLean, QC
Shayne P. Strukoff, QC

Ontario

Robert L. Armstrong
François Baril (Future Star)
James H. Buchan
Todd J. Burke
John E. Callaghan
Anthony G. Creber
Domenic A. Crolla
Richard G. Dearden
Maxime Faille
Kelly Gill
Glen Jennings
Scott Jolliffe
Scott Kugler
Robert A. MacDonald
Kelley McKinnon
Christopher J. Pibus
Kevin Sartorio (Future Star)
Usman M. Sheikh (Future Star)
Derrick Tay
Deborah Templer (Future Star)
Mary Thomson (Honourable Mention)
Christopher Van Barr

Quebec

Patrice Benoit (Honourable Mention)
Joëlle Boisvert
Suzie Lanthier (Future Star)
Guy Poitras
François Viau

Specialty Practice Area Stars

Aboriginal

Maxime Faille

Arbitration

Robert L. Armstrong

Class Actions

David C. Bishop
John E. Callaghan
Scott Kugler
Mary Thomson
Joëlle Boisvert

Energy/Resources

James Smellie

Insolvency

Colin D. Brousson
John I. McLean, QC
Derrick Tay
Patrice Benoit
François Viau

Insurance

David C. Bishop
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC

Intellectual Property

Anthony G. Creber
Kelly Gill
Scott Jolliffe
Robert A. MacDonald
Christopher J. Pibus
Christopher Van Barr

Medical/Health

James S. Peacock, QC
Domenic A. Crolla
Mary Thomson

Product Liability

Mary Thomson

Securities

Kenneth J. Warren, QC
Kelley McKinnon