Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023

02 March 2023

In the 2023 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 211 Gowling WLG lawyers earned 338 rankings across 46 practice areas. In addition, Gowling WLG was named a leading law firm in 29 practice areas with a total of 81 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 - Corporate Tax
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Product Liability
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining
Project Finance
Property Development
Property Leasing
Technology Transactions
Transportation (Road & Rail)

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
Medical Negligence
Professional Liability
Property Development
Property Leasing
Technology Transactions

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

Individual Rankings

Aboriginal Law

Denis Blanchette

Jeremy Bouchard

Adam Chamberlain

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Maxime Faille

Robert C. Freedman

Marie-Christine Gagnon

Advertising & Marketing Law

Asset Equipment Finance/leasing

David B. Kierans

Banking & Financial Institutions

Charities/not-For-Profit Law

Class Actions

John E. Callaghan

Computer & IT Law

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Construction Law

Ted Betts

Mark Crane

Louis-Pierre Grégoire

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Sahil Shoor

Corporate Commercial Law

Aleksandar (Sacha) Babic

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. Ian Palm

Corporate Finance & Securities

Jacob Cawker

Corporate Mid-Market

Daniel M. Allen

Josh Almario

Tara Amiri-Khaledi

Naïm-Alexandre Antaki

Jacob Cawker

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. Ian Palm

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Rafal Wrzesien

Corporate Tax

Paul S. Carenza

Data Protection & Privacy

Brent Arnold

Employment Law (Employer)

Christopher M. Andree

Energy (Electricity)

Adam Chamberlain

Ian A. Mondrow

Energy (Oil & Gas)

Ian A. Mondrow

Entertainment Law

Susan H. Abramovitch

Environmental Law

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)

Douglas D. Buchmayer

David Lobl

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate & Tax Planning)

Franchise Law (Franchisor)

Debi M. Sutin

Immigration Law

William MacGregor

Krista Schofer

Infrastructure Law

Phuong Ngo

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Financial Restructuring)

Virginie Gauthier

Lorne W. Segal

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Insolvency Litigation)

Clifton P. Prophet

E. Patrick Shea

François Viau

Intellectual Property

Natalie Rizkalla-kamel

Kevin Sartorio

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jennifer L. Wilkie

International Trade Regulation

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

Labour Relations (Management)

Luc Deshaies

Life Sciences & Health

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation — Commercial Insurance

Litigation — Corporate Commercial

Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

John E. Callaghan

Litigation — Corporate Tax

John Sorensen

Litigation — Defamation & Media

Mark Bantey

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

Litigation — Directors' & Officers' Liability

David C. Bishop

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Christopher C. Van Barr

D. Lynne Watt

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation — Product Liability

Litigation — Regulatory & Public Law

Brian A. Crane, KC

Alyssa Tomkins

Medical Negligence (Defendants)

Laura B. Stewart

Mergers & Acquisitions

W. Ian Palm

Mining

Personal Injury (Defendants)

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Private Equity

W. Ian Palm

Professional Liability

Laura B. Stewart

Project Finance

Property Development

Roberto Aburto

Property Leasing

Technology Transactions

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. Ian Palm

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

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
Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve you is to be in tune with your world, aligned with your opportunity and ambitious for your success. With more than 1,500 legal professionals in offices across Canada, the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we provide our clients with in-depth knowledge in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

People mentioned

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

Mike Adlem Partner - Vancouver

Sylvia Adriano Partner - Toronto

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

Daniel M. Allen Partner - Vancouver

Josh Almario Partner - Toronto

Tara Amiri-Khaledi Partner - Vancouver

Christopher M. Andree Partner - Waterloo Region

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

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

Jacqueline Armstrong Gates Partner - Waterloo Region

Brent J. Arnold Partner - Toronto

Stuart C. Ash Partner - Ottawa

Aleksandar (Sacha) Babic Partner - Hamilton

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

Belinda A. Bain Partner - National Lead – Insurance & Professional Liability Practice Group (Canada), Toronto

François Baril Partner - Ottawa

Sandra Barton Partner - Toronto

Merie-Anne Beavis Partner - Toronto

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

Melissa Binns Partner - Hamilton

David C. Bishop Partner - Calgary

Todd Bissett Partner - Waterloo Region

Denis Blanchette Partner - Montréal

Daniel Boivin Partner - Ottawa

Jeremy Bouchard Partner - Ottawa

Andrew Bratt Partner - National Practice Group Leader – Employment, Labour & Equalities, Toronto

James H. Buchan Partner - Toronto

Douglas D. Buchmayer Partner - Ottawa

Todd J. Burke Partner - Member, International Board
Co-Leader, International Arbitration, Ottawa

Taryn C. Burnett, KC Partner - Calgary

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

Joel Camley Partner - Vancouver

Paul Carenza Partner - Toronto

Adriana I. Cargnello Partner - Ottawa

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

Stéphane E. Caron Partner - Ottawa

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

Carole Chouinard Partner - Ottawa

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

Jean-Sébastien Clément Partner - Montréal

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

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

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

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

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

Monique M. Couture Partner - Trademark Agent, Ottawa

Brian A. Crane, KC Partner - Ottawa

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

Michael Crichton Partner - Patent Agent, Ottawa

Domenic A. Crolla Partner - Ottawa

Stephen Cross Partner - Ottawa

Sarah Crowe Partner - Ottawa

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

François Dandonneau Partner - Montréal

Graham H.H. Darling Partner - Waterloo Region

Richard G. Dearden Partner - Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Ottawa

Luc Deshaies, Ad. E. Partner - Montréal

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

Peter Doelman Partner - Toronto

John S. Doherty Partner - Leader – National Expropriation Law Group, Waterloo Region

Robert Dorion Partner - Montréal

Donald J. Dow Partner - Head of Medical Defence National Practice Group, Ottawa

Viona M. Duncan Partner - Waterloo Region

F. John Durdan Partner - Waterloo Region

Myron B. Dzulynsky Partner - Toronto

Cynthia L. Elderkin Managing Partner - Ottawa Office, Ottawa

J. Scott Fletcher Partner - Ottawa

Robert (Bob) Freedman Partner - Vancouver

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

Marie-Christine Gagnon Partner - Ottawa

Virginie Gauthier Partner - Toronto

Mark Giavedoni Partner - Certified Specialist (Real Estate Law), Hamilton

Kelly Gill Partner - Toronto

Dom Glavota Partner - Toronto

Alex Gloor Partner - Ottawa

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

Erik Goldsilver Partner - Toronto

Sean Gomes Partner - Waterloo Region

Laura E. Gomez Partner - Ottawa

Alison Gray Partner - Calgary

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

P.A. Neena Gupta Partner - Waterloo Region

Sharagim Habibi Partner - Calgary

Karen A. Hamway Partner - Ottawa

Kenneth W. Hanbidge Partner - Waterloo Region

Stacey J. Handley Partner - Vancouver

Karen E. Hennessey Partner - Ottawa

Linda J. Hogg Partner - Vancouver

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

Robert G.S. Hull Partner - Toronto

Thomas K. Hunter Partner - Waterloo Region

John Hurley, Ad. E. Partner - Montréal

Scott Jolliffe Retired Partner, Toronto

Meredith E. Jones Partner - Ottawa

Mark Josselyn Partner - Ottawa

Brett A. Kagetsu Partner - Vancouver

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC Partner - Calgary

Derek S. Keay Partner - Ottawa

Wayne A. Kerrick Partner - Ottawa

David B. Kierans Partner - Montréal

Selena Kim Partner - Lawyer and Patent Agent, Toronto

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

Bryce Kraeker Partner - National Business Law Leader, Waterloo Region

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

Syll Kushner Partner - Toronto

Julie Lanteigne Partner - Leader - Canadian Real Estate Practice Group, Montréal

Martin Lapner Partner - Ottawa

Aubrey Lasky Partner - Waterloo Region

Cyndi D. Laval Partner - Vancouver

Mark Ledwell Partner - Toronto

Brian Y. Lee Partner - Patent Agent, Vancouver

Luc Lissoir Partner - Montréal

Pierre Lissoir Partner - Montréal

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

Peter J. Lukasiewicz Past CEO & Partner, Toronto

Rosa Lupo Partner - Waterloo Region

Lisa A. MacDonnell Partner - Toronto

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

Donna M. MacKenzie Partner - Ottawa

Manuel A. Martins Partner - Waterloo Region

Laurent Massam Partner - Toronto

Lorraine Mastersmith Firm Managing Partner - Ottawa

Andrew W. McKenna Partner - Ottawa

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

Megan L. McMahon Partner - Calgary

Peter Milne Partner - Patent Agent, Trademark Agent, Hamilton

R. Ian Mitchell Partner - Head of Mining, Toronto

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

Natalie Mullins Partner - Toronto

Frank Mulock Partner - Trademark Agent, Ottawa

Maureen Murphy Partner - Ottawa

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