The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ has recognized 287 Gowling WLG lawyers, with a total of 519 rankings across 63 practice areas.
Lawyer of the Year
Fourteen Gowling WLG partners have received the Best Lawyers® 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" award. This recognition is given to those lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback rating in their region and practice area.
Calgary
David C. Bishop, Director and Officer Liability Practice
Karen Pirie, Medical Negligence
Montréal
Jean-Sébastien Clément, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
François Dandonneau, Natural Resources Law
Ottawa
Todd J. Burke, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Domenic A. Crolla, Medical Negligence
Stephen Cross, Information Technology Law
Laura E. Gomez, Advertising and Marketing Law
Louis-Pierre Grégoire, Construction Law
Robert Sheahan CS, Health Care Law
Christopher C. Van Barr, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Toronto
Daniel Cole, Advertising and Marketing Law
Vancouver
Paul Armitage, Information Technology Law
Waterloo Region
Kenneth W. Hanbidge, Banking and Finance Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™
Sixty-one Gowling WLG professionals have been recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada. This recognition is given to those "extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years, as voted by their peers."
Calgary
Reagan Chornoboy, Banking and Finance Law
Chris Dennehy, Banking and Finance Law
Madyson Dietrich, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Arielle Fewer, Securities Law
Miranda (Sinclair) Glazier, Labour and Employment Law
Peter D. Morrison, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Jason Mullins, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Theresa Nolan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tom Richards, Labour and Employment Law
Arielle Sie-Mah, Labour and Employment Law
Montréal
Frédéric Bolduc, Labour and Employment Law
Patrick Cajvan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Maxime Champagne, Construction Law
Anissa Chekir, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Gabriel D'Addona, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Valerie Di Lena, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Julie Djiezion, Banking and Finance Law
Nayla El Zir, Privacy and Data Security Law
Alexandre Farag, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Cédric Marsan-Lafond, Labour and Employment Law
Georgi Paskalev, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mathieu Santos-Bouffard, Corporate Law
Joey Suri, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law
Antoine Van Audenrode, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Laurianne Walker-Hanley, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Ottawa
Darren Blimkie, Health Care Law
Emily Bradley, Medical Negligence
Alexander Camenzind, Intellectual Property Law
Vanessa Carroll, Health Care Law
Stephanie Doucet, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Shawn Duguay, Family Law
Alyssa Flaherty-Spence, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
François Guay-Racine, Health Care Law
Jenny Hepditch, Intellectual Property Law
Rebecca Johnston, Intellectual Property Law
Nathan Piché, Intellectual Property Law
James Plotkin, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration
Rebecca Porter, Health Care Law
Sara Power, Health Care Law
Jennifer Therrien, Insurance Law
Toronto
Warren Cass, Securities Law
Jasleen Chahal, Intellectual Property Law
Anna Chen, Trusts and Estates
Kira Domratchev, Trusts and Estates
Heather Fisher, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
William Foster, Intellectual Property Law
Jessica George, Corporate Law
Liane Langstaff, Environmental Law
Alycia Riley, Labour and Employment Law
Josh Rosen, Corporate Law, Securities Law
Kirsty Strong, Real Estate Law
Natalia Thawe, Intellectual Property Law
Vancouver
Keith Brown, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Karoline Clarke, Real Estate Law
Charlene R. Joanes, Real Estate Law
Jonathan J. Lam, Labour and Employment Law
Jessica Ma, Real Estate Law
Jayde Wood, Intellectual Property Law
Anita Yuk, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law
Waterloo Region
Gwenyth Stadig, Charities / Non-Profit Law
Individual Rankings
The following lawyers earned listings in the 2025 guide:
Aboriginal law / Indigenous practice
Denis Blanchette
Cam Cameron
Adam Chamberlain
Jean-Sébastien Clément
Brian A. Crane, KC
François Dandonneau
Marie-Christine Gagnon
John Hurley
Alex O'Reilly
Matthew Sherrard
Maya Stano
Angeline Therrien-Lapointe
Mark Youden
Administrative and public law
Denis Blanchette
Jean-Sébastien Clément
Brian A. Crane, KC
François Dandonneau
Mark Giavedoni
Karen Hamway
Jennifer L. King
Jeffrey G. Mutter
Stephanie Pearce
Graham Ragan
Jacques J.M. Shore
Alyssa Tomkins
Wendy J. Wagner
Advertising and marketing law
Daniel Cole
Sébastien Gardère
Laura E. Gomez
Christopher Oates
Lewis Retik
Melissa Tehrani
Alternative dispute resolution
Joëlle Boisvert
Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
Michael S.F. Watson
Appellate practice
Brian A. Crane, KC
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Asset-based lending practice
David B. Kierans
Robert Muncaster
Jean-François Vadeboncoeur
Banking and finance law
Larisa Albu
Elizabeth Burton
David F.W. Cohen
Chris Colonval
Dom Glavota
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
Amanda Jackson
David B. Kierans
P. Jason Kroft
Mathieu Lévesque
Manuel A. Martins
Matthew E. Mitchell
Robert Muncaster
Susan D. Rosen
Jean-François Vadeboncoeur
Biotechnology and life sciences practice
Paul Armitage
Alex Gloor
Brian G. Kingwell
Anita Nador
John Norman, PhD
Lisa Thorne
Christopher C. Van Barr
Jennifer L. Wilkie
Jay Zakaïb
Cannabis law
Lewis Retik
Jason A. Saltzman
Peter E. Simeon
Charities/Non-profit law
Carole Chouinard
David P. Stevens
Class action litigation
Sandra Barton
David C. Bishop
Joëlle Boisvert
Paule Hamelin
Scott M. Kugler
Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Steven I. Sofer
Commercial leasing law
Joel Camley
Léa Couture-Thériault
Alexandre Forest
Stacey J. Handley
Julie Lanteigne
Susan D. Rosen
Laurie J. Sanderson
Darren J. Taylor
François Viau
Communications law
J. Scott Fletcher
Competition / Antitrust law
Ian Macdonald
Construction law
Merie-Anne E. Beavis
Ted Betts
Mark Ferbers
Louis-Pierre Grégoire
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
Kerry R. Powell, KC
Alexandre Sami
Corporate and commercial litigation
Serge Amar
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Sandra Barton
Scott W. Beattie
David C. Bishop
Joëlle Boisvert
Todd J. Burke
Pierre Champagne
Clifford I. Cole
Michael Crichton
Jennifer Danahy, CS
Charles Daviault
Jordan Diacur
John S. Doherty
Rodrigue Escayola
Rafael Ferraro
Louis A. Frapporti
Alison Gray
Ricki Johnston
Heather L. Jones
Billy Katelanos
Scott M. Kugler
Suzie Lanthier
Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
Marc Matras
Emily McCartney
Andrew W. McKenna
Martin L. Palleson
Guy Poitras
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Alexandre Sami
Kevin Sartorio
Bevin E. Shores
Steven I. Sofer
Paul J. Stein, KC
Sean M. Sullivan
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Jonathan Van Netten
Michael S.F. Watson
John G. Webster
Corporate governance practice
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Corporate law
Ted Betts
Todd G. Bissett
Stephen Cross
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Cynthia L. Elderkin
J. Scott Fletcher
Robert R. Hagerman
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
Karen E. Hennessey
Linda J. Hogg
Thomas K. Hunter
Rose M. Demelo Johnson
Derek S. Keay
A. Brent Kerr, KC
David B. Kierans
P. Jason Kroft
Andrew Lamb
Aubrey Lasky
Luc Lissoir
Pierre Lissoir
Lorraine Mastersmith
W. David Petras
Stephen A. Pike
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Frank Y. Sur
Marc A. Tremblay
Radhika Vaidyanathan
Wayne B. Warren
Steve R. Will
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Rafal Wrzesien
Defamation and media law
Richard G. Dearden
Derivatives law
P. Jason Kroft
Director and officer liability practice
David C. Bishop
Scott M. Kugler
Stephen A. Pike
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Education law
Mark Giavedoni
Employee benefits law
Daniel Hayhurst
Energy law
Adam Chamberlain
Nicolas Dubé
Paule Hamelin
John Hurley
P. Jason Kroft
Andrew Lamb
Ian A. Mondrow
Energy regulatory law
Ahab Abdel-Aziz
Adam Chamberlain
Paule Hamelin
John Hurley
Ian A. Mondrow
Entertainment law
Susan H. Abramovitch
Environmental law
Denis Blanchette
Jessica Boily
Adam Chamberlain
Jennifer Danahy, CS
Nicolas Dubé
Jennifer L. King
Natalie Mullins
Rodney V. Northey
Alexandra Sadvari
Maya Stano
Mark Youden
Equipment finance law
David B. Kierans
Expropriation law
John S. Doherty
David Sunday
Family law
Michael Rankin
FinTech practice
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc A. Tremblay
Franchise law
Joëlle Boisvert
Martin L. Palleson
Guy Poitras
Debi M. Sutin
Health care law
Adriana I. Cargnello
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Meredith E. Jones
Jessie Larter
Donna M. Mackenzie
Maureen Murphy
Robert Sheahan CS
Immigration law
Bill MacGregor
Information technology law
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith T. Desjardins
Viona M. Duncan
R. Nelson Godfrey
Alan James
Derek S. Keay
Brian Y. Lee
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc A. Tremblay
Insolvency and financial restructuring law
Geneviève Cloutier
David F.W. Cohen
Thomas Cumming
Alexandre Forest
Virginie Gauthier
Thomas Gertner
Mathieu Lévesque
Clifton P. Prophet
Jonathan B. Ross
Lorne W. Segal
François Viau
Insurance law
Mike Adlem
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Belinda Bain
David C. Bishop
Todd J. Burke
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Tanya A. Frizzell
Meredith E. Jones
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Francine Martel
Megan L. McMahon
Ryan Mullins
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Pasquale C. Peloso
Rachel B. Runge
Paul J. Stein, KC
Sean M. Sullivan
Jonathan Van Netten
John G. Webster
Jaime Wilson
Intellectual property law
Paul Armitage
Stuart Ash
Timothy C. Bailey PhD
Will Boyer
James H. Buchan
Shelagh Carnegie
Stéphane E. Caron
Michel A. Chartrand
Paula Clancy
Jeffrey Coles
Regina M. Corrigan
Monique M. Couture
Michael Crichton
Michelle Easton
Matthew Estabrooks
Douglas G.H. Fyfe
Sébastien Gardère
A. Kelly Gill
Alex Gloor
R. Nelson Godfrey
Doak Horne
Selena Kim
Brian G. Kingwell
Brian Y. Lee
Laurent Massam
Peter Milne
Jennifer Morton
Frank Mulock
Anita Nador
John Norman, PhD
Andrea Pitts
Marc Richard
Roch Ripley
Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel
Kevin Sartorio
Martha J. Savoy
Giovanna Spataro
Ryan Steeves
Reed W. Taubner
Lisa Thorne
Constance Too
Christopher C. Van Barr
D. Lynne Watt
Mark S. Wilke, PhD
Jennifer L. Wilkie
International arbitration
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
International trade and finance law
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
Labour and employment law
Christopher M. Andree
Tina Aswad
Andrew Bratt
Bettina Burgess
Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
Josée Gervais
P.A. Neena Gupta
Mark Josselyn
Khiam Nong
Marc Ouellet
John Peters
Pierre Pilote
Melanie Polowin
Melissa Roth
Elisa Scali
Michael James Schalke
Jordan M. Smith
Craig J. Stehr
Legal malpractice law
Scott W. Beattie
Leveraged buyouts and private equity law
Todd G. Bissett
Marc A. Tremblay
Rafal Wrzesien
Medical negligence
François Baril
Daniel Boivin
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Ruba El-Sayegh
Meredith E. Jones
Martin Lapner
Donna M. Mackenzie
Andrew W. McKenna
Megan L. McMahon
Maureen Murphy
Jeffrey G. Mutter
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Karen Pirie, KC
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan CS
Brooke F. Smith
Katie Stys
Chantal Tourigny
Corey Willard
Mergers & acquisitions law
Tara Amiri-Khaledi
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Todd G. Bissett
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Thomas K. Hunter
Zafar B. Jaffer
Rose M. Demelo Johnson
Brett A. Kagetsu
A. Brent Kerr, KC
Cyndi D. Laval
Luc Lissoir
Stuart M. Olley
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Jason A. Saltzman
Frank Y. Sur
Marc A. Tremblay
Steve R. Will
Andrew Wong
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Rafal Wrzesien
Mining law
Erik Goldsilver
Brett A. Kagetsu
Cyndi D. Laval
R. Ian Mitchell
Stuart M. Olley
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Jason A. Saltzman
France M. Tenaille
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Municipal law
Peter Gross
Michael S. Polowin
Natural resources law
François Dandonneau
Erik Goldsilver
John Hurley
Cyndi D. Laval
Jason A. Saltzman
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Oil & gas law
Ian A. Mondrow
Personal injury litigation
Belinda Bain
François Baril
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Tanya A. Frizzell
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Pasquale C. Peloso
Robert Sheahan CS
Paul J. Stein, KC
Jaime Wilson
Privacy and data security law
Paul Armitage
Brent J. Arnold
Antoine Guilmain
Christopher Oates
Private funds law
Robert Dorion
Daniel R. Hayhurst
Alan James
Edward Johnston
Gregory F. Peterson
Product liability law
David C. Bishop
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Domenic A. Crolla
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Guy Poitras
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Alexandre Sami
Paul J. Stein, KC
Professional malpractice law
François Baril
Scott W. Beattie
Todd J. Burke
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Adriana I. Cargnello
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Karen Hamway
Meredith E. Jones
Martin Lapner
Donna M. Mackenzie
Andrew W. McKenna
Maureen Murphy
Jodi Murray
Karen Pirie, KC
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan CS
Brooke F. Smith
Anne Tardif
Project finance law
Merie-Anne E. Beavis
David B. Kierans
P. Jason Kroft
Luc Lissoir
Mark Platteel
Lindsay J. Wong
Public procurement law
John Hurley
Luc Lissoir
Graham Ragan
Real estate law
Sylvia Adriano
Murray Braaten
Joel Camley
John S. Doherty
Mark Ferbers
Stacey J. Handley
Wayne A. Kerrick
Syll Kushner
Julie Lanteigne
Rosa Lupo
Michael S. Polowin
Susan D. Rosen
Laurie J. Sanderson
Darren J. Taylor
Securities law
Daniel M. Allen
V. Sean Gomes
Brett A. Kagetsu
Bryce Kraeker
Cyndi D. Laval
Luc Lissoir
Stuart M. Olley
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Tax law
Paul S. Carenza
Carole Chouinard
Brian E. Cohen
Laura Gheorghiu
Ash Gupta
Ben Hudson
A. Brent Kerr, KC
Daniel Lacelle
John A. Sorensen
David P. Stevens
Technology law
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith T. Desjardins
Thomas K. Hunter
Alan James
Derek S. Keay
Brian Y. Lee
Lorraine Mastersmith
W. David Petras
Roch Ripley
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Jason A. Saltzman
Marc A. Tremblay
Trusts and estates
Catherine Brayley
Douglas D. Buchmayer
Carole Chouinard
Brian E. Cohen
Robert R. Hagerman
Ben Hudson
Raman Johal
A. Brent Kerr, KC
David M. Lobl
Christine Perry
David P. Stevens
Venture capital law
Robert Dorion
Robert G.S. Hull
Marc A. Tremblay
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