Awards and recognition
Chambers Canada 2025 recognizes 80 Gowling WLG lawyers across 42 practice areas
In the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada, 80 Gowling WLG lawyers earned 85 rankings across 42 practice areas. The firm was also recommended as a leading law firm in 41 practice areas, highlighting its continued excellence in delivering legal solutions.
Firm rankings
Gowling WLG is recognized in the following practice areas:
Nationwide – Canada
Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Investment Funds: Fund Formation
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Alberta
Corporate/Commercial
Employment & Labour
Litigation: General Commercial
British Columbia
Northern Canada and Arctic
Ontario
Litigation: General Commercial
Québec
Employment & Labour
Individual rankings
The following Gowling WLG lawyers are ranked in the 2025 guide:
Aboriginal Law – Representation of Indigenous Peoples
Advertising & Marketing
Banking & Finance
Business & Human Rights Law
Cannabis Law
Charities/Non-Profits
Construction
Corporate/Commercial (Alberta)
Corporate/Commercial (British Columbia)
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
Employment & Labour (Alberta)
Employment & Labour (Ontario)
Employment & Labour (Québec)
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: Development & Operations
Energy: Power (Regulatory)
Energy: Power (Transactional)
Environment
Franchising
General Business Law (Northern Canada and Arctic)
Health Care: Contentious
Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory
Immigration
Information Technology
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Litigation
International Trade/WTO
Investment Funds: Funds Formation
Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
Litigation: Product Liability
Media & Entertainment
Pensions & Benefits
Privacy & Data Protection
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
Real Estate (British Columbia)
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
Restructuring/Insolvency
Retail
Tax
Tax: Litigation
About Chambers Canada
Widely regarded as one of Canada's preeminent rankings publications, Chambers Canada identifies the top lawyers and law firms in more than 40 categories. The rankings are based upon an in-depth research process that, among other things, encompasses interviews with clients and peers.
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.