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

Individual rankings

The following Gowling WLG lawyers are ranked in the 2025 guide:

Aboriginal Law – Representation of Indigenous Peoples

Brian Crane, KC

Maya Stano

Paul Seaman

 

Advertising & Marketing

René Bissonnette

Daniel Cole

Julia Kappler

Christopher Oates

Lewis Retik

Melissa Tehrani

 

Banking & Finance

Christopher Alam

Matthew Mitchell

Kaila Scarrow

 

Business & Human Rights Law

Stephen Pike

 

Cannabis Law

Peter Simeon

 

Charities/Non-Profits

Carole Chouinard

David Stevens

 

Construction

Ted Betts

Brian Kapusianyk, KC

Tristan Neill

 

Corporate/Commercial (Alberta)

Zafar Jaffer

Frank Sur

 

Corporate/Commercial (British Columbia)

Linda Hogg

 

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

James Plotkin

 

Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)

Scott Kugler

 

Employment & Labour (Alberta)

Maxwell Brunette

 

Employment & Labour (Ontario)

Andrew Bratt

 

Employment & Labour (Québec)

Luc Deshaies

 

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Erik Goldsilver

France Tenaille

 

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: Development & Operations

Erik Goldsilver

 

Energy: Power (Regulatory)

Ahab Abdel-Aziz

Nicolas Dubé

Paule Hamelin

Ian Mondrow

 

Energy: Power (Transactional)

Ahab Abdel-Aziz

 

Environment

Adam Chamberlain

Rodney Northey

Mark Youden

 

Franchising

Debi Sutin

 

General Business Law (Northern Canada and Arctic)

Adam Chamberlain

 

Health Care: Contentious

Daniel Boivin

Adriana Cargnello

Domenic Crolla

Donald Dow

Donna MacKenzie

Robert Sheahan

 

Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory

Domenic Crolla

Maureen Murphy

 

Immigration

Bill MacGregor

Krista Schofer

 

Information Technology

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

 

Intellectual Property

Shelagh Carnegie

Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel

Selena Kim

 

Intellectual Property: Litigation

R. Nelson Godfrey

Laurent Massam

John Norman

Christopher Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

 

International Trade/WTO

Wendy Wagner

 

Investment Funds: Funds Formation

Alan James

 

Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)

David Bishop

Ricki Johnston

 

Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)

Sandra Barton

Sahil Shoor

 

Litigation: Product Liability

Jacqueline Armstrong-Gates

 

Media & Entertainment

Susan Abramovitch

 

Pensions & Benefits

Daniel Hayhurst

 

Privacy & Data Protection

Antoine Guilmain

 

Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

Nicolas Cayouette

Luc Lissoir

Mark Platteel

Natasha Rana

Lindsay Wong

 

Real Estate (British Columbia)

Murray Braaten

 

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)

Michael Polowin

 

Restructuring/Insolvency

David Cohen

Tom Cumming

Virginie Gauthier

Clifton Prophet

 

Retail

Melissa Tehrani

 

Tax

Paul Carenza

Laura Gheorghiu

Ash Gupta

 

Tax: Litigation

John Sorensen

 


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.