Awards and recognition
Sixty-five Gowling WLG lawyers named Acritas Stars for 2020
Gowling WLG is pleased to announce that 65 professionals across four countries have been distinguished in the 2020 Acritas Stars list.
Now in its fifth year, Acritas Stars is a database of more than 10,000 leading lawyers in private practice. As part of its research, Acritas carries out an 18-month-long global survey called Sharplegal, in which nearly 4000 in-house counsel are asked to nominate a "stand-out lawyer" with whom they have worked. Nominees are distinguished for their expertise, commercial mindedness, response times and dedication to client service.
The following Gowling WLG professionals have been recognised in Acritas Stars for 2020:
Canada
Paul Armitage
Belinda Bain
Edward (Ted) G. Betts
Joëlle Boisvert
Duncan C. Boswell
Karyn Bradley
Maxwell Brunette
John E. Callaghan
Stéphane Caron
Will Cascadden
Brian Cohen
Daniel Cole
Regina M. Corrigan
David J. Corry, QC
Monique M. Couture
Harry Dahme
Keith Desjardins
Julie Desrochers
Robert Dorion
Michael Garellek
Dom Glavota
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
Peter Koch
Jennifer Koschinsky
Bryce Kraeker
Suzie Lanthier
John G. Leckie
Pierre Legault
Luc Lissoir
Mark A. McHughan
Stephen D. McKersie
Martin Mix
Frank Mulock
Christopher Oates
Stuart M. Olley
Pierre Pilote
Melanie Polowin
Brenda L. Pritchard
Canada (continued)
Roch J. Ripley
Lorne W. Segal
Usman M. Sheikh
James H. Smellie
Peter VanVliet Snell
Vladislav Ugryumov
Faran Umar-Khitab
Christopher C. Van Barr
Wendy J. Wagner
Alan West
Rafal Wrzesien
France
Frédéric Dereux
UAE
Jon Parker
UK
Patrick Arben
Anjali Bancroft
Stefania Bennett
Rob Bridgman
Jonathan Brufal
John Coldham
Nick Cunningham
Paul Feathers
David Lowe
Emma Pioli
Dan Smith
Kate Swaine
Andrew Thomas
Daniel Wood
The firm's IP team recently won - Russian Trademark Firm of the Year, UK Design Firm of the Year and Canadian Firm of the Year, as well as receiving two prestigious impact Case of The Year Awards, at the MIP EMEA and Americas Awards.