The 2023 edition of Best Lawyersin Canada has recognized 226 Gowling WLG lawyers, with a total of 414 rankings across 57 practice areas.

Law Firm of the Year

Gowling WLG was named the 2023 "Law Firm of the Year" for Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada. This is the second consecutive year that Best Lawyers® has awarded the firm the prestigious honour for its work in advertising and marketing law.

Lawyer of the Year

Eighteen Gowling WLG partners have been named "Lawyer of the Year." This recognition is given to those lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback rating in their region and practice area.

Calgary

David Bishop, Product Liability Law
Karen Pirie, QC, Medical Negligence & Professional Malpractice Law

Ottawa

Carole Chouinard, Tax Law
Stephen Cross, Information Technology Law
Louis-Pierre Grégoire, Construction Law
Mark Josselyn, Labour and Employment Law
Guy Régimbald, Administrative and Public Law & Appellate Practice
Robert Sheahan, Health Care Law & Medical Negligence
Christopher Van Barr, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Toronto

Adam Chamberlain, Environmental Law
Parna Sabet-Stephenson, FinTech Practice
France Tenaille, Mining Law

Vancouver

Paul Armitage, Technology Law
Roch Ripley, Intellectual Property Law
Lisa Thorne, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Waterloo Region

Jacqueline Armstrong Gates, Insurance Law
Kenneth Hanbidge, Banking and Finance Law
David Petras, Corporate Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Twenty-eight Gowling WLG professionals have been named "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch." 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

Emily McCartney, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Peter Morrison, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Jason Mullins, Corporate Law & Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Hamilton

Jordan Diacur, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Patrick Mc Ilhone, Real Estate Law

Montréal

Larisa Albu, Banking and Finance Law
Malya Amghar, Tax Law
Stefan Nasswetter, Corporate Law & Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Georgi Paskalev, Corporate Law & Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Ottawa

Kate Agyemang, Insurance Law
Alexander Camenzind, Intellectual Property Law
William Foster, Intellectual Property Law
François Guay-Racine, Health Care Law
Shawn Duguay, Family Law
Adam Heckman, Intellectual Property Law
Rebecca Johnston, Intellectual Property Law
Nathan Piché, Intellectual Property Law
Rebecca Porter, Health Care Law
Natalia Thawe, Intellectual Property Law
Jenny Thistle, Intellectual Property Law
Kaisha Thompson, Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice

Toronto

Warren Cass, Securities Law
Anna Chen, Trusts and Estates

Vancouver

Kennedy Bear Robe, Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice
Karoline Clarke, Real Estate Law
Charlene Joanes, Real Estate Law
Jonathan Lam, Labour and Employment Law
Brent Murphy, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Individual Rankings

The following lawyers earned listings in the 2023 guide:

Aboriginal (Indigenous) law

Denis Blanchette
Wally Braul
Adam Chamberlain
Jean-Sébastien Clément
Brian Crane, QC
François Dandonneau
Maxime Faille
John Hurley
Daniel Lacelle
Angeline Therrien-Lapointe

Administrative and public law

Brian Crane, QC
François Dandonneau
Mark Giavedoni
Graham Ragan
Guy Régimbald
Laura Stewart
Alyssa Tomkins
Wendy Wagner

Advertising and marketing law

Daniel Cole
Sébastien Gardère
Laura Gomez
Christopher Oates
Lewis Retik

Alternative dispute resolution

Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
Kenneth Warren, QC
Michael Watson
D. Lynne Watt

Appellate practice

Jeffrey Beedell
Brian Crane, QC
Guy Régimbald
Alyssa Tomkins

Asset-based lending practice

Frances Macklin
Robert Muncaster

Banking and finance law

Merie-Anne Beavis
Elizabeth Burton
David Cohen
Kenneth Hanbidge
Amanda Jackson
David Kierans
Matthew Mitchell
Robert Muncaster
Susan Rosen
Jean-François Vadeboncoeur
Lilly Wong

Bet-the-company litigation

Michael Bordin

Biotechnology law

Paul Armitage
Anthony Creber
Ronald Dimock
Brian Kingwell
Anita Nador
John Norman
Lisa Thorne
Christopher Van Barr

Cannabis law

Robert Hull
Lewis Retik
Jason Saltzman
Peter Simeon

Charities/Non-profit law

Carole Chouinard
David Stevens

Class action litigation

Sandra Barton
David Bishop
Joëlle Boisvert
John Callaghan
Peter Lukasiewicz
Steven Sofer
Mary Thomson

Commercial leasing law

Joel Camley
Stacey Handley
Susan Rosen
Laurie Sanderson
Darren Taylor
François Viau

Construction law

Ted Betts
Stephen Carter-Edwards
Louis-Pierre Grégoire
Faithe Holder
Brian Kapusianyk, QC
Gary Laviolette
Kerry Powell
Alexandre Sami

Corporate and commercial litigation

Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Sandra Barton
Scott Beattie
David Bishop
Joëlle Boisvert
Michael Bordin
Todd Burke
John Callaghan
Clifford Cole
Michael Crichton
Charles Daviault
John Doherty
Louis Frapporti
Alison Gray
Scott Jolliffe
Billy Katelanos
Scott Kugler
Peter Lukasiewicz
Martin Palleson
Guy Poitras
Malcolm Ruby
Kevin Sartorio
Steven Sofer
Paul Stein, QC
Sean Sullivan
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Jonathan Van Netten
Kenneth Warren, QC
Michael Watson

Corporate law

Jonathan Behar
Ted Betts
Todd Bissett
Stephen Cross
Keith Desjardins
Robert Dorion
Viona Duncan
Cynthia Elderkin
Chris Eustace
Scott Fletcher
Robert Hagerman
Kenneth Hanbidge
Thomas Hunter
Derek Keay
Brent Kerr, QC
David Kierans
Luc Lissoir
Pierre Lissoir
Lorraine Mastersmith
David Petras
Kathleen Ritchie
Lorne Rollheiser
Wayne Warren
Rafal Wrzesien

Defamation and media law

Mark Bantey
Richard Dearden
Wendy Wagner

Director and officer liability practice

David Bishop
Kenneth Warren, QC

Education law

Mark Giavedoni

Energy law

Adam Chamberlain
Paule Hamelin
John Hurley
Ian Mondrow
Lorne Rollheiser
James Smellie

Energy regulatory law

Adam Chamberlain
Paule Hamelin
John Hurley
Ian Mondrow
James Smellie

Entertainment law

Susan Abramovitch

Environmental law

Wally Braul
Adam Chamberlain
Harry Dahme
Jennifer Danahy
Jessica George
Jennifer King
Natalie Mullins
Rodney Northey

Equipment finance law

David Kierans

Expropriation law

Roberto Aburto
John Doherty

Family law

Philip Augustine
Carol Crawford

FinTech practice

Ian Palm
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Usman Sheikh

Franchise law

Joëlle Boisvert
Martin Palleson
Debi Sutin

Health care law

Domenic Crolla
Donald Dow
Meredith Jones
Donna MacKenzie
Maureen Murphy
Robert Sheahan
Laura Stewart
Mary Thomson

Immigration law

William (Bill) MacGregor

Information Technology law

Paul Armitage
Regina Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith Desjardins
Viona Duncan
Derek Keay
Brian Lee
Lorraine Mastersmith
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc Tremblay

Insolvency and financial restructuring law

Geneviève Cloutier
Thomas Cumming
Virginie Gauthier
Clifton Prophet
Jonathan Ross
François Viau

Insurance law

Mike Adlem
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Belinda Bain
David Bishop
Todd Burke
Taryn Burnett
Mark Charron
Tanya Frizzell
David Hendricks
Meredith Jones
Brian Kapusianyk, QC
Francine Martel
Megan McMahon
Philip Nykyforuk
Pasquale Peloso
Paul Stein, QC

Intellectual Property law

Paul Armitage
Timothy Bailey
James Buchan
Shelagh Carnegie
Paula Clancy
Stéphane Caron
Jeffrey Coles
Regina Corrigan
Monique Couture
Anthony Creber
Michael Crichton
Ronald Dimock
Michelle Easton
Matthew Estabrooks
Douglas Fyfe
Sébastien Gardère
Kelly Gill
Nelson Godfrey
Doak Horne
Scott Jolliffe
Selena Kim
Brian Kingwell
Brian Lee
Peter Milne
Frank Mulock
Anita Nador
Marc Richard
Roch Ripley
Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel
Kevin Sartorio
Martha Savoy
Ryan Steeves
Reed Taubner
Lisa Thorne
Constance Too
Christopher Van Barr
D. Lynne Watt
Jennifer Wilkie

International trade and finance law

Richard Dearden
Wendy Wagner

Labour and employment law

Christopher Andree
Andrew Bratt
Will Cascadden
Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
Josée Gervais
Neena Gupta
Mark Josselyn
John Peters
Pierre Pilote
Melanie Polowin
Melissa Roth
Elisa Scali
Michael Schalke
Jordan Smith
Craig Stehr

Legal malpractice law

Scott Beattie
Michael Bordin

Leveraged buyouts and private equity law

Todd Bissett
Thomas Hunter
Luc Lissoir
Marc Tremblay

Medical negligence

François Baril
Daniel Boivin
Taryn Burnett
Domenic Crolla
Donald Dow
Meredith Jones
Donna MacKenzie
Andrew McKenna
Megan McMahon
Jeffrey Mutter
Karen Pirie
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan
Laura Stewart
Katherine (Katie) Stys
Mary Thomson
Chantal Tourigny
Kenneth Warren, QC

Mergers & Acquisitions law

Jonathan Behar
Todd Bissett
Robert Dorion
Viona Duncan
Brett Kagetsu
Brent Kerr, QC
Cyndi Laval
Ian Palm
Kathleen Ritchie
Frank Sur
Marc Tremblay
Tina Woodside-Shaw
Rafal Wrzesien

Mining law

Eric Goldsilver
Cyndi Laval
Stuart Olley
Kathleen Ritchie
Jason Saltzman
France Tenaille
Tina Woodside-Shaw

Municipal law

Roberto Aburto
Peter Gross
Michael Polowin

Natural resources law

François Dandonneau
Eric Goldsilver
John Hurley
Cyndi Laval
Jason Saltzman
James Smellie
Tina Woodside-Shaw

Oil & gas law

Ian Mondrow
Lorne Rollheiser
James Smellie

Personal injury litigation

Belinda Bain
Mark Charron
Domenic Crolla
Donald Dow
Tanya Frizzell
Brian Kapusianyk, QC
Philip Nykyforuk
Pasquale Peloso
Bevin Shores
Paul Stein, QC
Mary Thomson

Privacy and data security law

Paul Armitage
Christopher Oates

Private funds law

Robert Dorion
Daniel Hayhurst
Luc Lissoir
Ian Palm
Greg Peterson

Product liability law

David Bishop
Domenic Crolla
Brian Kapusianyk, QC
Guy Poitras
Malcolm Ruby
Paul Stein, QC
Mary Thomson

Professional malpractice law

Scott Beattie
Michael Bordin
Todd Burke
Domenic Crolla
Donald Dow
Meredith Jones
Karen Pirie
Tim Ryan
Mary Thomson

Project finance law

Merie-Anne Beavis
Faithe Holder
David Kierans
Luc Lissoir

Public procurement law

Harry Dahme
John Hurley
Luc Lissoir
Phuong Ngo

Real estate law

Murray Braaten
John Doherty
Stacey Handley
Faithe Holder
Wayne Kerrick
Michael Polowin
Susan Rosen
Laurie Sanderson
Darren Taylor

Securities law

Daniel Allen
Robert Hull
Bryce Kraeker
Cyndi Laval
Ian Palm
Kathleen Ritchie
Jason Saltzman
Steven Sofer
Tina Woodside-Shaw

Tax law

Carole Chouinard
Brian Cohen
Ash Gupta
Daniel Lacelle
Stevan Novoselac
Christine Perry
John Sorensen
David Stevens

Technology law

Paul Armitage
Regina Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith Desjardins
Thomas Hunter
Derek Keay
Brian Lee
Ian Palm
David Petras
Roch Ripley
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc Tremblay

Trusts and estates

Douglas Buchmayer
Carole Chouinard
Brian Cohen
Rodrigue Escayola
Robert Hagerman
Raman Johal
David Lobl
David Stevens

Venture capital law

Robert Dorion
Marc Tremblay

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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.