In the 2025 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 227 Gowling WLG lawyers earned 328 rankings across 52 practice areas. In addition, Gowling WLG was named a leading law firm in 29 practice areas with a total of 92 rankings across all its Canadian offices.

Individual rankings

 

Aboriginal Law

Denis Blanchette

Adam Chamberlain

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Marie-Christine Gagnon

John Hurley

Alex O'Reilly

Graham Ragan

Paul Seaman

Matthew Sherrard

Maya Stano

Robert Winogron

 

Advertising & Marketing Law

René Bissonnette

Daniel Cole

Laura Gomez

Lewis Retik

Melissa Tehrani

 

Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing

David B. Kierans

 

Asset Securitization

Jason Kroft

 

Banking & Financial Institutions

Christopher N. Alam

Elizabeth Burton

Kelby Carter

David F.W. Cohen

Sarah Crowe

Dom Glavota

Wayne A. Kerrick

David B. Kierans

Matthew E. Mitchell

Robert D. Muncaster

Thomas Subic

Matthijs van Gaalen

 

Charities/Not-For-Profit Law

Carole Chouinard

David P. Stevens

 

Class Actions

Sandra L. Barton

David C. Bishop

 

Commercial Arbitration

David C. Bishop

James Plotkin

 

Commodity Tax/Customs

Wendy J. Wagner

 

Computer & IT Law

A. Paul Armitage

Regina M. Corrigan

Stephen Cross

Roch Ripley

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

 

Construction Law

Ted Betts

David C. Bishop

Natasha Carew

Mark Crane

Alexandre Forest

Louis-Pierre Grégoire

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Sahil Shoor

 

Corporate Commercial Law

Peter Bouzalas

David A. Campbell

Robert Dorion

F. John Durdan

Myron B. Dzulynsky

Cynthia L. Elderkin

Tom K. Hunter

Bryce A. Kraeker

Jason Kroft

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. David Petras

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Jason A. Saltzman

Lorne W. Segal

Faran Umar-Khitab

Pam Vermeersch

 

Corporate Finance & Securities

Brett A. Kagetsu

Cyndi D. Laval

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Jason A. Saltzman

Peter E. Simeon

 

Corporate Mid-Market

Josh Almario

Tara Amiri-Khaledi

Naïm-Alexandre Antaki

Sacha Babic

Tiffany Lee Bianchi

Paul S. Carenza

Warren Cass

Peter Doelman

Robert Dorion

Viona M. Duncan

John Durdan

Myron B. Dzulynsky

Cynthia L. Elderkin

Deepak S. Gill

Erik Goldsilver

Garrett Hamel

Karen E. Hennessey

Marcus Hinkley

Linda J. Hogg

David W. Howell

Robert G.S. Hull

Tom K. Hunter

Brett A. Kagetsu

Derek S. Keay

Bryce A. Kraeker

Aubrey Lasky

Cyndi D. Laval

Luc Lissoir

Pierre Lissoir

Rosa Lupo

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

Stephen D. McKersie

Ian Mitchell

Stefan Nasswetter

Stuart M. Olley

Georgi Paskalev

Greg E. Peterson

W. David Petras

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Jason A. Saltzman

Daniel Scott

Lorne W. Segal

Peter E. Simeon

Duncan Snyder

Frank Y. Sur

Marc A. Tremblay

Faran Umar-Khitab

Radhika Vaidyanathan

Pam Vermeersch

Wayne B. Warren

Steve R. Will

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Rafal Wrzesien

 

Corporate Tax

Catherine A. Brayley

Paul S. Carenza

 

Data Protection & Privacy

Brent Arnold

Antoine Guilmain

Wendy J. Wagner

 

Derivative Instruments

Jason Kroft

 

Employment Law (Employer)

Andrew Bratt

Luc Deshaies

Josée Gervais

Neena P. Gupta

Mark Josselyn

 

Energy (Electricity)

Paule Hamelin

Paul H. Harricks

Ian A. Mondrow

 

Energy (Oil & Gas)

Ian A. Mondrow

 

Entertainment Law

Susan H. Abramovitch

 

Environmental Law

Jessica E.M. Boily

Adam Chamberlain

Jennifer Danahy

Nicolas Dubé

Michael Finley

Jennifer L. King

Natalie Mullins

Rodney V. Northey

Alex Sadvari

 

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Adam Chamberlain

Jennifer King

Jason Kroft

Stephen A. Pike

 

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)

David Lobl

 

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate & Tax Planning)

Brian E. Cohen

David P. Stevens

 

Franchise Law (Franchisor)

Debi M. Sutin

 

Immigration Law

William MacGregor

 

Infrastructure Law

Matthew Bernardo

Ted Betts

Myron B. Dzulynsky

Luc Lissoir

Mark Platteel

Natasha Rana

Lindsay J. Wong

 

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Financial Restructuring)

Geneviève Cloutier

David F.W. Cohen

Virginie Gauthier

Asim Iqbal

Haddon Murray

 

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Insolvency Litigation)

Rachid Benmokrane

Geneviève Cloutier

Haddon Murray

Clifton P. Prophet

E. Patrick Shea

François Viau

 

Intellectual Property

A. Paul Armitage

Stuart C. Ash

Timothy C. Bailey

Melissa Binns

Will Boyer

James H. Buchan

Shelagh Carnegie

Stéphane E. Caron

Paula Clancy

Daniel Cole

Jeffrey Coles

Regina M. Corrigan

Monique M. Couture

Michael Crichton

Douglas G.H. Fyfe

L.A. Kelly Gill

R. Nelson Godfrey

James Green

D. Doak Horne

Selena Kim

Brian G. Kingwell

Brian Y. Lee

James E. Longwell

Eric Macramalla

Peter Milne

Roch Ripley

Kevin Sartorio

Martha J. Savoy

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jayde Wood

Jay Zakaïb

 

International Trade Regulation

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

 

Labour Relations (Management)

Luc Deshaies

 

Life Sciences & Health

A. Paul Armitage

John Norman

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jennifer L. Wilkie

Jay Zakaïb

 

Litigation - Commercial Insurance

Michael D. Adlem

David C. Bishop

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Paul J. Stein, KC

 

Litigation - Corporate Commercial

Sandra L. Barton

Scott W. Beattie

David C. Bishop

Joëlle Boisvert

Todd J. Burke

Anne M. Tardif

Alyssa Tomkins

 

Litigation - Defamation & Media

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

 

Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability

David C. Bishop

 

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Will Boyer

Michael Crichton

L.A. Kelly Gill

Alex Gloor

R. Nelson Godfrey

John Norman

Marc Richard

Christopher C. Van Barr

 

Litigation - Product Liability

Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

David C. Bishop

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald Dow

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Steven I. Sofer

 

Litigation - Regulatory & Public Law

Brian A. Crane, KC

Alyssa Tomkins

 

Medical Negligence (Defendants)

François Baril

Daniel Boivin

Taryn Burnett, KC

Adriana I. Cargnello

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald Dow

Ruba El-Sayegh

Karen A. Hamway

Meredith E. Jones

Martin Lapner

Donna M. MacKenzie

Andrew W. McKenna

Megan L. McMahon

James Miller

Maureen L. Murphy

Jodi M. Murray

Jeffrey G. Mutter

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Karen J. Pirie, KC

Tim Ryan

Robert A. Sheahan

Brooke F. Smith

Katie Stys

Anne M. Tardif

Chantal Tourigny

Corey Willard

 

Mergers & Acquisitions

Robert Dorion

F. John Durdan

Tom K. Hunter

Sara Josselyn

Peter E. Simeon

Faran Umar-Khitab

Pam Vermeersch

 

Mining

Deepak S. Gill

Erik Goldsilver

Brett A. Kagetsu

Cyndi D. Laval

France M. Tenaille

 

Pensions & Employee Benefits (Employer)

Daniel R. Hayhurst

 

Personal Injury (Defendants)

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Paul J. Stein, KC

 

Professional Liability

François Baril

Daniel Boivin

Adriana I. Cargnello

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald Dow

Meredith E. Jones

Donna M. MacKenzie

Andrew W. McKenna

Maureen L. Murphy

Robert A. Sheahan

Anne M. Tardif

 

Project Finance

David B. Kierans

 

Property Development

Sylvia Adriano

John S. Doherty

Mark R. Giavedoni

Stacey J. Handley

Michael S. Polowin

David Sunday

 

Property Leasing

Joel Camley

Sarah Crowe

Graham H.H. Darling

Stacey J. Handley

Paulina Kam

Syll Kushner

Julie Lanteigne

Rosa Lupo

Manuel A. Martins

Christina Pawliszyn

Eric L. Presseau

Susan D. Rosen

Laurie J. Sanderson

Darren Taylor

François Viau

 

Technology Transactions

A. Paul Armitage

Derek S. Keay

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

 

Workplace Human Rights (Employer)

Neena P. Gupta



About the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Published annually since 1997, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory bases its results on an extensive peer survey process. It profiles leading practitioners across Canada in more than 60 practice areas, as well as leading law firms in more than 40 practice areas.


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