Awards and recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025™ recognizes 287 Gowling WLG lawyers
The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ has recognized 287 Gowling WLG lawyers, with a total of 519 rankings across 63 practice areas.
Lawyer of the Year
Fourteen Gowling WLG partners have received the Best Lawyers® 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" award. This recognition is given to those lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback rating in their region and practice area.
Calgary
David C. Bishop, Director and Officer Liability Practice
Karen Pirie, Medical Negligence
Montréal
Jean-Sébastien Clément, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
François Dandonneau, Natural Resources Law
Ottawa
Todd J. Burke, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Domenic A. Crolla, Medical Negligence
Stephen Cross, Information Technology Law
Laura E. Gomez, Advertising and Marketing Law
Louis-Pierre Grégoire, Construction Law
Robert Sheahan CS, Health Care Law
Christopher C. Van Barr, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Toronto
Daniel Cole, Advertising and Marketing Law
Vancouver
Paul Armitage, Information Technology Law
Waterloo Region
Kenneth W. Hanbidge, Banking and Finance Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™
Sixty-one Gowling WLG professionals have been recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada. 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
Reagan Chornoboy, Banking and Finance Law
Chris Dennehy, Banking and Finance Law
Madyson Dietrich, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Arielle Fewer, Securities Law
Miranda (Sinclair) Glazier, Labour and Employment Law
Peter D. Morrison, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Jason Mullins, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Theresa Nolan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tom Richards, Labour and Employment Law
Arielle Sie-Mah, Labour and Employment Law
Montréal
Frédéric Bolduc, Labour and Employment Law
Patrick Cajvan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Maxime Champagne, Construction Law
Anissa Chekir, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Gabriel D'Addona, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Valerie Di Lena, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Julie Djiezion, Banking and Finance Law
Nayla El Zir, Privacy and Data Security Law
Alexandre Farag, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Cédric Marsan-Lafond, Labour and Employment Law
Georgi Paskalev, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mathieu Santos-Bouffard, Corporate Law
Joey Suri, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law
Antoine Van Audenrode, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Laurianne Walker-Hanley, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Ottawa
Darren Blimkie, Health Care Law
Emily Bradley, Medical Negligence
Alexander Camenzind, Intellectual Property Law
Vanessa Carroll, Health Care Law
Stephanie Doucet, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Shawn Duguay, Family Law
Alyssa Flaherty-Spence, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
François Guay-Racine, Health Care Law
Jenny Hepditch, Intellectual Property Law
Rebecca Johnston, Intellectual Property Law
Nathan Piché, Intellectual Property Law
James Plotkin, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration
Rebecca Porter, Health Care Law
Sara Power, Health Care Law
Jennifer Therrien, Insurance Law
Toronto
Warren Cass, Securities Law
Jasleen Chahal, Intellectual Property Law
Anna Chen, Trusts and Estates
Kira Domratchev, Trusts and Estates
Heather Fisher, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
William Foster, Intellectual Property Law
Jessica George, Corporate Law
Liane Langstaff, Environmental Law
Alycia Riley, Labour and Employment Law
Josh Rosen, Corporate Law, Securities Law
Kirsty Strong, Real Estate Law
Natalia Thawe, Intellectual Property Law
Vancouver
Keith Brown, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Karoline Clarke, Real Estate Law
Charlene R. Joanes, Real Estate Law
Jonathan J. Lam, Labour and Employment Law
Jessica Ma, Real Estate Law
Jayde Wood, Intellectual Property Law
Anita Yuk, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law
Waterloo Region
Gwenyth Stadig, Charities / Non-Profit Law
Individual Rankings
The following lawyers earned listings in the 2025 guide:
Aboriginal law / Indigenous practice
Administrative and public law
Advertising and marketing law
Alternative dispute resolution
Joëlle Boisvert
Appellate practice
Asset-based lending practice
David B. Kierans
Robert Muncaster
Banking and finance law
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
David B. Kierans
Robert Muncaster
Biotechnology and life sciences practice
Anita Nador
Cannabis law
Charities/Non-profit law
Class action litigation
Joëlle Boisvert
Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Commercial leasing law
Léa Couture-Thériault
Laurie J. Sanderson
Communications law
Competition / Antitrust law
Construction law
Merie-Anne E. Beavis
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
Kerry R. Powell, KC
Corporate and commercial litigation
Joëlle Boisvert
Rodrigue Escayola
Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
Marc Matras
Corporate governance practice
Corporate law
Todd G. Bissett
Robert R. Hagerman
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
David B. Kierans
Radhika Vaidyanathan
Wayne B. Warren
Defamation and media law
Derivatives law
Director and officer liability practice
Education law
Employee benefits law
Daniel Hayhurst
Energy law
Energy regulatory law
Entertainment law
Environmental law
Equipment finance law
David B. Kierans
Expropriation law
Family law
FinTech practice
Franchise law
Joëlle Boisvert
Debi M. Sutin
Health care law
Immigration law
Information technology law
Insolvency and financial restructuring law
Insurance law
Mike Adlem
Tanya A. Frizzell
Ryan Mullins
Pasquale C. Peloso
Rachel B. Runge
Jaime Wilson
Intellectual property law
Anita Nador
D. Lynne Watt
International arbitration
International trade and finance law
Labour and employment law
Khiam Nong
Marc Ouellet
Michael James Schalke
Legal malpractice law
Leveraged buyouts and private equity law
Todd G. Bissett
Medical negligence
Mergers & acquisitions law
Todd G. Bissett
Mining law
Erik Goldsilver
Municipal law
Natural resources law
Erik Goldsilver
Cyndi D. Laval
Oil & gas law
Personal injury litigation
Tanya A. Frizzell
Pasquale C. Peloso
Jaime Wilson
Privacy and data security law
Brent J. Arnold
Private funds law
Daniel R. Hayhurst
Product liability law
Professional malpractice law
Project finance law
Merie-Anne E. Beavis
David B. Kierans
Public procurement law
Real estate law
Laurie J. Sanderson
Securities law
Daniel M. Allen
Tax law
Ben Hudson
Daniel Lacelle
John A. Sorensen
Technology law
Trusts and estates
Catherine Brayley
Robert R. Hagerman
Ben Hudson
Christine Perry
Venture capital law
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is an international series of guides that publishes annual listings of the leading lawyers in over 70 countries. Recognition is based entirely on an extensive peer-review process, with lawyers rating the professional abilities of colleagues within their area of practice.
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.
