Gowlings professionals earned 40 rankings across 18 areas of law in the 2015 edition of Chambers Global, one of the world's foremost guides to legal talent. In addition, Gowlings is recognized as a top-tier firm in 12 practice areas.
Chambers' guides have been a trusted reference for in-house counsel and executives seeking to identify the world's top lawyers and firms for over 20 years. Rankings in Chambers Global are the result of extensive peer and client interviews in which a range of key qualities are assessed, including technical legal ability, client service, professional conduct, commitment and diligence.
In Canada, Chambers recognized Gowlings as a leading firm in the areas of Aboriginal Law, Dispute Resolution: Ontario, Employment & Labour, Energy: Power, Environment, Intellectual Property, International Trade/WTO, Public Procurement, Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency and Tax.
In Russia, Chambers identified Gowlings' Moscow office - which specializes in intellectual property law - as a top firm in the Intellectual Property category. Five Moscow professionals were also identified as leading IP practitioners.
Gowlings' London office earned acclaim for its capital markets expertise in Chambers UK 2015, a separate annual guide covering leading firms and lawyers across the United Kingdom.
The following 39 Gowlings professionals are included in the 2015 edition of Chambers Global:
Aboriginal Law
Brian A. Crane, QC
Maxime Faille
Competition/Antitrust
Mark Nicholson
Construction
Kerry R. Powell
Dispute Resolution: Alberta
David C. Bishop
Dispute Resolution: British Columbia
Shayne P. Strukoff
Dispute Resolution: Ontario
Robert L. Armstrong
John E. Callaghan
Steven I. Sofer
Energy: Mining (Foreign expert)
France Tenaille
Energy: Power (Regulatory)
David J. McFadden, QC
Ian A. Mondrow
James H. Smellie
Environment
Harry Dahme
David Estrin
Mark L. Madras
Intellectual Property (Canada)
Robert A. MacDonald
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Anthony G. Creber
Christopher C. Van Barr
Intellectual Property (Russia)
Alexander Christophoroff
Marina I. Drel
Anastassia Sinitsyna
Julianna Tabastajewa
Vladislav Ugryumov
International Trade/WTO
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
Projects: Mining (Leading Canadian Firms)
France Tenaille
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
Darryl J. Brown
Public Procurement
Phuong T.V. Ngo
Real Estate
Frances K. Macklin
Mark A. McHughan
Laurent Roy
Laurie J. Sanderson
Restructuring/Insolvency
Colin D. Brousson
David F.W. Cohen
Alex MacFarlane
John I. McLean
Clifton P. Prophet
Jennifer Stam
Derrick Tay