Awards and recognition
Published02 May 2019
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 223 Gowling WLG lawyers
In the 2019 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 223 Gowling WLG professionals received 357 rankings across 47 practice areas.
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.
Firm Rankings
Gowling WLG was named a leading law firm in 26 practice areas with a total of 70 rankings across all the Canadian offices. To view the ranked practice areas by city, open the lists below.
Individual Rankings
The following Gowling WLG professionals are listed in the 2019 directory:
- Advertising & Marketing Law
Daniel Cole
Brian R. Fraser
John G. Leckie
Brenda L. Pritchard
Lewis Retik
André Rivest
Susan Vogt
- Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
Guy David
David B. Kierans
- Banking & Financial Institutions
Christopher N. Alam
Merie-Anne Beavis
Elizabeth Burton
David F.W. Cohen
Sarah Crowe
Graham H. H. Darling
Guy David
Dom Glavota
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
Amanda Jackson
Wayne A. Kerrick
Rosa Lupo
Manuel A. Martins
Terry T. Moffatt
Leigh Ann Sheather
Mark D. Tamminga
Derrick C. Tay
Derek Winnett
Lilly A. Wong
- Biotechnology
Paul Armitage
Anthony G. Creber
Hélène D'Iorio
Brian G. Kingwell
Anita Nador
John Norman
Patrick Stewart Smith
Christopher C. Van Barr
- Charities/Not-For-Profit Law
David P. Stevens
- Class Actions
David C. Bishop
Mary M. Thomson
- Commercial Arbitration
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
- Computer & IT Law
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith Desjardins
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
- Construction Law
Neil S. Abbott
Ted Betts
Darryl J. Brown
Ross F. Earnshaw
Louis-Pierre Grégoire
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC
J. Barrie Marshall
- Corporate Commercial Law
Stephen Cross
D.E. Gordon Cudney
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
Cynthia L. Elderkin
Peter D. Fairey, QC
J. Scott Fletcher
Sean Gomes
Paul H. Harricks
Karen E. Hennessey
Thomas K. Hunter
Derek S. Keay
W. Ian Palm
W. David Petras
Lorne W. Segal
Pam Vermeersch
Wayne B. Warren
- Corporate Finance & Securities
Guy David
Robert Dorion
F. John Durdan
Sean Gomes
Brett A. Kagetsu
Bryce A. Kraeker
Cyndi D. Laval
Lorraine Mastersmith
- Corporate Mid-Market
Daniel M. Allen
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Nurhan Aycan
Jonathan Behar
Karyn Bradley
Paul Carenza
Gordon Chmilar
Irene Choe
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Myron B. Dzulynsky
Cynthia L. Elderkin
Peter D. Fairey, QC
Filomena Frisina
Michael Garellek
Kenneth W. Hanbidge
Paul H. Harricks
Henry A. Harris
Karen E. Hennessey
Michael Herman
Robert G.S. Hull
Tom K. Hunter
Brett A. Kagetsu
Derek Keay
Peter Koch
Bryce A. Kraeker
Aubrey Lasky
Cyndi D. Laval
Luc Lissoir
Pierre Lissoir
Rosa Lupo
Manuel A. Martins
Lorraine Mastersmith
Stephen D. McKersie
R. Ian Mitchell
Martin Mix
Maxine Mongeon
Stuart M. Olley
W. Ian Palm
Greg Peterson
W. David Petras
Stephen A. Pike
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Jason A. Saltzman
Lorne W. Segal
Greg P. Shannon, QC
Denis Silva
Peter Simeon
Frank Y. Sur
Faran Umar-Khitab
Pam Vermeersch
Wayne B. Warren
Steve R. Will
Tina M. Woodside
- Employment Law (Employer)
Christopher M. Andree
David J. Corry, QC
P.A. Neena Gupta
Mark Josselyn
Melanie Polowin
- Energy (Electricity)
Adam Chamberlain
Guy David
Paul H. Harricks
Ian A. Mondrow
James H. Smellie
- Energy (Oil & Gas)
Ian A. Mondrow
James H. Smellie
- Entertainment Law
Susan H. Abramovitch
- Environmental Law
Wally Braul
Adam Chamberlain
Harry Dahme
Jennifer Danahy
Mark L. Madras
Natalie Mullins
Rodney Northey
- Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate & Tax Planning)
Douglas D. Buchmayer
Carole Chouinard
Sandra R. Stephenson
David P. Stevens
- Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)
Brian E. Cohen
David M. Lobl
Archie Rabinowitz
- Family Law
Carol A. Crawford
- Financial Institutions Regulation - Ontario
Filomena Frisina
- Franchise Law (Franchisor)
Peter Vanvliet Snell
Debi M. Sutin
- Immigration Law
Bill MacGregor
- Indigenous Law
Denis Blanchette
Jeremy Bouchard
Wally Braul
Adam Chamberlain
Jean-Sébastien Clément
Brian A. Crane, QC
François Dandonneau
Maxime Faille
John Hurley
Jaimie Lickers
Guy Régimbald
Paul Seaman
Matthew Sherrard
Scott A. Smith
Robert Winogron
- Infrastructure Law
Merie-Anne E. Beavis
Ted Betts
Darryl J. Brown
Irene Choe
Guy David
Paul H. Harricks
Faithe H. Holder
Robert G.S. Hull
Luc Lissoir
Phuong Ngo
- Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Financial Restructuring)
Colin D. Brousson
David F.W. Cohen
Tom Cumming
Lorne W. Segal
Derrick Tay
- Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Insolvency Litigation)
Patrice Benoit
Clifton P. Prophet
E. Patrick Shea
- Intellectual Property
Timothy C. Bailey
James H. Buchan
Shelagh Carnegie
Stéphane E. Caron
Peter W. Choe
Regina M. Corrigan
Monique M. Couture
Anthony G. Creber
Michael Crichton
Stephen Ferance
Douglas G.H. Fyfe
Kelly Gill
Neil W. Henderson
Doak Horne
Scott Jolliffe
Selena Kim
Brian G. Kingwell
Brian Y. Lee
James E. Longwell
Robert A. MacDonald
Eric Macramalla
Peter Milne
Frank Mulock
Christopher J. Pibus
Alex S. Ross
Kevin Sartorio
Martha J. Savoy
Patrick Stewart Smith
Connie Too
Christopher C. Van Barr
Jennifer L. Wilkie
- International Trade Regulation
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
- Labour Relations (Management)
Luc Deshaies
- Litigation - Commercial Insurance
David C. Bishop
Louis A. Frapporti
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC
- Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Sandra Barton
David C. Bishop
Joëlle Boisvert
Todd J. Burke
John E. Callaghan
Ross F. Earnshaw
John F. Evans, QC
Louis A. Frapporti
Scott Kugler
Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Leigh Ann Sheather
Sean M. Sullivan
Kenneth J. Warren, QC
D. Lynne Watt
- Litigation - Corporate Tax
John Sorensen
- Litigation - Defamation & Media
Mark Bantey
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
- Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability
David C. Bishop
John F. Evans, QC
Kenneth J. Warren, QC
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
Anthony G. Creber
Michael Crichton
Scott Foster
Kelly Gill
Doak Horne
Scott Jolliffe
Robert A. MacDonald
Kevin Sartorio
Christopher C. Van Barr
- Litigation - Product Liability
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
David C. Bishop
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald Dow
John F. Evans, QC
Louis A. Frapporti
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC
James S. Peacock, QC
Mary M. Thomson
- Litigation - Public Law
Brian A. Crane, QC
- Medical Negligence (Defendants)
François Baril
Daniel Boivin
Wayne Brynaert
Taryn C. Burnett
Adriana I. Cargnello
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald Dow
Kristian A. Duff
Alison Gray
Donna M. MacKenzie
Megan L. McMahon
James S. Peacock QC
Karen Pirie
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan
Laura B. Stewart
Kenneth J. Warren, QC
- Mergers & Acquisitions
F. John Durdan
Paul H. Harricks
Karen E. Hennessey
Thomas K. Hunter
Derek S. Keay
Bryce A. Kraeker
W. Ian Palm
W. David Petras
Lorne W. Segal
- Mining
Gordon Chmilar
Brett A. Kagetsu
Cyndi D. Laval
Tina M. Woodside
- Personal Injury (Defendents)
Brian G. Kapusianyk, QC
Philip W. Nykyforuk
- Private Equity
Bryce A. Kraeker
W. Ian Palm
- Professional Liability
Michael Bordin
Todd J. Burke
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald Dow
Ross F. Earnshaw
John F. Evans, QC
- Project Finance
Merie-Anne Beavis
Darryl J. Brown
Guy David
Paul H. Harricks
David B. Kierans
- Property Development
Roberto Aburto
Darryl J. Brown
Sarah Crowe
John S. Doherty
Wayne A. Kerrick
Rosa Lupo
Michael S. Polowin
- Property Leasing
Joel Camley
Sarah Crowe
Graham H. H. Darling
Julie Desrochers
Stacey J. Handley
Syll Kushner
Rosa Lupo
Manuel A. Martins
Mark A. McHughan
Susan D. Rosen
Laurie J. Sanderson
- Technology Transactions
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith Desjardins
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Sean Gomes
Tom K. Hunter
Alan James
Derek S. Keay
W. Ian Palm
W. David Petras
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Jason A. Saltzman
- Workplace Human Rights (Employer)
Christopher M. Andree
Will Cascadden
David J. Corry, QC
P.A. Neena Gupta