Awards and recognition
Chambers Canada 2022 recognizes Gowling WLG with 49 individual and 31 practice area rankings
Chambers Canada has once again distinguished Gowling WLG and its practitioners among Canada's "leading" providers of legal solutions. In the 2022 edition, a total of 47 lawyers earned 49 rankings across 28 practice areas. Alongside the individual rankings, Gowling WLG was also "recommended as a leading law firm" in 31 practice areas.
Firm Rankings
Gowling WLG is recognized in the following practice areas:
Nationwide – Canada
- Aboriginal Law – Representation of Indigenous Peoples
- Advertising & Marketing
- Charities/Non-Profits
- Energy: Power
- Environment
- Franchising
- Immigration
- Information Technology
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Life Sciences
- Health Care: Contentious
- Media & Entertainment
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
- Public Procurement
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Tax
- Transportation: Aviation
- White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Alberta
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Employment & Labour
- Litigation: General Commercial
British Columbia
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded
Northern Canada and Arctic
Ontario
- Employment & Labour
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Individual Rankings
The following Gowling WLG lawyers are ranked in the 2022 guide:
Aboriginal Law – Representation of Indigenous Peoples
Brian Crane, QC
Maxime Faille
Advertising & Marketing
René Bissonnette
Daniel Cole
Brian Fraser (retired)
Lewis Retik
Charities/Non-Profits
David Stevens
Construction
Ted Betts
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
Scott Kugler
Employment & Labour (Alberta)
Will Cascadden
Employment & Labour (Ontario)
Andrew Bratt
Energy: Power (Regulatory)
Ian Mondrow
Environment
Adam Chamberlain
Harry Dahme
Rod Northey
Franchising
Debi Sutin
General Business Law (Northern Canada and Arctic)
Adam Chamberlain
Health Care: Contentious
François Baril
Domenic Crolla
Donald Dow
Donna MacKenzie
Robert Sheahan
Immigration
Bill MacGregor
Krista Schofer
Information Technology
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Filomena Frisina
Intellectual Property
Shelagh Carnegie
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Anthony Creber
Ronald Dimock
Christopher Van Barr
Jay Zakaïb
International Trade/WTO
Wendy Wagner
Investment Funds: Funds Formation
Alan James
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Anthony Creber
John Norman
Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
David Bishop
Kenneth Warren
Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
John Callaghan
Media & Entertainment
Susan Abramovitch
Pensions & Benefits
Daniel Hayhurst
Public Procurement
Phuong Ngo
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
Michael Polowin
Restructuring/Insolvency
David Cohen
Tom Cumming
Virginie Gauthier
Clifton Prophet
Tax
Ash Gupta
Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Guy David
White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Glen Jennings
Gowling WLG was also shortlisted in the "Healthcare Law Firm of the Year" and "Insurance Law Firm of the Year" categories at the Chambers Canada Awards 2021.
About Chambers Canada
Widely regarded as one of Canada's pre-eminent rankings publications, Chambers Canada identifies the top lawyers and law firms in more than 40 categories. The rankings are based upon an in-depth research process that, among other things, encompasses interviews with clients and peers.
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.