The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada has recognized 243 Gowling WLG lawyers, with a total of 429 rankings across 58 practice areas.

Law Firm of the Year

Gowling WLG was named the Best Lawyers® 2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Canada for Advertising and Marketing Law. This is the third consecutive year that Best Lawyers has awarded the firm the prestigious honour for its work in advertising and marketing law.

Lawyer of the Year

Ten Gowling WLG partners have received the Best Lawyers® 2024 "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

Regina M. Corrigan, Intellectual Property Law

Darren J. Taylor, Commercial Leasing Law

Hamilton

Amanda Jackson, Banking and Finance Law

Ottawa

Brian A. Crane, KC, Appellate Practice

Domenic A. Crolla, Health Care Law, Professional Malpractice Law"

Derek S. Keay, Information Technology Law

Donna M. Mackenzie, Medical Negligence

Vancouver

Brian G. Kingwell, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Waterloo Region

Thomas K. Hunter, Corporate Law

Viona M. Duncan, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada

Forty-two Gowling WLG professionals have been recognized in the 2024 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

Madyson Dietrich, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Peter D. Morrison, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Jason Mullins, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Arielle Sie-Mah, Labour and Employment Law

Miranda Sinclair, Labour and Employment Law

Hamilton

Jordan Diacur, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Patrick Mc Ilhone, Real Estate Law

Montréal

Malya Amghar, Tax Law

Rosalie Munger, Banking and Finance Law

Georgi Paskalev, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Joey Suri, Project Finance Law

Ottawa

Phedely Ariste, Health Care Law

Darren Blimkie, Health Care Law

Alexander Camenzind, Intellectual Property Law

Vanessa Carroll, Health Care Law

Stephanie Doucet, Insurance Law

Shawn Duguay, Family Law

William S. Foster, Intellectual Property Law

François Guay-Racine, Health Care Law

Adam Heckman, 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

Natalia Thawe, Intellectual Property Law

Jennifer Therrien, Insurance Law

Jenny Thistle, Intellectual Property Law

Toronto

Warren Cass, Securities Law

Jasleen Chahal, Intellectual Property Law

Anna Chen, Trusts and Estates

Cindy Kou, Construction Law

Harvey Lim, Intellectual Property Law

Alycia Riley, Labour and Employment Law

Josh Rosen, Corporate Law

Vancouver

Aaron Christoff, Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

Karoline Clarke, Real Estate Law

Kristen L. Cruise, Labour and Employment Law

Charlene R. Joanes, Real Estate Law

Jonathan J. Lam, Labour and Employment Law

Anita Yuk, Corporate Law

Waterloo Region

Tushar Anandasagar, Labour and Employment Law

Individual Rankings

The following lawyers earned listings in the 2024 guide:

Aboriginal law / Indigenous practice

Denis Blanchette

Adam Chamberlain

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Maxime Faille

Robert Freedman

John Hurley

Alex O'Reilly

Maya Stano

Angeline Therrien-Lapointe

Administrative and public law

Denis Blanchette

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Mark Giavedoni

Karen Hamway

Graham Ragan

Laura B. Stewart

Alyssa Tomkins

Wendy J. Wagner

Advertising and marketing law

Daniel Cole

Sébastien Gardère

Laura E. Gomez

Christopher Oates

Lewis Retik

Alternative dispute resolution

Joëlle Boisvert

Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Michael S.F. Watson

Appellate practice

Jeffrey W. Beedell

Brian A. Crane, KC

Alyssa Tomkins

Asset-based lending practice

David B. Kierans

Robert Muncaster

Jean-François Vadeboncoeur

Banking and finance law

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

Elizabeth Burton

David F.W. Cohen

Kenneth W. Hanbidge

Amanda Jackson

David B. Kierans

Mathieu Lévesque

Matthew E. Mitchell

Robert Muncaster

Susan D. Rosen

Jean-François Vadeboncoeur

Lilly A. Wong

Biotechnology and life sciences practice

Paul Armitage

Brian G. Kingwell

Anita Nador

John Norman, PhD

Lisa Thorne

Christopher C. Van Barr

Cannabis law

Lewis Retik

Jason A. Saltzman

Peter E. Simeon

Charities/Non-profit law

Carole Chouinard

David P. Stevens

Class action litigation

Sandra Barton

David C. Bishop

Joëlle Boisvert

Paule Hamelin

Scott M. Kugler

Peter J. Lukasiewicz

Malcolm N.A. Ruby

Steven I. Sofer

Commercial leasing law

Joel Camley

Alexandre Forest

Stacey J. Handley

Julie Lanteigne

Susan D. Rosen

Laurie J. Sanderson

Darren J. Taylor

François Viau

Construction law

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

Ted Betts

Stephen Carter-Edwards

Louis-Pierre Grégoire

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC

Mary-Pier Marcheterre

Kerry R. Powell, KC

Alexandre Sami

Corporate and commercial litigation

Jacqueline Armstrong Gates

Sandra Barton

Scott W. Beattie

David C. Bishop

Joëlle Boisvert

Todd J. Burke

Pierre Champagne

Clifford I. Cole

Michael Crichton

Charles Daviault

John S. Doherty

Rodrigue Escayola

Louis A. Frapporti

Alison Gray

R. Scott Jolliffe

Heather L. Jones

Billy Katelanos

Scott M. Kugler

Peter J. Lukasiewicz

Mary-Pier Marcheterre

Andrew W. McKenna

Martin L. Palleson

Guy Poitras

Malcolm N.A. Ruby

Alexandre Sami

Kevin Sartorio

Bevin E. Shores

Steven I. Sofer

Paul J. Stein, KC

Sean M. Sullivan

Anne Tardif

Alyssa Tomkins

Jonathan Van Netten

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Michael S.F. Watson

John G. Webster

Corporate governance practice

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Corporate law

Todd G. Bissett

Stephen Cross

Robert Dorion

Viona M. Duncan

Cynthia L. Elderkin

J. Scott Fletcher

Robert R. Hagerman

Karen E. Hennessey

Linda J. Hogg

Thomas K. Hunter

Derek S. Keay

A. Brent Kerr, KC

David B. Kierans

Luc Lissoir

Pierre Lissoir

Lorraine Mastersmith

W. David Petras

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Marc A. Tremblay

Wayne B. Warren

Steve R. Will

Rafal Wrzesien

Defamation and media law

Richard G. Dearden

Director and officer liability practice

David C. Bishop

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Education law

Mark Giavedoni

Employee benefits law

Daniel Hayhurst

Energy law

Adam Chamberlain

Nicolas Dubé

Paule Hamelin

John Hurley

Ian A. Mondrow

Energy regulatory law

Ahab Abdel-Aziz

Adam Chamberlain

Paule Hamelin

John Hurley

Ian A. Mondrow

Entertainment law

Susan H. Abramovitch

Environmental law

Denis Blanchette

Jessica Boily

Adam Chamberlain

Jennifer Danahy, CS

Nicolas Dubé

Jennifer L. King

Natalie Mullins

Rodney V. Northey

Equipment finance law

David B. Kierans

Expropriation law

Roberto Aburto

John S. Doherty

Family law

Philip W. Augustine

Carol A. Crawford

FinTech practice

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Franchise law

Joëlle Boisvert

Martin L. Palleson

Debi M. Sutin

Health care law

Adriana I. Cargnello

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald J. Dow

Meredith E. Jones

Donna M. Mackenzie

Maureen Murphy

Robert Sheahan CS

Laura B. Stewart

Immigration law

William R. MacGregor

Information technology law

Naïm Alexandre Antaki

Paul Armitage

Regina M. Corrigan

Stephen Cross

Keith T. Desjardins

Viona M. Duncan

Alan G. James

Derek S. Keay

Brian Y. Lee

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Insolvency and financial restructuring law

Geneviève Cloutier

David F.W. Cohen

Thomas Cumming

Alexandre Forest

Virginie Gauthier

Mia Laister Peck

Mathieu Lévesque

Clifton P. Prophet

Jonathan B. Ross

François Viau

Lilly A. Wong

Insurance law

Mike Adlem

Jacqueline Armstrong Gates

Belinda Bain

David C. Bishop

Todd J. Burke

Taryn C. Burnett, KC

Mark O. Charron

Tanya A. Frizzell

Meredith E. Jones

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC

Francine Martel

Megan L. McMahon

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Pasquale C. Peloso

Paul J. Stein, KC

Sean M. Sullivan

Jonathan Van Netten

John G. Webster

Jaime Wilson

Intellectual property law

Paul Armitage

Stuart Ash

Timothy C. Bailey PhD

James H. Buchan

Shelagh Carnegie

Stéphane E. Caron

Michel A. Chartrand

Paula Clancy

Jeffrey Coles

Regina M. Corrigan

Monique M. Couture

Michael Crichton

Ronald E. Dimock

Michelle Easton

Matthew Estabrooks

Douglas G.H. Fyfe

Sébastien Gardère

A. Kelly Gill

Alex Gloor

R. Nelson Godfrey

Doak Horne

R. Scott Jolliffe

Selena Kim

Brian G. Kingwell

Brian Y. Lee

Peter Milne

Frank Mulock

Anita Nador

Marc Richard

Roch Ripley

Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel

Kevin Sartorio

Martha J. Savoy

Ryan Steeves

Reed W. Taubner

Lisa Thorne

Constance Too

Christopher C. Van Barr

D. Lynne Watt

Jennifer L. Wilkie

International trade and finance law

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

Labour and employment law

Christopher M. Andree

Andrew Bratt

Bettina Burgess

Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.

Josée Gervais

P.A. Neena Gupta

Mark Josselyn

John Peters

Pierre Pilote

Melanie Polowin

Melissa Roth

Elisa Scali

Michael James Schalke

Jordan M. Smith

Craig J. Stehr

Legal malpractice law

Scott W. Beattie

Leveraged buyouts and private equity law

Todd G. Bissett

Marc A. Tremblay

Medical negligence

François Baril

Daniel Boivin

Taryn C. Burnett, KC

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald J. Dow

Meredith E. Jones

Martin Lapner

Donna M. Mackenzie

Andrew W. McKenna

Megan L. McMahon

Jeffrey G. Mutter

Karen Pirie, KC

Tim Ryan

Robert Sheahan CS

Laura B. Stewart

Katherine Stys

Chantal Tourigny

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Mergers & acquisitions law

Naïm Alexandre Antaki

Todd G. Bissett

Robert Dorion

Viona M. Duncan

Brett A. Kagetsu

A. Brent Kerr, KC

Cyndi D. Laval

Luc Lissoir

Stuart M. Olley

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Frank Y. Sur

Marc A. Tremblay

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Rafal Wrzesien

Mining law

Erik Goldsilver

Brett A. Kagetsu

Cyndi D. Laval

Stuart M. Olley

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Jason A. Saltzman

France M. Tenaille

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Municipal law

Roberto Aburto

Peter Gross

Michael S. Polowin

Natural resources law

François Dandonneau

Erik Goldsilver

John Hurley

Cyndi D. Laval

Jason A. Saltzman

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Oil & gas law

Ian A. Mondrow

Personal injury litigation

Belinda Bain

Mark O. Charron

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald J. Dow

Tanya A. Frizzell

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Pasquale C. Peloso

Paul J. Stein, KC

Laura B. Stewart

Jaime Wilson

Privacy and data security law

Paul Armitage

Christopher Oates

Private funds law

Robert Dorion

Daniel Hayhurst

Gregory F. Peterson

Product liability law

David C. Bishop

Domenic A. Crolla

Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC

Guy Poitras

Malcolm N.A. Ruby

Paul J. Stein, KC

Professional malpractice law

Scott W. Beattie

Todd J. Burke

Taryn C. Burnett, KC

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald J. Dow

Andrew W. McKenna

Karen Pirie, KC

Tim Ryan

Project finance law

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

David B. Kierans

Luc Lissoir

Lindsay J. Wong

Public procurement law

John Hurley

Luc Lissoir

Phuong T.V. Ngo

Real estate law

Sylvia Adriano

Murray Braaten

Joel Camley

John S. Doherty

Stacey J. Handley

Wayne A. Kerrick

Syll Kushner

Rosa Lupo

Michael S. Polowin

Susan D. Rosen

Laurie J. Sanderson

Darren J. Taylor

Securities law

Daniel M. Allen

V. Sean Gomes

Robert G.S. Hull

Brett A. Kagetsu

Bryce Kraeker

Cyndi D. Laval

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Tax law

Paul S. Carenza

Carole Chouinard

Brian E. Cohen

Laura Gheorghiu

Ash Gupta

A. Brent Kerr, KC

Daniel Lacelle

Stevan Novoselac

John A. Sorensen

David P. Stevens

Technology law

Naïm Alexandre Antaki

Paul Armitage

Regina M. Corrigan

Stephen Cross

Keith T. Desjardins

Derek S. Keay

Brian Y. Lee

W. David Petras

Roch Ripley

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Trusts and estates

Douglas D. Buchmayer

Carole Chouinard

Brian E. Cohen

Robert R. Hagerman

Raman Johal

David M. Lobl

David P. Stevens

Raphael Tachie

Venture capital law

Robert Dorion

Robert G.S. Hull

Marc A. Tremblay

 

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