In the 2024 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 234 Gowling WLG lawyers earned 355 rankings across 54 practice areas. In addition, Gowling WLG was named a leading law firm in 28 practice areas with a total of 83 rankings across all its Canadian offices.

Firm rankings

To view the ranked practice areas by city/region, open the lists below.

Individual rankings

Aboriginal Law

Denis Blanchette

Cam Cameron

Adam Chamberlain

Jean-Sébastien Clément

Brian A. Crane, KC

François Dandonneau

Robert C. Freedman

Marie-Christine Gagnon

John Hurley

Alex O'Reilly

Graham Ragan

Paul Seaman

Matthew Sherrard

Scott A. Smith

Maya Stano

Angéline Therrien-Lapointe

Robert Winogron

Advertising & Marketing Law

René Bissonnette

Daniel Cole

Christopher Oates

Lewis Retik

Melissa Tehrani

Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing

David B. Kierans

Aviation (Regulation & Liability)

Cynthia L. Elderkin

Banking & Financial Institutions

Christopher N. Alam

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

Elizabeth Burton

David F.W. Cohen

Sarah Crowe

Virginie Gauthier

Dom Glavota

Wayne A. Kerrick

David B. Kierans

Matthew E. Mitchell

Braden Sheps

Thomas Subic

Matthijs van Gaalen

Charities/Not-For-Profit Law

Carole Chouinard

David P. Stevens

Class Actions

Sandra L. Barton

David C. Bishop

Scott M. Kugler

Commercial Arbitration

David C. Bishop

Wendy J. Wagner

Commodity Tax/Customs

Wendy J. Wagner

Competition Law

Ian Macdonald

Computer & IT Law

A. Paul Armitage

Regina M. Corrigan

Stephen Cross

Roch Ripley

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Construction Law

Matthew Bernardo

Ted Betts

David C. Bishop

Natasha Carew

Stephen Carter-Edwards

Mark Crane

Louis-Pierre Grégoire

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Sahil Shoor

Corporate Commercial Law

Ted Betts

Todd Bissett

Stephen Cross

Robert Dorion

Viona M. Duncan

Myron B. Dzulynsky

Cynthia L. Elderkin

J. Scott Fletcher

Sean V. Gomes

Karen E. Hennessey

Tom K. Hunter

Derek S. Keay

Bryce A. Kraeker

Aubrey Lasky

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

W. David Petras

Stephen A. Pike

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Lorne W. Segal

Peter E. Simeon

Faran Umar-Khitab

Pam Vermeersch

Corporate Finance & Securities

John Durdan

Bryce A. Kraeker

Peter E. Simeon

Corporate Mid-Market

Daniel M. Allen

Josh Almario

Tara Amiri-Khaledi

Naïm-Alexandre Antaki

Sacha Babic

Tiffany Lee Bianchi

Todd Bissett

Paul S. Carenza

Warren Cass

Jacob Cawker

Peter Doelman

Robert Dorion

Viona M. Duncan

John Durdan

Myron B. Dzulynsky

Cynthia L. Elderkin

Erik Goldsilver

Sharagim Habibi

Garrett Hamel

Kenneth W. Hanbidge

Karen E. Hennessey

Michael Herman

Marcus Hinkley

Linda J. Hogg

David W. Howell

Robert G.S. Hull

Tom K. Hunter

Brett A. Kagetsu

Derek S. Keay

Bryce A. Kraeker

Aubrey Lasky

Cyndi D. Laval

Mark Ledwell

Luc Lissoir

Pierre Lissoir

Rosa Lupo

Manuel A. Martins

Lorraine K. Mastersmith

Stephen D. McKersie

Ian Mitchell

Stefan Nasswetter

Stuart M. Olley

Greg E. Peterson

W. David Petras

Stephen A. Pike

Kathleen M. Ritchie

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Jason A. Saltzman

Daniel Scott

Lorne W. Segal

Peter E. Simeon

Duncan Snyder

Frank Y. Sur

Marc A. Tremblay

Faran Umar-Khitab

Radhika Vaidyanathan

Pam Vermeersch

Wayne B. Warren

Steve R. Will

Tina M. Woodside-Shaw

Rafal Wrzesien

Corporate Tax

Catherine A. Brayley

Data Protection & Privacy

A. Paul Armitage

Brent Arnold

Antoine Guilmain

Employment Law (Employer)

Christopher M. Andree

Maxwell J. Brunette

Luc Deshaies

Neena P. Gupta

Mark Josselyn

Melanie A. Polowin

Energy (Electricity)

Ian A. Mondrow

Energy (Oil & Gas)

Ian A. Mondrow

Entertainment Law

Susan H. Abramovitch

Environmental Law

Jessica E.M. Boily

Adam Chamberlain

Jennifer Danahy

Jennifer L. King

Natalie Mullins

Rodney V. Northey

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Adam Chamberlain

Stephen A. Pike

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)

David Lobl

Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate & Tax Planning)

Brian E. Cohen

David P. Stevens

Family Law

Carol A. Crawford

Franchise Law (Franchisor)

Debi M. Sutin

Immigration Law

William MacGregor

Infrastructure Law

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

Matthew Bernardo

Ted Betts

Myron B. Dzulynsky

David B. Kierans

Luc Lissoir

Mark Platteel

Lindsay J. Wong

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Financial Restructuring)

Geneviève Cloutier

Virginie Gauthier

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring (Insolvency Litigation)

Geneviève Cloutier

Clifton P. Prophet

E. Patrick Shea, KC

François Viau

Intellectual Property

A. Paul Armitage

Stuart C. Ash

Timothy C. Bailey

Melissa Binns

Will Boyer

James H. Buchan

Shelagh Carnegie

Stéphane E. Caron

Paula Clancy

Jeffrey Coles

Regina M. Corrigan

Monique M. Couture

Michael Crichton

Ronald E. Dimock

Douglas G.H. Fyfe

L.A. Kelly Gill

Alex Gloor

R. Nelson Godfrey

D. Doak Horne

Selena Kim

Brian G. Kingwell

Brian Y. Lee

James E. Longwell

Laurent Massam

Peter Milne

Jennifer L. Morton

W. Frank H. Mulock

Anita E. Nador

John Norman

Roch Ripley

Natalie Rizkalla-kamel

Kevin Sartorio

Martha J. Savoy

Lisa Thorne

Christopher C. Van Barr

International Trade Regulation

Wendy J. Wagner

Labour Relations (Management)

Luc Deshaies

Life Sciences & Health

A. Paul Armitage

Brian G. Kingwell

Anita E. Nador

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation - Commercial Insurance

Michael D. Adlem

David C. Bishop

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Paul J. Stein, KC

Litigation - Corporate Commercial

Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

Sandra L. Barton

Scott W. Beattie

David C. Bishop

Joëlle Boisvert

Todd J. Burke

Alison J. Gray

Guy Poitras

Sean M. Sullivan

Anne M. Tardif

Alyssa Tomkins

Kenneth J. Warren

D. Lynne Watt

Litigation - Corporate Tax

John Sorensen

Litigation - Defamation & Media

Richard G. Dearden

Wendy J. Wagner

Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability

David C. Bishop

Kenneth J. Warren, KC

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Will Boyer

Stéphane E. Caron

Monique M. Couture

Michael Crichton

Ronald E. Dimock

L.A. Kelly Gill

Alex Gloor

John Norman

Kevin Sartorio

Christopher C. Van Barr

Jay Zakaïb

Litigation - Product Liability

David C. Bishop

Taryn Burnett, KC

Brian G. Kapusianyk

Litigation - Regulatory & Public Law

Brian A. Crane, KC

Alyssa Tomkins

Medical Negligence (Defendants)

François Baril

Daniel Boivin

Taryn Burnett, KC

Adriana I. Cargnello

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald Dow

Alison J. Gray

Karen A. Hamway

Meredith E. Jones

Martin Lapner

Donna M. MacKenzie

Andrew W. McKenna

Megan L. McMahon

Maureen L. Murphy

Jeffrey G. Mutter

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Karen J. Pirie, KC

Tim Ryan

Robert A. Sheahan

Katie Stys

Anne M. Tardif

Chantal Tourigny

Kenneth J. Warren

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aleksandar (Sacha) Babic

Todd Bissett

Peter Bouzalas

Sean V. Gomes

Zafar B. Jaffer

Sara Josselyn

Duncan Snyder

Faran Umar-Khitab

Mining

Erik Goldsilver

Brett A. Kagetsu

Cyndi D. Laval

Ian Mitchell

France M. Tenaille

Personal Injury (Defendants)

Tanya A. Frizzell

Philip W. Nykyforuk

Paul J. Stein, KC

Professional Liability

François Baril

Daniel Boivin

Todd J. Burke

Adriana I. Cargnello

Domenic A. Crolla

Donald Dow

Meredith E. Jones

Martin Lapner

Donna M. MacKenzie

Andrew W. McKenna

Maureen L. Murphy

Robert A. Sheahan

Anne M. Tardif

John G. Webster

Project Finance

Merie-Anne E. Beavis

David B. Kierans

Property Development

Murray Braaten

Sarah Crowe

John S. Doherty

Mark R. Giavedoni

Manuel A. Martins

Michael S. Polowin

David Sunday

Property Leasing

Joel Camley

Sarah Crowe

Graham H.H. Darling

Pierre-André Hamel

Stacey J. Handley

Syll Kushner

Julie Lanteigne

Rosa Lupo

Manuel A. Martins

Eric L. Presseau

Susan D. Rosen

Laurie J. Sanderson

Darren Taylor

François Viau

Technology Transactions

A. Paul Armitage

Todd Bissett

Regina M. Corrigan

Viona M. Duncan

Tom K. Hunter

Derek S. Keay

W. David Petras

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Marc A. Tremblay

Workers' Compensation (Employer)

Pierre Pilote

Workplace Human Rights (Employer)

Neena P. Gupta

About the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
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.

About Gowling WLG
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