In the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Canada, Gowling WLG has been ranked across 26 practice areas. Notably, the firm has achieved Tier 1 honours for the eighth consecutive year in Intellectual Property (IP) and the fifth consecutive year in Indigenous Law.
Alongside the firm rankings, a total of 37 Gowling WLG lawyers were recognized as "industry leaders" in their respective practices. Among the firm's lawyers named in the guide, 23 were listed as "Leading Partners," six were identified as "Next Generation Partners" and four were named "Leading Associates" In addition, four members of the IP Group were selected for inclusion in the "Hall of Fame" category.
Firm rankings
Gowling WLG was recognized in the following practice areas:
- Banking and Finance
- Business Immigration
- Cannabis
- Construction
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Alberta
- Dispute Resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute Resolution: Ontario
- Dispute Resolution: Quebec
- Energy and Natural Resources: Mining
- Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
- Energy and Natural Resources: Power
- Environment
- Indigenous Law*
- Infrastructure Projects
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property*
- International Trade
- Labour and Employment
- Media and Entertainment
- Public Procurement
- Real Estate
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Tax
- Technology
- Transport: Aviation
*Ranked as a top-tier firm
Individual rankings
The following 37 lawyers across the firm's Canadian offices earned listings in The Legal 500 Canada 2025:
Hall of Fame
Shelagh Carnegie – Intellectual
Property
Laurent Massam – Intellectual
Property
Martha Savoy – Intellectual
Property
Christopher Van Barr – Intellectual
Property
Leading Partners
Ahab Abdel-Aziz – Energy and Natural
Resources: Power
Susan Abramovitch – Media and
Entertainment
Belinda Bain - Insurance
Sandra Barton – Dispute Resolution:
Ontario
Ted Betts – Construction
David Bishop – Dispute Resolution,
Alberta
Murray Braaten – Real Estate
Maxwell Brunette - Labour and Employment
Paula Clancy – Intellectual Property
Michael Crichton – Intellectual
Property
Warren Foley – Dispute Resolution:
Alberta
Paulina Kam – Real Estate
Bill MacGregor – Business
Immigration
Ian Mondrow – Energy and Natural
Resources: Power
Rodney Northey – Environment
Martin Palleson – Dispute Resolution:
British Columbia
Mark Platteel – Infrastructure Projects
Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel – Intellectual
Property
Paul Seaman – Indigenous Law
Peter Simeon – Cannabis
Thomas Timmins – Energy and Natural
Resources: Power
Wendy Wagner – International Trade, and
Technology (ranked in two practice areas)
Jay Zakaïb – Intellectual
Property
Next Generation Partners
Nelson Godfrey – Intellectual Property
Ricki Johnston – Dispute Resolution:
Alberta
Charlotte McDonald – Intellectual
Property
Natasha Rana – Infrastructure
Projects
Krista Schofer – Business
Immigration
Sahil Shoor – Construction, and Dispute
Resolution: Ontario (ranked in two practice areas)
Leading Associates
Jasleen Chahal – Intellectual
Property
Magdalena Hanebach – Energy and Natural
Resources: Power
Tristan Neill - Construction
Kevin Pedersen – Dispute Resolution:
Alberta
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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.