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Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve clients is to be in tune with their world, aligned with their opportunity and ambitious for their success. Our 1,400+ legal professionals and support teams apply in-depth sector expertise to understand and support our clients’ businesses.
Gowling WLG demonstrates exceptional depth across its practice areas with 287 lawyers earning peer recognition in the 2027 Best Lawyers rankings. The firm's strength extends beyond established practitioners to include 67 emerging lawyers named "Ones to Wa
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287 Gowling WLG lawyers ranked 568 total rankings received by the firm across 63
practice areas 26 newly ranked lawyers 67 named as “Ones to Watch” 11 recognized as “Lawyer of the
Year”
Strong firms bring together broad capabilities, extensive
experience, and talent at every stage. The 2027 Best
Lawyers results offer a compelling peer-reviewed measure of
that depth at Gowling WLG. This year, 287 of its lawyers earned 568
rankings across 63 practice areas.
That strength extends to the firm’s emerging bench.
Sixty-seven lawyers were named “Ones to Watch,” while
26 lawyers earned their first-ever Best Lawyers recognition this
year, adding new names to an already extensive group of recognized
practitioners.
Lawyer rankings
The following lawyers have been recognized in The Best
Lawyers in Canada 2027:
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Denis Blanchette
Cam Cameron
Adam Chamberlain
Jean-Sébastien Clément
François Dandonneau
Marie-Christine Gagnon
John Hurley
Alex O'Reilly
Graham Ragan
Matthew Sherrard
Maya Stano
Angeline Therrien-Lapointe
Mark Youden
Administrative and Public Law
Sandra Barton
Denis Blanchette
Adam Chamberlain
Jean-Sébastien Clément
Jennifer Danahy
François Dandonneau
Richard Dearden
Michael Finley
Alison Gray
Peter Gross
Paule Hamelin
Karen Hamway
Caireen Hanert
Jennifer L. King
Ian A. Mondrow
Jeffrey G. Mutter
Martin Palleson
Stephanie Pearce
Graham Ragan
Jacques J.M. Shore
Alyssa Tomkins
Advertising and Marketing Law
René Bissonnette
Daniel Cole
Sébastien Gardère
Laura E. Gomez
Christopher Oates
Lewis Retik
Melissa Tehrani
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
James Plotkin
Michael S.F. Watson
Appellate Practice
Jennifer L. King
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Asset-based Lending Practice
Jean-François Vadeboncoeur
Banking and Finance Law
Larisa Albu
Elizabeth Burton
David F.W. Cohen
Chris Colonval
Dom Glavota
Amanda Jackson
P. Jason Kroft
Mathieu Lévesque
Rosa Lupo
Manuel A. Martins
Matthew E. Mitchell
Melissa Prado
Susan D. Rosen
Jean-François Vadeboncoeur
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Paul Armitage
Timothy C. Bailey
Jeffrey Coles
Alex Gloor
Brian G. Kingwell
John Norman, PhD
Lisa Thorne
Christopher C. Van Barr
Jennifer L. Wilkie
Jay Zakaïb
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
Paule Hamelin
Scott M. Kugler
Guy Poitras
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Steven I. Sofer
Commercial Leasing Law
Joel Camley
Alexandre Forest
Stacey J. Handley
Julie Lanteigne
Susan D. Rosen
Rosa Lupo
Darren J. Taylor
François Viau
Communications Law
J. Scott Fletcher
Competition / Antitrust Law
Ian Macdonald
Construction Law
Ted Betts
David C. Bishop
Warren Foley
Alexandre Forest
Alison Gray
Louis-Pierre Grégoire
Heather L. Jones
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Billy Katelanos
Alexandre Sami
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Serge Amar
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Fadi Amine
Sandra Barton
Scott W. Beattie
David C. Bishop
Todd J. Burke
Pierre Champagne
Clifford I. Cole
Dominic A. Crolla
Michael Crichton
Jennifer Danahy, CS
Charles Daviault
Richard Dearden
Jordan Diacur
John S. Doherty
Rafael Ferraro
Louis A. Frapporti
Alison Gray
Paule Hamelin
Caireen Hanert
Ricki Johnston
Heather L. Jones
Billy Katelanos
Scott M. Kugler
Suzie Lanthier
Asif Lasani
Emily McCartney
Rachel Moses
Martin L. Palleson
James Plotkin
Guy Poitras
Michael Rankin
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Erin Runnalls
Alexandre Sami
Bart Sarsh
Bevin E. Shores
Steven I. Sofer
Paul J. Stein, KC
Sean M. Sullivan
Anne Tardif
Jennifer Therrien
Alyssa Tomkins
Jonathan Van Netten
Michael S.F. Watson
Corporate Governance Practice
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Corporate Law
Ted Betts
Jennifer Bishop
Rose M. Demelo Johnson
Pascal de Guise
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Myron B. Dzulynsky
Cynthia L. Elderkin
J. Scott Fletcher
Sean Gomes
Karen E. Hennessey
Linda J. Hogg
Robert G.S. Hull
Thomas K. Hunter
Sara Josselyn
Bryce Kraeker
Derek S. Keay
A. Brent Kerr, KC
P. Jason Kroft
Andrew Lamb
Aubrey Lasky
Luc Lissoir
Pierre Lissoir
Lorraine Mastersmith
Stuart M. Olley
Gregory F. Peterson
W. David Petras
Stephen A. Pike
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Frank Y. Sur
Marc A. Tremblay
Steve R. Will
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Duncan Snyder
Rafal Wrzesien
Defamation and Media Law
Richard G. Dearden
Derivatives Law
P. Jason Kroft
Director and Officer Liability Practice
David C. Bishop
Scott M. Kugler
Stephen A. Pike
Anne Tardif
Alyssa Tomkins
Education Law
Mark Giavedoni
Employee Benefits Law
P.A. Neena Gupta
Deron Waldock
Energy Law
Adam Chamberlain
Nicolas Dubé
Paule Hamelin
John Hurley
P. Jason Kroft
Andrew Lamb
Ian A. Mondrow
Energy Regulatory Law
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
Erin Farrell
Michael Finley
Jennifer L. King
Natalie Mullins
Rodney V. Northey
Alexandra Sadvari
Maya Stano
Mark Youden
Equipment Finance Law
Yannick Beaudoin
Expropriation Law
John S. Doherty
Family Law
Shawn Duguay
Michael Rankin
FinTech Practice
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc A. Tremblay
Franchise Law
Martin L. Palleson
Guy Poitras
Health Care Law
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Adriana I. Cargnello
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Karen Hamway
Meredith E. Jones
Martin Lapner
Jessie Larter
Megan L. McMahon
Maureen Murphy
Jodi Murray
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Stephanie Pearce
Karen Pirie, KC
Erin Runnalls
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan CS
Katie Stys
Immigration Law
Bill MacGregor
Krista Schofer
Information Technology Law
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith T. Desjardins
Viona M. Duncan
R. Nelson Godfrey
Antoine Guilmain
Derek S. Keay
Brian Y. Lee
Roch Ripley
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Marc A. Tremblay
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Geneviève Cloutier
David F.W. Cohen
Thomas Cumming
Alexandre Forest
Virginie Gauthier
Thomas Gertner
Asim Iqbal
Mathieu Lévesque
Clifton P. Prophet
Jonathan B. Ross
Bart Sarsh
Lorne W. Segal
François Viau
Insurance Law
Jacqueline Armstrong Gates
Belinda Bain
David C. Bishop
Todd J. Burke
Kristian Duff
Ricki Johnston
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Billy Katelanos
Jill E. McCutcheon
Megan L. McMahon
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Bevin Shores
Paul J. Stein, KC
Sean M. Sullivan
Jennifer Therrien
Intellectual Property Law
Paul Armitage
Stuart Ash
Timothy C. Bailey PhD
Will Boyer
James H. Buchan
Marion Bailey-Canham
Shelagh Carnegie
Stéphane E. Caron
Michel A. Chartrand
Paula Clancy
Jeffrey Coles
Regina M. Corrigan
Monique M. Couture
Erin Creber
Michael Crichton
Michelle Easton
Matthew Estabrooks
Douglas G.H. Fyfe
Sébastien Gardère
A. Kelly Gill
Alex Gloor
R. Nelson Godfrey
Shane Hardy
Adam Heckman
Doak Horne
Selena Kim
Brian G. Kingwell
Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie
Patrick Laycock
Brian Y. Lee
Laurent Massam
Jennifer Morton
Frank Mulock
John Norman, PhD
Nathan Piché
Andrea Pitts
James Plotkin
Marc Richard
Roch Ripley
Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel
Kevin Sartorio
Martha J. Savoy
Giovanna Spataro
Ryan Steeves
Reed W. Taubner
Lisa Thorne
Constance Too
Christopher C. Van Barr
Mark S. Wilke, PhD
Jennifer L. Wilkie
International Arbitration
Richard G. Dearden
International Trade and Finance Law
Richard G. Dearden
Wendy J. Wagner
Labour and Employment Law
Christopher M. Andree
Tina Aswad
Andrew Bratt
Maxwell J. Brunette
Bettina Burgess
Lisa Cabel
Amy Derickx
Luc Deshaies, Ad. E.
Josée Gervais
P.A. Neena Gupta
Mark Josselyn
John Peters
Pierre Pilote
Melanie Polowin
Melissa Roth
Elisa Scali
Krista Schofer
Jordan M. Smith
Craig J. Stehr
Legal Malpractice Law
Scott W. Beattie
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Thomas K. Hunter
Marc A. Tremblay
Rafal Wrzesien
Medical Negligence
François Baril
Darren Blimkie
Daniel Boivin
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Kristian Duff
Ruba El-Sayegh
Karen Hamway
Meredith E. Jones
Martin Lapner
Emily McCartney
Andrew W. McKenna
Megan L. McMahon
James Miller
Maureen Murphy
Jodi Murray
Jeffrey G. Mutter
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Erin Page
Karen Pirie, KC
Erin Runnalls
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan CS
Brooke F. Smith
Katherine Stys
Chantal Tourigny
Corey Willard
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Tara Amiri-Khaledi
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Jennifer Bishop
Robert Dorion
Viona M. Duncan
F. John Durdan
Sean Gomes
Linda J. Hogg
Thomas K. Hunter
Zafar B. Jaffer
Rose M. Demelo Johnson
Brett A. Kagetsu
Derek S. Keay
A. Brent Kerr, KC
Cyndi D. Laval
Luc Lissoir
Rosa Lupo
Lorraine Mastersmith
Stuart M. Olley
W. David Petras
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Jason A. Saltzman
Frank Y. Sur
Marc A. Tremblay
Steve R. Will
Andrew Wong
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Rafal Wrzesien
Mining Law
Brett A. Kagetsu
Cyndi D. Laval
R. Ian Mitchell
Stuart M. Olley
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Jason A. Saltzman
France M. Tenaille
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Municipal Law
Peter Gross
Jennifer L. King
Rodney V. Northey
Michael S. Polowin
David Sunday
Natural Resources Law
François Dandonneau
John Hurley
Cyndi D. Laval
Jason A. Saltzman
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Oil & Gas Law
Ian A. Mondrow
Andrew Lamb
Personal Injury Litigation
Belinda Bain
François Baril
Domenic A. Crolla
Donald J. Dow
Ruba El-Sayegh
Karen Hamway
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Martin Lapner
Philip W. Nykyforuk
Robert Sheahan CS
Paul J. Stein, KC
Corey Willard
Privacy and Data Security Law
Paul Armitage
R. Nelson Godfrey
Antoine Guilmain
Christopher Oates
Private Funds Law
Robert Dorion
Alan James
Gregory F. Peterson
Product Liability Law
David C. Bishop
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Domenic A. Crolla
Brian G. Kapusianyk, KC
Guy Poitras
Malcolm N.A. Ruby
Alexandre Sami
Paul J. Stein, KC
Professional Malpractice Law
François Baril
Scott W. Beattie
Todd J. Burke
Taryn C. Burnett, KC
Adriana I. Cargnello
Domenic A. Crolla
Stephanie Doucet
Donald J. Dow
Ruba El-Sayegh
Karen Hamway
Meredith E. Jones
Martin Lapner
Andrew W. McKenna
James Miller
Maureen Murphy
Jodi Murray
Erin Page
Karen Pirie, KC
Tim Ryan
Robert Sheahan CS
Brooke F. Smith
Anne Tardif
Project Finance Law
Yannick Beaudoin
P. Jason Kroft
Luc Lissoir
Mark Platteel
Lindsay J. Wong
Public Procurement Law
John Hurley
Luc Lissoir
Stephanie Pearce
Graham Ragan
Alexandre Sami
Real Estate Law
Sylvia Adriano
Murray Braaten
Joel Camley
John S. Doherty
Mark Ferbers
Mark Giavedoni
Stacey J. Handley
Paulina Kam
Wayne A. Kerrick
Syll Kushner
Julie Lanteigne
Rosa Lupo
Michael S. Polowin
Susan D. Rosen
Darren J. Taylor
Securities Law
Pascal de Guise
Sean Gomes
Linda J. Hogg
Brett A. Kagetsu
Bryce Kraeker
Cyndi D. Laval
Luc Lissoir
Brigeeta Richdale
Kathleen M. Ritchie
Frank Sur
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Structured Finance Law
Yannick Beaudoin
P. Jason Kroft
Tax Law
John Campbell
Paul S. Carenza
Carole Chouinard
Brian E. Cohen
Laura Gheorghiu
Ash Gupta
A. Brent Kerr, KC
Lesley Kim
David P. Stevens
Technology Law
Naïm Alexandre Antaki
Paul Armitage
Regina M. Corrigan
Stephen Cross
Keith T. Desjardins
John Durdan
Antoine Guilmain
Thomas K. Hunter
Derek S. Keay
Brian Y. Lee
Lorraine Mastersmith
W. David Petras
Roch Ripley
Parna Sabet-Stephenson
Jason A. Saltzman
Daniel Scott
Marc A. Tremblay
Trusts and Estates
Douglas D. Buchmayer
John Campbell
Carole Chouinard
Brian E. Cohen
Raman Johal
A. Brent Kerr, KC
David M. Lobl
David P. Stevens
Venture Capital Law
Pascal de Guise
Robert Dorion
Marc A. Tremblay
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada
Sixty-seven Gowling WLG lawyers have been recognized in the 2027
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."
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Alyssa Flaherty-Spence
Chris Hummel
Emma Hobbs
Administrative and Public Law
Chris Hummel
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Reem Zaia
Banking and Finance Law
Reagan Chornoboy
Chris Dennehy
Valerie Di Lena
Charlene R. Joanes
Matthew Morris
Kaila Scarrow
Charities / Non-Profit Law
Gwenyth Stadig
Construction Law
Maxime Champagne
Gabriel Gibeau
Jonathan Nisar
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Phedely Ariste
Patrick Cajvan
Gabriel D'Addona
Madyson Dietrich
Valerie Di Lena
Alexandre Farag
Heather Fisher
Hunter Fox
Nathan Lean
Caitlin Milne
Dina Mueller
Mathieu Papineau
Corporate Governance Practice
Anita Yuk
Corporate Law
Camille Beaudry
Nicolas Dolot
Jessica George
Georgi Paskalev
Mathieu Santos-Bouffard
Anita Yuk
Criminal Defence
Reem Zaia
Environmental Law
Emma Hobbs
Health Care Law
Vanessa Carroll
François Guay-Racine
Justin McCarthy
Rebecca Porter
Sara Power
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Patrick Cajvan
Valerie Di Lena
Heather Fisher
Kate Yurkovich
Insurance Law
Andrew Bitz
Cassandra Khatchikian
Sarah Mack
Dina Mueller
Intellectual Property Law
Kevin Banaschewski
Jasleen Chahal
Emilie Feil-Fraser
William Foster
Jenny Hepditch
Sarah Li
International Trade and FInance Law
Hunter Fox
Labour and Employment Law
Miranda (Sinclair) Glazier
Cédric Marsan-Lafond
Shefali Rajaputra
Tom Richards
Alycia Riley
Arielle Sie-Mah
Sam Tecle
Denisa Voiculescu
Medical Negligence
Emily Bradley
Isabelle Corbeil
Merger and Acquisitions Law
Georgi Paskalev
Mathieu Santos-Bouffard
Municipal Law
Michelle Cicchino
Jacob Polowin
Privacy and Data Security Law
Nayla El Zir
Cédrik Pierre-Gilles
Professional Malpractice Law
Emily Bradley
Justin McCarthy
Real Estate Law
Nicolas Dolot
Ilias Hmimas
Charlene R. Joanes
Jessica Ma
Patrick Mc Ilhone
Tony Park
Hannah Thomson
Tax Law
Anita Yuk
Trusts and Estates
Kira Domratchev
Maddi Thomas
Eleven Gowling WLG partners have received the Best Lawyers
2027 "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.
François Baril , Professional Malpractice
Law
Domenic A. Crolla , Health Care Law
Stephen Cross , Information Technology Law
François Dandonneau , Natural Resources
Law
Laura E. Gomez , Advertising and Marketing
Law
Thomas Hunter , Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Asif Lasani , Corporate and Commercial
Litigation
John Norman, PhD , Biotechnology and Life
Sciences Practice
W. David Petras , Corporate Law
Karen Pirie, KC , Professional Malpractice
Law
Katie Stys , Medical Negligence
