Firm Profile

Gowling WLG

https://www.gowlingwlg.com

Headquarters

1 First Canadian Place

100 King Street West, Suite 1600

Toronto, ON M5X 1G5

Canada

416-862-7525

Firm Details

Gowling WLG is an international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading U.K.-based international law firm.

With more than 1,400 legal professionals in 18 cities across Canada, the U.K., Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Gowling WLG provides clients with top-tier legal advice at home and abroad in a range of areas.

Our clients have access to in-depth expertise and experience in key global sectors, including advanced manufacturing, energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, natural resources, real estate and tech.

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. Learn more at gowlingwlg.com.

Brief History

With roots tracing back to 1887, Gowling WLG grew to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Canada, with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery.

Building on its early strength in intellectual property, Gowling WLG diversified to offer a full suite of business law, litigation and intellectual property services in all of Canada’s key industries, including energy, mining, financial services, government, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and technology.

Management

Peter J. Lukasiewicz
Chief Executive Officer

Richard McConnell
Chief Operating Officer

Karen Byrne
Chief Financial Officer

James H. Buchan
Firm Managing Partner - External

Tina Woodside
Firm Managing Partner - Internal

Mark Ledwell
Managing Partner - Toronto

Regina M. Corrigan
Managing Partner - Calgary

Louis A. Frapporti
Managing Partner - Hamilton

Pierre Pilote
Managing Partner - Montréal

David A. Aylen
Managing Partner - Moscow

Wayne B. Warren
Managing Partner - Ottawa

Brent A. Kerr Q.C.
Managing Partner - Vancouver

Bryce A. Kraeker
Managing Partner - Waterloo Region

Law Firm of the Year Awards

Corporate Law in Canada (2021)
Medical Negligence in Canada (2021)
Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada (2020)
Environmental Law in Canada (2020)
Aboriginal Law in Canada (2019)
Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada (2018)
Medical Negligence in Canada (2018)
Intellectual Property Law in Canada (2017)

Top Listed National Awards

Top Listed in Canada in Aboriginal Law with 10 lawyers
Top Listed in Canada in Advertising and Marketing Law with 9 lawyers
Top Listed in Canada in Intellectual Property Law with 41 lawyers
Top Listed in Canada in Medical Negligence with 19 lawyers
Top Listed in Canada in Technology Law with 13 lawyers

Top Listed State Awards

Top Listed in Ontario, Canada with 150 lawyers
Top Listed in Quebec, Canada in Aboriginal Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Advertising and Marketing Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Environmental Law with 7 lawyers
Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Information Technology Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Intellectual Property Law with 28 lawyers
Top Listed in Alberta, Canada in Medical Negligence with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Technology Law with 7 lawyers

Top Listed City Awards

Top Listed in Hamilton with 11 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa with 62 lawyers
Top Listed in Waterloo Region with 12 lawyers
Top Listed in Montréal in Aboriginal Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa in Corporate Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Waterloo Region in Corporate Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Toronto in Environmental Law with 7 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa in Health Care Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Calgary in Insurance Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa in Intellectual Property Law with 15 lawyers
Top Listed in Calgary in Intellectual Property Law with 4 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa in Labour and Employment Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed in Calgary in Medical Negligence with 6 lawyers
Top Listed in Ottawa in Medical Negligence with 12 lawyers

Contacts

Maxime Faille
Aboriginal Law
613-783-8801

Brian Fraser
Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs
416-862-4293

E. Susan Vogt
Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs
416-862-5439

Brenda L. Pritchard
Automotive
416-862-5716

R. Bruce Smith
Banking Litigation
416-369-4616

Bryce Kraeker
Business Law
519-575-7545

Eric Gross
C2D
416-862-5409

Shelagh Carnegie
C2D
416-862-4682

Susan H. Abramovitch
C2D
416-814-5673

Carole Chouinard
Charities & Not-for-Profit
613-786-8668

David C.K. Tang
Charities & Not-For-Profit
416-862-3547

Harry Dahme
Chemicals
416-862-4300

R. Bruce Smith
Civil Fraud
416-369-4616

Malcolm N. Ruby
Class Actions
416-862-4314

Laurie J. Sanderson
Commercial Leasing
613-786-0169

John E. Callaghan
Commercial Litigation
416-369-6693

Mark Nicholson
Competition Law/ Antitrust
(416) 369-7396

Kerry R. Powell
Construction Law
403-292-9805

Kevin Sartorio
Copyright Law
416-862-4492

Kathleen M. Ritchie
Corporate Finance and M&A
416-369-4579

Derrick Tay
Corporate Restructuring
416-369-7330

Todd J. Burke
Crisis Management
613-786-0226

Richard G. Dearden
Defamation & Media
613-786-0135

Wendy J. Wagner
Defence, Security and Aerospace
613-786-0213

David F. W. Cohen
Distressed M&A
416-369-6667

Jane Clark
Drug Pricing & Reimbursement Group
613-786-0187

Christopher M. Andree
Employment & Labour
519-575-7505

Patrick Burgess
Energy - Nuclear / Electricity / Oil & Gas / Renewable / Regulatory Legislative and Market Design
403-298-1980

Paul H. Harricks
Energy - Nuclear / Electricity / Oil & Gas / Renewable / Regulatory Legislative and Market Design
416-369-7296

Susan H. Ambramovitch
Entertainment Law
416-814-5673

Harry Dahme
Environmental Law / Environmental Litigation
416-862-4300

Gloria J. Geddes
Executive Compensation
416-369-4583

Carol A. Crawford
Family
613-786-0164

Stephen P. Johnston
Financial Services
416-862-5705

Brian Fraser
Food & Natural Health Products Law
416-862-4293

Lewis Retik
Food & Natural Health Products Law
613-783-8849

Jeffrey P. Hoffman
Franchise and Distribution Law
416-862-3539

J. Scott Fletcher
Gaming Law
613-786-0167

Kristine Robidoux
Global Business Integrity
403-298-1817

Pierre Pilote
Government Affairs / Educational Institutions - Universities & Colleges
514-392-9536

William R. MacGregor
Immigration
519-575-7528

Darryl J. Brown
Infrastructure
416-369-4581

Paul H. Harricks
Infrastructure
416-369-7296

Philip W. Nykyforuk
Insurance & Professional Liability
403-298-1947

Robert A. MacDonald
Intellectual Property
613-786-0150

Anthony G. Creber
Intellectual Property Litigation
613-786-0140

David J. McFadden
International
416-369-7243

Ariane Champoux-Cadoche
Legal Translation
514-392-9555

Konrad A. Sechley
Life Sciences / Life Sciences Litigation
604-443-7610

Brenda L. Pritchard
Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution
416-862-5716

Donald J. Dow
Medical Defence Group
613-786-0188

Charles Bond
Mining
+44 (0)20 3004 3500

Daniel M. Allen
Mining
604-891-2710

Paul Fornazzari
Mining
416-369-7115

Dom Glavota
Mortgage Recovery Services
905-540-3240

David K. Law
Occupational Health & Safety
613-783-8829

John Illingworth
Occupational Health & Safety
519-575-7507

James E. Longwell
Patents
416-862-4325

Daniel R. Hayhurst
Pensions
416-369-4635

Eric Gross
Privacy & Information Management
416-862-5409

Maureen Murphy
Privacy & Information Management
613-783-8818

Kathleen M. Ritchie
Private Equity & Venture Capital
416-369-4579

Ronald D. Lunau
Procurement
613-786-0243

Mary M. Thomson
Product Liability
416-862-4644

Manuel A. Martins
Real Estate & Urban Development
519-575-7542

Louis A. Frapporti
Records Management Services
905-540-3262

Terry T. Moffatt
Recovery Services
905-540-3297

Colin D. Brousson
Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency
604-891-2286

Jennifer Morton
Retail Services
416-862-5798

David Aylen
Russia and the CIS
+7-495-502-1250

Brian Fraser
Social Media
416-862-4293

David P. Stevens
Succession Planning & Estates
416-862-3556

Henry S. Brown
Supreme Court of Canada Services
613-786-0139

Michael Bussmann
Tax
416-369-4663

Stevan Novoselac
Tax Dispute Resolution
416-862-3630

Alan James
Technology - Wireless Communications / Hardware, Software & Semiconductor Manufacturers / Social Networking / Cleantech
416-369-6186

A. Kelly Gill
Trade-marks
416-862-3536

Dale Hill
Transfer Pricing
613-786-0102

Wendy J. Wagner
Transportation and Logistics
613-786-0213

Todd J. Burke
United States
613-786-0226

Louis A. Frapporti
XClaimTM - Portfolio Claims Management
905-540-3262

"Law Firm of the Year"

Gowling WLG has received the following "Law Firm of the Year" accolades. Only one firm in a practice area is awarded this top honor each year:

Canada's "Law Firm of the Year" awards:
- Corporate Law - 2021
- Medical Negligence - 2021
- Advertising and Marketing Law - 2020
- Environmental Law - 2020
- Aboriginal Law - 2019
  - Jaimie Lickers and Maxime Faille, attorneys specializing in Aboriginal Law at Gowling WLG in Canada, discuss the changing national attitude to Indigenous people’s history across the country and their firm’s significant cases in 2017 and 2018. The pair discussed their 2019 “Law Firm of the Year” award with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer.
- Advertising and Marketing Law - 2018
- Medical Negligence - 2018
- Intellectual Property Law - 2017