Gowling WLG

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Gowling WLG
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Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1]
No. of offices19
No. of lawyers+1,500 [2]
Key people
  • David Fennell (chief executive)
  • Steve McKersie (CEO)
Date foundedGowling WLG merger (2016)
Gowling (1877)
WLG (1834)
Company type Company limited by guarantee; separate limited liability partnerships in Canada and UK
Website www.gowlingwlg.com

Gowling WLG is a multinational law firm formed by the combination of Canada-based Gowlings and UK-based Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co in February 2016, in the first multinational law firm combination co-led by a Canadian firm. [2] Gowling WLG ranks at number 16 in The Lawyer UK 200 2019. On the list of largest law firms by revenue, Gowling WLG ranked as the highest revenue producing firm in Canada and 74th in the world (US$587,140,000) in 2017. [3] [4]

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History

Gowling WLG International Limited is an English company limited by guarantee, in which the two limited liability partnerships of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP and Gowling WLG (UK) LLP are members. Legal services are provided by the two partnerships, which are financially separate. [5] The structure is similar to the Swiss Verein structure used by several other major international law firms. [6]

The firm co-sponsored the 10th Annual International Conference on Medical Regulation, which took place at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ontario, Canada in October 2012. [7]

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP acted as Official Legal Advisers and an Official Sponsor of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as Team England.

Offices

The firm has 20 offices in Canada, the UK, continental Europe, the Middle East, and China. [8]

Notable professionals and alumni

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