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Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Advertising & Marketing

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Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

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Great advertising takes keen insight and unbridled creativity. It also calls for an equally creative and insightful team of legal professionals that can ensure your campaigns meet industry and legal requirements, while still preserving the integrity and creativity of your ideas.

There's a reason Gowling WLG is the law firm of choice for so many leading advertising agencies, media outlets, publishing houses and Fortune 500 companies across the country: we're just as committed to raising the bar in our industry as you are in yours. Our team combines exceptional industry insight with advanced legal experience to deliver a full range of effective, innovative client solutions.

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Advertising & Marketing - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Gowling WLG is an acclaimed law firm at the forefront of the advertising and marketing sector in Canada, acting for numerous high-profile companies and advertising agencies. It is recognised for its skilful handling of product regulatory issues, with notable expertise in the food and beverage, consumer goods, retail and pharma industries. The department has unparalleled depth and bench strength which enables the firm to handle significant multi-level advertising and marketing matters for major national and international clients. It also demonstrates further strength in the increasingly significant areas of social media and data privacy.

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Work Highlights

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  • Gowling WLG continued to act for Arbonne on advertising and marketing reviews and product compliance issues, among other matters.

Strengths

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  • Gowling has very strong general and specialised expertise.

    Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

  • The Gowling team is thorough, detail-oriented and very knowledgeable.

    Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

  • Gowling helps us navigate the Canadian legal landscape and the team is super responsive and very practical.

    Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Daniel Cole
    Daniel Cole

    Daniel Cole

    Daniel Cole provides a broad range of advertising advice, with a particular emphasis on work arising within the automotive sector. Based in Toronto, he is the co-head of Gowling WLG's business law department.

    • Daniel is solutions-oriented and gives recommendations on how to achieve things.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • Daniel is the best in the business.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • Daniel is really good at making things happen and is deeply knowledgeable.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • Daniel is commercial with his advice, super knowledgeable and very practical.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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  • Lewis Retik
    Lewis Retik

    Lewis Retik

    Ottawa-based Lewis Retik advises an impressive variety of consumer products companies, particularly those in the food and beverage sector, on both advertising and product regulatory issues.

    • Lewis Retik is knowledgeable, responsive and helpful.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • Lewis zeros in on what I need and always makes himself available. He is also practical and has an incredible sense of risk.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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  • Melissa Tehrani
    Melissa Tehrani

    Melissa Tehrani

    Melissa Tehrani is a Montréal-based partner offering clients advice on a wide range of advertising and marketing matters. She assists with regulatory compliance, commercial advertising and e-commerce issues.

    • Melissa is a tremendous help and is super responsive and knowledgeable.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • Melissa Tehrani is very good and incredibly proactive.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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  • Christopher Oates
    Christopher Oates

    Christopher Oates

    Christopher Oates enjoys a particularly strong profile for his expertise in privacy and data protection matters, including advising on regulation regarding the collection and use of consumer data in the course of advertising.

    • Christopher is very responsive and has an excellent handle on the privacy laws of multiple jurisdictions.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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  • René Bissonnette
    René Bissonnette

    René Bissonnette

    René Bissonnette has wide-ranging experience in advertising, marketing and entertainment. Based in Toronto, he advises clients on product promotion campaigns as well as packaging and labelling reviews and a variety of other matters.

    • René is excellent. He really understands the business and provides practical advice.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada

    • René is responsive, thorough and helpful.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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  • Julia Kappler
    Julia Kappler

    Julia Kappler

    Julia Kappler is a Montréal-based partner who enjoys a rising profile for compliance and related regulatory advice in advertising and marketing, including consumer privacy, French language laws and disputes.

    • Julia knows the subject matter well and always tries to come up with creative ways to solve issues.

      Advertising & Marketing respondentCanada
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