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Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded

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From local startups to global powerhouses, Gowling WLG offers advanced experience and efficient service covering a full range of corporate and commercial law matters.

We understand the issues you face because we're immersed in the same issues every day. With the ability to flex to match the job at hand, our team is equipped to handle everything from landmark transactions and major reorganizations to routine business filings and agreements.

Spanning all industry sectors, our services include:

  • Incorporations
  • Reorganizations, amalgamations, continuances, arrangements and dissolutions
  • Corporate governance
  • Company secretarial (including registration for extra-territorial corporations)
  • Virtual (outside) general counsel services
  • Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
  • Managed service and outsourcing agreements
  • IT contracts
  • Service and supply agreements
  • Franchise, agency and distribution agreements
  • Consumer and direct selling agreements

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Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Alberta

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Gowling WLG is an international law firm that enjoys a solid presence in Alberta, where it regularly advises on distressed M&A deals and infrastructure derivative financing matters. The team is highly active in the oil and gas industry, with notable expertise in the midstream sector. The Calgary-based group is well positioned to advise on mining, IT and technology matters, and has a significant practice emphasis on the mid-market and increasing activity on international transactions. The team is also increasingly involved in transactions in the cannabis space.
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Work Highlights

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  • Gowling WLG advised Providence Therapeutics on the various commercial agreements with Emergent BioSolutions Canada for commercial manufacturing and related services.

Strengths

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  • Gowling offers very practical responses and is always reachable for advice.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

  • The firm is national in their practice and international in their scope of expertise.

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  • The team breaks complex issues into manageable pieces to resolve files in a timely manner.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

  • The Gowling team has a deep understanding of commercial aspects of transactions and works extremely hard to negotiate the best outcome for us.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

  • The firm is loaded with talented team members who are very diligent.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Frank Sur
    Frank Sur

    Frank Sur

    Frank Sur heads the firm's corporate practice group in Canada. He impresses with his activity on transactions, handling M&A and capital markets matters in a range of industries, including the biotech and energy spaces.

    • Frank has been exceptionally important to our legal needs.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

    • He's always willing to hop on a call if there's an issue or a question.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada
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  • Zafar Jaffer
    Zafar Jaffer

    Zafar Jaffer

    Zafar Jaffer heads Gowling WLG's corporate finance, M&A and private equity group. He acts for notable Canadian companies on M&A and capital markets matters. His expertise also includes cross-border transactions and tax aspects.

    • Zafar is exceptional.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

    • Zafar has excellent knowledge of matters we want to address, supported by strong attention to detail and a genuine thirst to help people.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

    • He tailors responses to each client's needs and sophistication level. He is very accessible and knowledgeable in the integration of complex matters.

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  • Sharagim Habibi
    Sharagim Habibi

    Sharagim Habibi

    Sharagim Habibi has a burgeoning practice advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and multijurisdictional listings.

    • Sharagim provides very timely and relevant legal advice and genuine care for the client. He is an exceptional ambassador for the firm and the legal profession.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

    • Sharagim is very efficient and a pleasure to work with.

      Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentCanada

    • He is excellent at what he does.

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