About
Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
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
Chambers Review
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 focused on 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 a growing focus on international transactions. The team is also increasingly involved in transactions in the cannabis space.
Greg Peterson heads the firm's Calgary corporate finance, M&A and private equity group.
Work Highlights
- Gowling WLG acted for the majority shareholder of Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems in connection with the sale of all of its outstanding securities of the company to Eddify Technologies for CAD81.54 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Working with Gowling means we trust that as new issues arise, they will do all they reasonably can to get ahead and safeguard our company and our shareholders."
"Communication has been great and they are available at short notice."
"Working with Gowling means we trust that as new issues arise, they will do all they reasonably can to get ahead and safeguard our company and our shareholders."
"Communication has been great and they are available at short notice."