Gowling WLG

Gowling WLG
No. of offices 18
No. of lawyers over 1,400[1]
Key people
  • David Fennell (Chief Executive)
  • Peter Lukasiewicz (CEO)
Date founded 2016 (by merger)
Company type Company limited by guarantee; separate limited liability partnerships in Canada and UK
Slogan In tune with your world.
Website
www.gowlingwlg.com

Gowling WLG is a multinational law firm formed by the merger of Canada-based Gowlings and UK-based Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co in February 2016, in the first multinational law firm merger co-led by a Canadian firm.[1]

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.[2] The structure is similar to the Swiss Verein structure used by several other major international law firms.[3]

Offices

The firm has 18 offices in Canada, the UK, continental Europe, the Middle East, China and Singapore.[4] Gowling WLG plans to expand further in Germany and East Asia by 2018.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Law firms Gowlings, Wragge Lawrence merge to form Gowling WLG". Reuters. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "About the structure of Gowling WLG". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. Mackrael, Kim (8 July 2015). "Gowlings Law Firm to Combine With U.K.'s Wragge Lawrence Graham". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM GOWLING WLG LAUNCHES TODAY". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. Farman, Madeleine (22 February 2016). "Germany and east Asia next targets as Gowling WLG merger made official". Legal Business. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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