Advertising & Marketing
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 1
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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.
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Gowling team acted for Arbonne on advertising and marketing reviews, product reviews, e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales.
Strengths
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"The Gowling team has the resources to provide the advice requested and they also provide excellent, practical advice that helps to keep us competitive."
"The lawyers at Gowling provide practical, timely advice and they're proactive with practical solutions to complicated issues. They're always optimistic and they're cheerful people to deal with."
"If we have strategic issues or concerns, the lawyers listen and adjust and give us relevant advice. I think it is a great team to work with."
"The team is very knowledgeable and gives practical business advice. The lawyers are always on top of news and relevant issues."
"The Gowling team has the resources to provide the advice requested and they also provide excellent, practical advice that helps to keep us competitive."
"The lawyers at Gowling provide practical, timely advice and they're proactive with practical solutions to complicated issues. They're always optimistic and they're cheerful people to deal with."
"If we have strategic issues or concerns, the lawyers listen and adjust and give us relevant advice. I think it is a great team to work with."
"The team is very knowledgeable and gives practical business advice. The lawyers are always on top of news and relevant issues."
Notable Practitioners
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 head of the firm's advertising practice group.
"Daniel Cole is very good at getting right to the point and providing clear visibility as to when things will be done, including with unexpected matters. He's got good communication skills."
"Daniel Cole is an affable, intelligent and irreplaceable lawyer. His acumen in the marketing and advertising space is unparalleled. Dan is an asset to the companies he counsels."
"Dan Cole is incredibly smart, agile and able to take very complicated work and explain it in layman's terms."
"He is always thoughtful, practical and efficient. It is always a pleasure to work with Daniel."
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 gives practical business advice and really understands the needs of the business."
"Lewis Retik really cares about our team and we have a long-standing relationship."
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.
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 Tehrani has a breadth of knowledge and experience, and is a pleasure to work with."
"Melissa Tehrani is able to leverage her past experience and tell us stuff that may be helpful for us."
"Melissa Tehrani is very knowledgeable and experienced in dealing with Québec compliance issues. She provides a good balance of detail and pragmatism in her delivery of counsel."
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.
"I am always very impressed with René's impeccable legal knowledge and dedication to us as a client."
"René Bissonnette has been a tremendous source of support for me. He is flexible and incredible at strategy and drafting things."
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 Kappler is a very detailed and pragmatic lawyer."
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