Donald Dow
Canada Guide 2025
Band 2 : Healthcare: Contentious
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About
Provided by Donald Dow
Practice Areas
Donald Dow is a senior partner in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office and leader of the firm’s national Medical Defence Practice Group. Donald practises primarily in the areas of medical malpractice (defence), professional liability, health law, privacy and professional disciplinary proceedings. Over the course of his career, he has extensive trial experience and has conducted numerous professional disciplinary hearings.
Donald is involved in both legal and medical continuing education on issues related to health law, medical malpractice, and professional liability.
Highly regarded by his peers, Donald has also been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Director and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. In 2015, 2018 and 2019 he was recognized by The Best Lawyers™ in Canada as "Lawyer of the Year for Medical Negligence – Ottawa” and in 2022, he was recognized by Best Lawyers™ Canada as “Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law – Ottawa".
Career
Years of Call: 2003 - Nunavut
1990 - Ontario
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
County of Carleton Law Association
The Holland Access to Justice in Medical Malpractice Group
Chambers Review
Canada
Donald Dow leads the firm's medical defence practice group and has considerable experience representing clients in a broad array of contentious cases, from malpractice to genetic testing. He is licensed to practise in both Ontario and Nunavut.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Donald is a committed trial lawyer and pays excellent attention to detail."
"Extremely strong lawyer."
"Donald is a committed trial lawyer and pays excellent attention to detail."
"Extremely strong lawyer."
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