Gowling WLG FAQ
Where is Gowling WLG headquartered?
Gowling WLG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.
When was Gowling WLG founded?
Gowling WLG was founded in 1834.
Gowling WLG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.
Gowling WLG was founded in 1834.
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600,
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C3
Canada
(613) 233-1781
www.gowlingwlg.com
mail@gowlingwlg.com
Gowling WLG is an international law firm focused on providing legal advisory services to clients. The Firm offers a wide range of practice areas including banking and finance, commercial, competition and antitrust, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, professional liability, intellectual property, litigation and dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, and tax. The Firm's clients include companies from the automotive, aviation, aerospace and defense, construction and engineering, energy, financial services, food and beverage, infrastructure, life sciences, natural resources, real estate, and technology sectors. In 2016, a Canadian law firm, Gowlings was combined with an UK-based international law firm, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. (WLG) to form Gowling WLG. Gowling WLG is based in Ottawa.
| Year | ≤ '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | T |
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| Buyside (2.8/yr) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Sellside (2.8/yr) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
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| Target Company | Date | Value | Type |
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| Sign-up to View | 2025-10-07 | - | Energy Services and Equipment |
| Sign-up to View | 2025-07-16 | - | Healthcare Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2025-06-30 | 1.0B USD | Internet Software and Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2025-01-14 | - | Education |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-12-04 | - | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-05-22 | - | Building Materials |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-04-17 | - | Building Materials |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-09-06 | - | Transportation |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-08-28 | - | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-07-03 | - | Business Services |
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| Corporate (36) | Deals |
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| Largest |
vLex LLC $1.0B (2025-06-30) |
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