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Heather J. Laing, Q.C. will be the President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan for the 2013 year. Heather was first elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 2010 and has served on the Ethics, Library, and Standing Investigation committees and as Chair of the Professional Standards Committee in 2011. Law Society of Saskatchewan

McDougall Gauley LLP is pleased to announce that Brian M. Banilevic, Q.C. and Heather J. Laing, Q.C. have recently been awarded the Queen's Counsel designation. This appointment recognizes the professional integrity and significant contributions to the practice of law and to the citizens of Saskatchewan. Brian Banilevic was admitted to the...

Susan Barber, Q.C., C.Dir. has been recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ from the Women's Executive Network (WXN). This prestigious award honours the country's highest-achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Award winners were selected based on their strategic vision and leadership...

Wayne Bernakevitch will be speaking at the Saskatchewan Leave a Legacy event "Passion Capitalism: Creating Financial and Estate Plans that invest in the things you care most about". If you are interested in attending this free workshop on November 21, 2012 from 2-3:15 PM please register.

This spring, McDougall Gauley LLP was proud to see all five of their articling students called to the Bar. On October 19th Brenda Yuen and Craig Frith participated in the Call to the Bar ceremony in Saskatoon. On Friday October 26th Kelly Canham, Darren Kraushaar, Kylee Fawcett and Peter Wilson participated in the Call to the Bar ceremony in Regina...

Team McDougall Gauley LLP, consisting of Barry Clarke, Paul Wood, David Choi, Joannie Paquin, Michelle Stromburg and James Korpan raised $$ for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The goal of JDRF is to improve the lives of every person affected by type 1 diabetes by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing...

Each year Best Lawyers™ sends out a peer review survey to determine the Best Lawyers in a practice area for a geographical area. This year, McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that three lawyers have been awarded the "Lawyer of the Year" award in their practice areas. Congratulations to: Gord Kuski, Q.C. - Best Lawyers, "Lawyer of the Year"...

Mr. David (Tom) E. Gauley Q.C., C.M. will celebrate his 90th birthday on October 15, 2012. In honour of his contributions to the legal profession and in celebration of his birthday, McDougall Gauley LLP has pledged $25,000 to the College of Law toward the establishment of the “Tom Gauley, Q.C. Prize in Common Law Studies”, to be awarded annually to...

Heather Laing and Amanda Quayle will be presenting at the Career Women Interaction 2012 Conference Series “LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN LAWYERS: Practicing law in today's fast-paced environment” on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at The Saskatoon Club. If you are interested in going, simply fill out the registration form and send it to registration@fci-cwi.com...

Amanda “Crazy Legs” Quayle is putting on her boxing gloves to help raise funds for the Regina Palliative Care Inc. in the "Kiss the Canvas" event. Regina Palliative Care provides comfort, support and guidance to thousands of families as their loved ones have faced the final stage of life. Regina Palliative Care also operates the Greystone...

David (Tom) E. Gauley, Q.C., C.M., Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. and Kevin Lang, Q.C. have been named as recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. This medal is awarded to Canadians in recognition of the outstanding contributions they have made to their respective communities.

On September 11th Nancy Hopkins will be presenting at the RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) Canada conference in Saskatoon on Board Risk Oversight. To register, visit the RIMS website.