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McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that Michael W. Milani, Q.C. is a recipient of the Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Branch’s 2022 Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the contributions and achievements of members of the Saskatchewan Branch of the Canadian Bar Association to the legal profession, the...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that James Korpan, Q.C. has been elected President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. James graduated from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 1992. He has spent his entire career with McDougall Gauley LLP (formerly McDougall Ready). He practices primarily in litigation with a focus on...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that Michael W. Milani, Q.C., has been appointed to the Estey Chair in Business Law at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, for a six-month term beginning July 1, 2022. The Estey Chair in Business Law was established in 2012 by John and Bill Estey in honour of their father, the late Willard “Bud”...

McDougall Gauley LLP has been recognized by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2022. The Globe and Mail’s ranking highlights the top 200 most widely recommended business law firms in Canada across 28 legal fields, and is based on an independent survey of nearly 20,000 lawyers and legal executives...

On Friday, November 5, 2021, the Government of Saskatchewan made the announcement regarding the appointment of Brad Mitchell to the Provincial Court for Saskatchewan. During his time with McDougall Gauley, Judge Mitchell was a partner in the Saskatoon office’s criminal defence group, and also practiced civil litigation. Judge Mitchell has conducted...

McDougall Gauley LLP has been named one of the Top 10 Prairie law firms for 2021-22 (and one of the top five Saskatchewan firms) by Canadian Lawyer magazine, following that publication’s annual survey. Michael Milani, Q.C., Chair of the Executive Committee, noted that the firm is honoured to have been named. He observed that this recognition would...

McDougall Gauley is now accepting applications from first year law students seeking summer student employment from May 2022 to August 2022 in our Regina and Saskatoon offices. McDougall Gauley offers students the opportunity to work with experienced lawyers in a number of practice areas. Students can expect to conduct legal research, prepare...

The offices of McDougall Gauley LLP will be closed on September 30, 2021 To provide an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools, the offices of McDougall Gauley LLP will be closed on September 30, 2021 to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

McDougall Gauley LLP is pleased to announce the following lawyers have been recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Brian M. Banilevic, Q.C. Administrative and Public Law (2015) Criminal Defence (2021) Family Law (2009) Susan B. Barber, Q.C. Administrative and Public Law (2021) Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2022)...

Gordon J. Kuski Q.C. and Amanda M. Quayle Q.C. have been named among the leading Canadian lawyers who serve clients in the health science industry in the inaugural issue of Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 2021. The firm congratulates Gordon and Amanda on this achievement.

2021 Litigation Star McDougall Gauley LLP is pleased to announce Aaron A. Fox, Q.C., Michael W. Milani, Q.C., and Murray R. Sawatzky, Q.C. have been named Litigation Stars by Benchmark Litigation. Each lawyer was named for their work in the following practice areas: Aaron A. Fox, Q.C. - Criminal Michael W. Milani, Q.C. - Commercial and Insolvency...

McDougall Gauley LLP lawyers have been recognized once again as leading practitioners. The 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has been published and 18 of our lawyers have been recognized as leading practitioners (up from 13 in last years’ edition). The Canadian Lexpert Directory is based on an extensive peer survey process. To be included in...