2024/2025
"We like the quick reply, and good quality of work."
""I recommend Paula Clancy and Gowling in view of the outstanding work they have done for our clients during the past years. I have been working with Paula for over 10 years and during this period she has played – and still plays – an important role in protecting our client’s marks in Canada.
One of the admirable characteristics about Paula and her team is their responsiveness. Also, Paula has a deep knowledge and a wide vision of intellectual property which has enabled our clients to obtain the best possible trademark protection in Canada. Her team’s resourcefulness and cleverness has provided us with enlightening advice regarding the best strategy for our clients to take in terms of obtaining and defending their trademark rights or expectation or rights."
"Omar Nassif is the partner with whom I have done patent prosecution in Canada for important pharma products in the last 20 years. He is legally and technically brilliant and very pragmatic at the same time. "
"Their lawyers are practical, appropriately aggressive, highly intelligent and resourceful. I know that if I hand them a difficult task it will be done at the highest professional level. I have worked with their team for over 20 years. I know their lawyers and agents' personalities and their expertise. In particular, I enjoy their methods of problem-solving, responsiveness and general competence."
"Their work is always top-notch (regardless of the attorney handling the particular file), so we feel very much at ease when sending more difficult cases over to Gowling WLG. The overall quality is very high. In addition to that, our main point of contact (Mrs Paula Clancy) is a great lawyer and she is very business-oriented."
"Gowling WLG's Eric Macramalla is someone whom I have worked with for more than 10 years. He is an expert on domain name matters hence the reason we instructed him on the UDRP complaint matter. Gowling WLG provides top-notch service. The quality of their work is never in doubt. "
"A very impressive and sizable IP team in a full-service law firm, which is quite rare. They are reputable, which is justified by quality of work. I recommended Eric Macramalla to one of my clients and the client was very satisfied with him, which is an endorsement of my judgement, too. They are very responsive, fast, terse and insightful. Easy to understand and communicate with, which saves a lot of time. "
"They provide excellent quality of work. They provide very responsive, creative and business-oriented advice."
"We chose them because they have a good reputation, are competent, and fair value."
"I choose Gowling for the work because their service is impeccable. We like the crystal clear communications and transparent billing. "
"They are straightforward and decisive."
"They are responsive, commercially minded and nice people to work with. They provide great advice tailored to the clients' needs. "
"They are responsive, knowledgeable, and have reasonable pricing. They are responsive, knowledgeable, practical, and approachable. "
"We chose to work with Gowling WLG because of Eric Macramalla. He is highly knowledgeable and responsive. They are business-oriented and highly responsive."
"They are quick, efficient and good value."
"They are reliable and knowledgeable on patent law in Canada. The team is very efficient in dealing with new filings and is responsive in its communications."
"Gowling WLG consistently provides excellent advice and work product. Further, their responsiveness is fantastic. They feel like an extension of our own firm for how fast they provide feedback and acknowledge instructions. They also take a very practical approach with advice to fit a client's needs. It isn't a cookie-cutter approach."
"We appreciated their global connections, and having visited them was impressed with the skills and competencies in the area. They are easy to work with, responsive and focussed with advice, avoiding raising unnecessary issues."
"Very responsive, with clear answers. Reasonable pricing. "
"Gowling WLG has an excellent litigation track record for IP. They have vast experience in IP matters. They have an excellent IP team able to meet all requirements and demands of the client. "
"Excellent responsiveness, value for money, and I enjoy the personal relationships I have developed. They are creative thinkers without overdoing it."
Paula Clancy
""I recommend Paula Clancy and her firm in view of the outstanding work they have done for our clients during the past years. I have been working with Paula for over 10 years and during this period she has played – and still plays – an important role in protecting our client’s marks in Canada. One of the admirable characteristics about Paula and her team is their responsiveness. Also, Paula has a deep knowledge and a wide vision of intellectual property which has enabled our clients to obtain the best possible trademark protection in Canada. Her team’s resourcefulness and cleverness has provides us with enlightening advice regarding the best strategy for our clients to take in terms of obtaining and defending their trademark rights or expectation or rights."
"She is very responsive, knows her business in-and-out, and has a commercial mindset that our clients greatly appreciate."
"Paula inspires confidence in her firm's services by her responsiveness, competency and affability. Crystal-clear communications, efficient handling of files and transparent billing practices are the primary characteristics of the team which she leads. Paula leaves you in no doubt that the matters entrusted to her are in very capable hands. "
"Detail oriented, super-smart, extra nice."
Kevin Sartorio
"He is very bright and able. An insightful litigator, he knows where the pressure points are and when to apply pressure to them."
Eric Macramalla
"Eric Macramalla is an expert on trademarks and domain name matters. My firm instructs him regularly and exclusively on matters in Canada. "
"Extremely fast turnaround and clear advice. No long reports and tackles the key points directly."
"His advice is succinct and commercial. "
"Knowledgeable and provides practical advice. "
"We like his responsiveness. Has understanding of business and client's goals."
"Super-responsive, direct and clear advice, precise emails."
"Eric has vast experience in IP matters. He is efficient, professional and dependable. "
Shelagh Carnegie
"She is thoughtful, responsive, and has out-of-the-box thinking. Excellent skills."
"Shelagh is a good collaborator and person manager. She is adept at putting together a team that suits the needs of clients."
Stuart Ash
"Concise, accurate and timely advice. The fees are always fair and reasonable. "
"Responsive, intelligent, value oriented, and organized."
Roch Ripley
"Roch is a pleasure to work with and always provides helpful pointers on the best strategy for seeking patent protection in Canada."
Martha Savoy
"Martha is a vital part of my international trademark team. She also brings a calming but strong presence to any conversation. She is also selfless. She leads many teams where she demonstrates her focus is on what is best for the client and Gowling, and not necessarily what is best for herself."
James Longwell
"All that I require of him he does well."
Clare Robinson
"Clare's advice is accurate and commercial. "
Anthony Dearden
"Anthony is friendly, responsive and provides clear instructions."
Nathan Piché
"Nathan is very responsive and is boots on the ground running day-to-day issues. He has a clear understanding of client objectives and steers a conversation to resolution understanding the big picture."
2023
"They are extremely responsive and thoughtful, and provide strong strategic guidance."
"They produce excellent, timely work. We appreciate their knowledge and willingness to take strong positions."
"Gowling's model – using a relationship partner (in this case Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel) – means we have a consistent point of contact at Gowling and consistent fee quotes and billing practices that ensure that we receive excellent value for the fees spent. Gowling has also invested in a customer-facing portal that gives us access to real-time information about our TM and patent portfolios that is extremely valuable as we manage a large number of internal business clients in numerous jurisdictions worldwide."
"They are reachable and find good solutions."
"We value their professionalism."
"The team provide good advice, are highly responsive, and do not charge the earth. They know us, and make it easy to instruct them. "
"They are quick, helpful and practical and provide business-oriented advice."
"They provide close personal contact and fast and accurate advice."
"They really know our business, and how we operate. So much so that we can be quite hands-off and trust them to get on with the work, without us needing to review every draft."
"We appreciate the quality of advice from a technically strong team, who are commercial and don't charge the earth."
"We appreciate their responsiveness and great advice."
"We value their international network, with international offices working seamlessly together."
"We appreciate their excellent communication, professionalism and understanding of commercial issues and impacts."
"They are very responsive, thinking out of the box."
"The Gowlings team was extremely professional and thorough. The expertise displayed on both the technical aspects of the particular patent and patent law in general was outstanding."
"The level of support from the legal professionals to support staff is phenomenal. The team’s work and advice has consistently been of high quality. We work in a fast-paced environment, with new ideas being tossed around daily. When we reach out to Gowlings, they recognise we expect a quick turnaround, but they do not compromise quality with speed. I feel they do a good job looking out for us as clients and we can always rely on Gowlings."
"The team provide good advice, are highly responsive, and do not charge the earth. They know us, and make it easy to instruct them."
"Great people!!"
2021 client testimonials
“Gowling is our top firm. They have always provided extremely practical, timely and well-thought-out advice. I do not take my work elsewhere,” says one client.
Another client used the firm because of its “excellent, pleasant lawyers and depth of bench”, adding that its services are offered at the “right price”.
“Gowlings is experienced in working with a venture capital-backed company such as ourselves and able to advise on the strategies to maximize IP protection while minimizing costs.”
“Gowlings’ service is exceptional,” says a client who appreciated the firm’s “strict adherence to deadlines and clear and concise communication”. The client added: “My key contacts are terrific to work with.”
A client used the firm because it “meets the organization's needs in terms of responsiveness and strategic advice as well excellent results on enforcement matters”.
2019 client testimonials
A client said the firm provided “pragmatic and result-oriented counseling”.
Another client described the firm as “a big firm with the attentiveness of a much smaller firm”.
