Gowlings

Gowlings' originated with the firm Henderson & McVeity, which was founded in Ottawa in 1887.[3][4] Its name passed through numerous permutations, but included references to the lawyers Gordon Gowling, George and Gordon Henderson.[5] In the 1980s, the firm expanded beyond its traditional Ottawa base, establishing offices in Toronto, Kitchener, and Moscow.

Starting in the mid-1990s, Gowlings created a national platform through a succession of mergers with other law firms in Vancouver, Hamilton, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto.[6] The firm eventually adopted the simple brand name "Gowlings" (which had long been in informal use).[7]

• Leonard Walter Brockington (1888–1966). Founding chairman of the CBC, 1936-1939[8]
• Gordon F. Henderson (1912–1993). President of the Canadian Bar Association, 1979–1980;[9] Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, 1991–1993[10]
• Roy McMurtry (1932– ). Attorney-General of Ontario, 1975–1985 and Chief Justice of Ontario, 1996-2007[11]
• Ray Hnatyshyn (1934–2002). 24th Governor-General of Canada, 1990–1995[12]
• Ian Scott (1934–2006). Attorney-General of Ontario, 1985–1990[13]
• Donald Mazankowski (1935– ). Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1986–1993[14]
• Martin Cauchon (1962– ). Minister of Justice (Canada) and Attorney General of Canada, 2002–2003 ; Minister of National Revenue (Canada), 1999-2002[15]
• Lawrence Cannon (1947– ). Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), 2006–2008 and Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant[16][17]
• Frank Marrocco . Associate Chief Justice (2005–) of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ,[18]