Our People

With over 90 legal professionals, we provide counsel with the skills and resources to deliver the widest range of legal services to our clients. Our lawyers are nationally and internationally recognized. In addition to being listed in Lexpert, Benchmark Canada, Best Lawyers and Chambers Global, McDougall Gauley has consistently been named one of the top five Prairie Regional Firms by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.

Lawyers
90+
With over 90 legal professionals, we provide counsel with the skills and resources to deliver the widest range of legal services to our clients.
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Practice Areas
40+
We service the legal needs of individuals, domestic and international institutions, insurance companies, business, government, and more.
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Awards & Recognitions
300+
We have received numerous awards and recognitions during our 134 years of service to our clients. Many of our lawyers are recognized by Lexpert and Best Lawyers in Canada.
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About McDougall Gauley

McDougall Gauley LLP is a Saskatchewan law firm with a diversified local, provincial, national, and international practice. Since 1891, McDougall Gauley has served the legal needs of domestic and international financial institutions, insurance companies, individuals in business, government, law and finance, as well as, local, national and multinational corporations.

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When Conversation becomes a Contract: The Law of Oral Agreements in Dawgs Canada Distribution Ltd. v Smith, 2025 SKCA 81
Serena Saini
Case Comment
In the world of business, not every conversation between parties ends up with pen to paper. But can a conversation really amount to a binding contract? The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in the case of Dawgs Canada Distribution Ltd. v Smith, 2025 SKCA 81 recently affirmed that, in certain situations, yes it can. The Background: A Verbal Deal to...
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Proposed Changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations
Nancy Hopkins, K.C., (Hon) CPA, ICD.D, F.ICD & Jonathan Shendruk
Article
Advances in crops in Saskatchewan have been huge over the past few decades. And more changes are coming. The Government of Canada has proposed amendments to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations (the “ Regulations”) in response to concerns about plant breeders’ rights (“ PBR”). These concerns include the scope of what can be protected, the length...
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Does the doctrine of unconscionable procurement apply in Saskatchewan?
Mackinley M. Sim
Article
The doctrine of unconscionable procurement was recently considered by the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in Ruszkowski v Concentra Trust, 2025 SKKB 164 [ Ruszkowski]. While unconscionable procurement had been considered by courts in other provinces prior to Ruszkowski, Ruszkowski appears to be the first time a Saskatchewan court has...
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