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McDougall Gauley LLP is pleased to welcome Amanda Wickett, Brandon Hicks, Brendan Bernakevitch, Matthew Schmeling, and William Lane to the partnership. Amanda Wickett Amanda maintains a corporate commercial practice, with a focus on tax-driven corporate reorganizations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and energy and mining matters...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to celebrate Gordon J. Kuski, Q.C.'s 50th year as a lawyer at the firm. Following his being awarded the 1971 gold medal from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Gord has been a leader in the profession. Among other achievements, Gord was a Bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, serving as President in...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that Wayne Bernakevitch and Ray Wiebe have been appointed Queen's Counsel. Wayne Bernakevitch's practice involves commercial and residential real estate including financing, estate planning, and corporate and related law. He specializes in complex estate planning, business successions and transitions...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that James Morrison, Q.C., Q.Arb. and William Lane have been re-elected Benchers of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. James practices in McDougall Gauley’s Saskatoon office. James’ practice is focused primarily on family law, estate and civil litigation. James has extensive experience both at trial in the...

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.