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McDougall Gauley LLP is pleased to announce that Gail Wartman, Q.C. has recently been awarded the Queen's Counsel designation. This appointment recognizes the professional integrity and significant contributions to the practice of law and to the citizens of Saskatchewan. Gail Wartman was called to the bar in 1980 and became a partner with McDougall...

Nancy Hopkins, Q.C., (Hon) C.A. was featured in the ICD’s Director Journal which was based on a roundtable with Brian Levitt, Vice-Chair of Osler and chair of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan's mandate is to work to simplify and modernize the province’s laws. The Commission reviews laws at the request of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General as well as in response to suggestions from the public at large, including members of the legal community. Visit the Law Reform Commission of...

Today, McDougall Gauley lawyers and staff loaded their food donations on the FCC Drive Away Hunger tractor. The FCC Drive Away Hunger campaign will see businesses across Canada donate food and money to their local food banks. McDougall Gauley staff in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw has collectively raised 1232.5 lbs of food and $12,260 in...

Best Lawyers™ recognized several McDougall Gauley lawyers for their outstanding work in their field. Best Lawyers is a highly-regarded lawyer peer review publication in the legal profession, seeking input from a wide range of lawyers in private and public practice, as well as in-house counsel to establish its list of rated lawyers. "LAWYER OF THE...

Congratulations to Gail Wartman for being appointed Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Branch President for the 2014-2015 year! At McDougall Gauley we take great pride in supporting the communities in which we live and work. Our lawyers consistently hold leadership positions with legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association, Pro...

Murray Sawatzky is featured in the fall edition of Saskatchewan Construction Association's "We Build" magazine. Murray's article "Canadian Public-Private Partnerships P3S - The Romantic Phase" discusses the growth in the area of P3's in Canada discusses the benefits of P3 projects for all parties. To read the article click on the link and then...

The 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory profiled 9 McDougall Gauley lawyers as leading practitioners. The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory is considered the pre-eminent peer review-based directory of legal practitioners in Canada, ranking both individual lawyers and firms across 64 areas of expertise. Recommendations for lawyers in the annual...

McDougall Gauley leads the way for Saskatchewan Firms in the 2014 Lexpert® Who’s Who in Canadian Law Firms. The 2014 “Who's Who in Canadian Law Firms: Serving Clients in Canada, the US, and Globally” by Lexpert® creates a bull’s-eye ranking charts to identify “which counsel the Canadian legal profession regards as the top lawyers in various...

Nancy Hopkins, Q.C., (Hon) C.A. was revealed as a recipient of the Women's Executive Network’s (WXN) 2013 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards last fall. Recently, Ms. Hopkins was interviewed by the Business News Network regarding her win.

McDougall Gauley welcomes Yue (Sandy) Song to our firm. Sandy received her Bachelor of Laws in China in 2001 followed by her Masters in Laws from Stockholm University. She worked as a Trademark Agent in Beijing for 3 years before moving to Canada. Sandy has a Corporate/Commercial practice with a focus on Intellectual Property & Information...

Congratulations to Erin Kleisinger for being appointed to the Law Society of Saskatchewan as a Bencher. The Law Society governs the legal profession by upholding high standards of competence and integrity in the interest of the public. The Law Society is governed by a Board of Directors that uses the traditional term "Bencher" to describe its board...