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McDougall Gauley LLP is hosting the 2L Student Reception, an annual event for second year law students to connect with lawyers practicing in a variety of areas. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided. The event will take place Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the firm's Saskatoon location (500-616 Main Street). Dress code is...

McDougall Gauley LLP has been recognized in Lexpert ® and American Lawyer's 2023 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Lexpert ® and American Lawyer are news sources focused on all aspects of law, including the business of law. The Lexpert ® rankings are based on annual surveys completed by lawyers. The ranking process includes interviews...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that Gordon J. Kuski, K.C., Kenneth A. Ready, K.C., Michael W. Milani, K.C., Susan B. Barber, K.C. and Rylund Hunter are each recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan). The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) celebrates the 70th anniversary of Her...

McDougall Gauley LLP's Ian Sutherland, K.C. has been appointed a director on the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC) Board of Directors. The IIC is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the insolvency process as well as the professional quality of insolvency and bankruptcy in Canada. The IIC Board of Directors oversees the activities of...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce that Ian Sutherland has been appointed King's Counsel. Ian is a senior litigation partner, with a robust practice acting for financial institutions and other creditors. He has appeared before various levels of court in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Ian was awarded "Lawyer of...

McDougall Gauley LLP has been recognized by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023. The Globe and Mail’s ranking highlights the top 200 most widely recommended business law firms in Canada across 29 practice areas, and is based on an independent survey in which nearly 25,000 lawyers and legal executives were...

McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to announce Holli A. Kuski Bassett has been appointed to the Court of King's Bench in Regina. During her time with McDougall Gauley, Justice Kuski Bassett was a partner in the firm's Regina office, where she maintained a broad litigation practice. Her practice focused on civil and commercial disputes in many areas of...

Kayla Doderai has published the column "Case Summary and Comment on R v Major, 2022 SKCA 80" in The Saskatchewan Advocate, October 2022 edition. The Saskatchewan Advocate is a quarterly publication by the Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association ("STLA"). STLA is a non-profit legal association describing themselves as "as a community of professionals...

McDougall Gauley LLP's Michael W. Milani, K.C. presented "Saskatchewan’s Sophisticated Commercial Law Landscape: A Practitioner’s Perspective" on October 17, 2022 at the McKercher LLP Lecture Series, and in his capacity as the Estey Chair in Business Law. The McKercher LLP Lecture Series, established in 2014, brings a wide range of informative...

McDougall Gauley LLP lawyers presented at a Contract Law seminar for the Regina Construction Association ("RCA") on October 6, 2022. The RCA comprises members in the construction industry in Regina. The RCA describes itself as “the voice of the industry in lobbying and advocacy at the municipal level of government.” The Saskatchewan Construction...

James Korpan, K.C., President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, is hosting the President’s Reception on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Regency Ballroom, Hotel Saskatchewan. The President’s Reception celebrates James’ tenure as President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. The Reception starts at 5:00PM. The Formal Program is at 7:00PM. The...

McDougall Gauley LLP's Michael W. Milani, K.C. is hosting the Estey Symposium on Commercial Law. He is the current Estey Chair in Business Law at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan. The Estey Chair in Business Law was established in 2012 by John and Bill Estey in honour of their father, the late Willard “Bud” Estey, former Justice of...