›Summary
Gowling WLG is mapped by Sartori across 20 offices in 7 countries (Global footprint), headquartered in Ottawa. Headcount band: 1,000–1,500 attorneys. Strongest mapped practices: Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A. It appears in 4 Ranking Atlas pages. Profile compiled from public facts, last verified 23 Jul 2026.
01 — Public record
Facts on file
Compiled from public sources. Figures are shown as bands where exact counts are not published; nothing here is provided by the firm.
Website
Largest mapped office
Ottawa, CA
Professionals
1,000–1,500 attorneys banded
Countries covered
7 via 20 offices
Office footprint — mapped metros
20 offices · 7 countriesPrincipal practices
Bold chips mark the firm’s deepest mapped practices (major or strong).
Seniority mix — banded, fee earners
≈650 partners · 50 counsel · 600+ associates
Mapped from public bios and firm pages; exact counts are not published, so figures are shown as approximate bands.
Sartori Firm Index — footprint (a different lens from the Atlas tiers)
Global · coverage 3 of 351.7
Composite SFI
SFI sub-index · banded
80.6
Scale
SFI sub-index · banded
39.2
Reach
SFI sub-index · banded
5.2
Hiring
SFI sub-index · banded
The Sartori Firm Index measures footprint and momentum (scale · reach · hiring), not practice quality. It never assigns an Atlas tier, and the Atlas never reuses this number — the two lenses are deliberately separate.
02 — Where this firm is ranked
Ranking Atlas & Firm Index
No composite firm score is published. Atlas tiers are assigned per market or practice from public footprint and evidence; the Firm Index leaderboards are a separate footprint lens.
5 listings · Atlas tiers apply only within their own market or practice
| Listing | Type | Tier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best law firms in Toronto | Atlas ranking | Established | → |
| Best law firms in Birmingham | Atlas ranking | Highly active | → |
| Best law firms in Leeds | Atlas ranking | Notable in this field | → |
| Best law firms in Beijing | Atlas ranking | Notable in this field | → |
| Sartori Firm Index — overall | SFI leaderboard | — | → |
03 — Sources & verification Last verified 23 Jul 2026 · next review by 23 Aug 2026 · change log
Public sources
- 1 Law Firms in Canada | Top International Law Firm Canada | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 2 International Corporate Law Firm in Birmingham, UK | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 3 United Kingdom | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 4 International Corporate Law Firm in London, UK | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 5 United Kingdom | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 6 Frankfurt | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 7 Law Firm in Germany | Business Law & Lawyers Germany | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 8 English Speaking Law Firm in Paris, France | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 9 International Law Firm in France | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 10 Law Firm Office in the United Arab Emirates | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 11 Real Estate Lawyers | Real Estate Law Firm | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 12 United Kingdom | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 13 International Business & Corporate Law Firm in Montréal | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 14 Law Firm in Calgary | International Business Law Firm Calgary | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 15 International Corporate & Business Law Firm in Vancouver | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 16 International Business Law Firm in the Waterloo Region | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 17 Frankfurt | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 18 English Speaking Law Firm in Paris, France | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 19 Real Estate Lawyers | Real Estate Law Firm | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 20 Law Firm & Legal Consultants Dubai, UAE | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 21 Real Estate Lawyers | Real Estate Law Firm | Gowling WLGfirm_website · 2026-07-21
- 22 Gowling WLG — news & announcementsfirm_website · 2026-07-21
Know the limits of this data
- —Figures are bands, not audited counts; public sources lag reality by weeks or months.
- —Atlas tiers are Sartori’s independent editorial opinion — not the firm’s claim, and not a client-satisfaction measure.
- —No firm-level numeric score exists; Atlas tiers apply only within their own market or practice.
- —No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input.
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