Gowling WLG

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘The biggest draw for working with Gowlings is their flexibility in approach to working in emerging markets. This is reflected in their fee proposals and team compositions. They have also been proactive in introducing our company to clients of theirs to explore opportunities to work together and have also been gracious enough to host us at their offices for a strategy day. Technically sound, pragmatic and risk aware (not risk averse), professional and culturally sensitive.’

• ‘Alasdair McKenzie is a fantastic relationship partner as he does not manage from afar. He has a clear interest and passion for emerging market work and his advice is sound and pragmatic. He has also taken the time to understand our business model and therefor his advice is not generic as he understands our risk appetite.’

• ‘Gareth Baker provides pragmatic and sound legal advice, taking time to understand the commercials and adapting his advice accordingly. He is quick to understand an issue and catch up to where the commercial team is.’

• ‘Gowling's collaborative, partner-led approach is extremely welcome in a sector that can often be unpredictable and necessarily requires experience, flexibility, open-mindedness and multi-disciplinary problem-solving to deliver our goals. They know their strengths, are across their brief and project manage effectively.'

• ‘Jonathan Brufal is a hands-on partner who is not only willing, but keen, to get into the detail on projects, rather than taking on the more high-level role that we often encounter with some of their competitors. We therefore benefit from his significant experience working across a number of emerging markets and sectors, and his process-focused approach to ensure we can get the results we are looking for in the long term.

• 'Jonathan Brufal and his team are, despite their status and experience, very approachable, open and friendly - they put their clients at ease and explain tricky topics in a straightforward, patient manner. Thank you very much to Gowling WLG.’

• ‘The Gowling team excel at making the unorthodox seem orthodox, taking the complexity out of the execution of the legal documentation and thereby helping to save time and money. A lot of this is achieved by the high level of cultural diversity in the team which allows for issues to be looked at from different perspectives and to build empathy across the table - which develops the relationship and trust that is highly valued by clients.’

• ‘Alasdair MacKenzie is our go-to partner at Gowling. We value his entrepreneurial nature and the creativity that he brings to the table. We have never not closed a deal with Alasdair at the helm.’

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