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Gordon Douglas is a partner in Gowlings' Ottawa office, practicing in the area of civil litigation.  Acting on behalf of corporations, financial institutions and individuals, he focuses on banking, contracts, construction, fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency, general commercial litigation and arbitration, and freedom of information and privacy legislation.

Before joining Gowlings, Gordon owned and operated a small business for a number of years and practised law with an Ottawa firm specializing in insurance litigation. He was also employed as an aide to members of Parliament in both opposition and government, including as Senior Policy Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment. Gordon has extensive experience in political organizing and the running of election campaigns at the municipal, provincial and federal level and regularly advises clients on laws governing elections and election financing in Canada.