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The media landscape has radically changed. The Internet has shattered our traditional mediums and opened the floodgates to millions of new commentators. As rumours fly around the web, bloggers bypass publication bans and hyperlinks are instantly created, media outlets and business organizations need an expert law firm that understands the unique challenges of the modern media industry.
At Gowlings, our experts are leading authorities on matters related to freedom of the press, publication bans, libel, privacy and access to information. As advisers to, and litigators for, many of Canada’s leading media outlets, national and local newspapers and broadcasters, magazine and book publishers, and Internet providers, our team combines practical knowledge of the media business with ‘net-gen innovation’ to give our clients access to expedient legal advice.
Having acted in numerous high-profile defamation cases involving the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of expression and access to information, and acted as counsel to the Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper, our Defamation & Media Law Group maintains active participation in various media organizations and journalists’ associations, and regularly provides legal insight to key industry publications.
The Gowlings Defamation & Media Law Group consists of legal professionals who combine their wealth of industry experience with unrivalled legal and practical expertise and insight to deliver innovative and effective client solutions.
With experience in defamation and media law at all levels of courts, and an in-depth familiarity with relevant legislation and regulations, you can count on the legal professionals at Gowlings to deliver valuable and effective counsel to advise and defend the media of today – and tomorrow.
Our professionals have acted as counsel in leading libel trials and appeals before many Canadian courts, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. In an age of social media and blogging, trade libel cases are becoming increasingly prevalent. The members of our Defamation & Media Group are recognized as Best Lawyers in Canada for their defamation expertise and represent clients in this area.
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