Gowling WLG

Consisting of four specialist taskforces– bricks and mortar, leisure, online and supply chain– Gowling WLG has a ‘diligent’ retail and consumer team that draws on the wider firm’s advertising, financial services, and competition teams to aid clients. The team is frequently called upon by some of the largest names in the retail real estate, leisure, supermarkets and consumer goods spaces, to advise over thirty retailers and restaurant operators on occupational requirements, and operate cross-practice with their ESG team. The team is co-led by IP specialist and co-head of brands and designs, John Coldham, and non-contentious IT and data privacy and cybersecurity team head Jocelyn Paulley.