On July 8, 2015, Gowlings announced that they would amalgamate with UK firm Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co to create a new international law firm called Gowling WLG.
[2] Gowlings' originated with the firm Henderson & McVeity, which was founded in Ottawa in 1887.
[5] In the 1980s, the firm expanded beyond its traditional Ottawa base, establishing offices in Toronto, Kitchener, and Moscow.
Starting in the mid-1990s, Gowlings created a national platform through a succession of mergers with other law firms in Vancouver, Hamilton, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto.
[6] The firm eventually adopted the simple brand name "Gowlings" (which had long been in informal use).