Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

Jacqueline A. Armstrong Gates

Partner at Gowling WLG
(519) 575-7526
(519) 571-5026
50 Queen St N, Suite 1020, PO Box 2248, Kitchener, ON
Year called to bar: 1996 (ON)
Jacqueline (Jay) Armstrong Gates is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Waterloo Region office, head of that office’s advocacy group, and the firm’s national litigation lead – product liability. Her commercial litigation practice focuses on product liability, commercial and banking litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, negligence actions, construction liens, leasing disputes, title insurance, and the defence of general insurance matters, including third-party property damage, wrap-up, and construction and transportation issues. Experienced in working for insurance companies and insureds, manufacturers, retailers, and self-insured entities, she has also worked with public and private corporations and partnerships in Canada and the US. She has appeared before all levels of Ontario courts including the Court of Appeal. The awards and recognitions she has received include the 2019 Coulter A. Osborne Award presented by the Waterloo Law Association, a Lexpert "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" (2010), and one of Waterloo Region Record’s “Top 40 under 40” (2010). She has been recognized in Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, receiving the Best Lawyers® 2023 Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" award in the Waterloo Region.
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