100 King St W, Suite 1600, 1 First Cdn Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1994 (ON)
James Buchan is a partner at Gowling WLG and has practised in the Intellectual Property group for over 30 years. As a trial and appellate advocate, James’ experience in the IP field covers a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright litigation, and strategic advisory work. He has appeared before the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada as well as hundreds of quasi-judicial trademark opposition and expungement proceedings before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. James has also served in various firm leadership and management roles, including as Firm Managing Partner – External and as member of the international board of Gowling WLG (International) Inc. He served as a member of the Canadian board of trustees of Gowling WLG, as well as in various other leadership roles in the firm including national practice group leader for Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademarks. He is currently acting as the Canadian country desk leader for Australia and New Zealand. James has been repeatedly recognized in The Canadian Legal Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and World Trademark Review 1000. James was named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 and 2024 lists.
