Melissa Tehrani is a partner at Gowling WLG’s Montreal office and the leader of the firm’s National Advertising & Product Regulatory Group – the largest, most awarded and recommended advertising and marketing law practice of its kind in Canada. Recognized in Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Melissa is the go-to legal advisor for many of the country’s top brands and agencies. Harnessing experience across a range of industry sectors – including consumer goods and retail, financial services, automotive and telecommunications, her practice includes advertising campaign reviews, influencer marketing, sponsorship agreements, greenwashing/environmental claims review, contests and promotions design, class action litigation, loyalty program development and compliance, children's advertising, Quebec French language compliance, data protection and privacy law. A respected thought leader and frequent speaker, Melissa authored the Canadian chapter of the leading international book International Advertising Law (Wolters Kluwer) and is a contributing author of Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada (LexisNexis). She is the co-editor of Gowling WLG's AdBytes Publication and sits on the Advisory Committee for How2Recycle (GreenBlue).
