Viona Duncan is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Waterloo Region office and past co-chair of the firm’s Global Tech Sector Group. Her practice is primarily transactional, with an emphasis on helping Canadian, U.S. and international public and private corporations with M&A and debt and equity financings. Viona works closely with both traditional and technology companies, from startups to mature organizations. In addition to her M&A experience, she regularly assists clients with a variety of technology contracting matters, including licensing, joint venture, strategic alliance and distribution agreements. Viona is highly regarded for her ability to provide strategic, proactive and practical advice to her clients on complex M&A matters, as well as day-to-day commercial matters. She serves on the boards of directors of several private companies and was previously a Director and Chair of the Governance Committee for Accelerator Centre. She has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Legal 500 Canada. In 2022, 2024 and 2026, Viona received the Best Lawyers Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” award in the Waterloo Region. She was also named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 and 2024 lists.
