Alyssa Tomkins is a bilingual partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. She is a member of the Advocacy Group and her practice focuses on public law and corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as appeals and judicial reviews. Alyssa has argued cases as lead counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and the SCC. Her work cuts across practice areas and has engaged a diverse array of clients dealing with a wide variety of subjects, including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, director and officer liability, bankruptcy and insolvency, defamation, complex construction and infrastructure. Her clients have included individuals, corporations, municipalities, Crown corporations, federal departments, a foreign state, a provincial law society, as well as numerous public interest advocacy organizations. Alyssa clerked for the Honourable Michel Bastarache at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2007-2008. She has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, and Benchmark Litigation Canada. In 2024, Alyssa was named by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers.
