Melissa Tehrani is a partner at Gowling WLG’s Montréal 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).
