100 King St W, Suite 1600, 1 First Cdn Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1992 (QC); 1994 (New York); 1996 (ON)
Susan Abramovitch, a bilingual Toronto-based Gowling WLG partner, is among the world’s leading entertainment and sports lawyers. Head of the Entertainment & Sports Law Group, her practice spans music, film, television, theatre, fine arts, multimedia, videogaming, sports, esports, AI, and publishing. Licensed in Ontario, Québec, and New York, Susan delivers advice on entertainment and sports law-related matters to domestic and international clients, drafts and negotiates agreements, advises on deal terms, structures and dispute resolution, counsels on international industry standards and manages rights acquisitions. Susan is program director for Osgoode Hall Law School’s Continuing Legal Education Certificate in Entertainment Law and lectures at the University of Toronto’s law and music faculties. She is an Honorary Governor of The Corporation of Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall. Clients and peers rank her as a leader in guides such as Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Best Lawyers™ Canada, the Legal 500 Canada, Who’s Who Legal: Entertainment (Global) and Expert Guides/Women in Business Law. Winner of the Lexpert® Zenith Awardfor her leadership and practice excellence, Susan was also named one of Toronto’s 50 most influential by Toronto Life magazine.
