Susan Abramovitch (CA)

Susan Abramovitch is one of the world’s leading entertainment lawyers. She is a Toronto-based
Gowling WLG partner with a practice covering transactions and disputes in the music, film, television, live theatre, multimedia, videogame, sports, branded entertainment and book publishing industries.

As head of Gowling WLG’s Entertainment & Sports Law Group, Susan leads a team that is frequently
sought by both Canadian and international clients to advise on a full range of business and legal issues
— from acquisitions, standards and development to licensing, distribution and litigation.

Susan is consistently ranked as a top lawyer by her clients and peers in a number of prestigious legal
directories, including Chambers, Legal 500 and Lexpert. She received a Lexpert Zenith Award in
recognition of her leadership and expertise, and was also named one of Toronto’s 50 most influential
people by Toronto Life magazine.

Susan previously practised law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and Paris and served as a law
clerk to Mr. Justice La Forest of the Supreme Court of Canada. She graduated from McGill University
as a gold medallist in both the Civil and National Law programs and is called to the Bar in Ontario, New
York and Québec.

Heavily involved in the legal community as a teacher and mentor, Susan is the program director for
Osgoode Hall Law School's Continuing Legal Education Certificate in Entertainment Law. She also
lectures at Osgoode Hall, University of Toronto, McGill University and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.