About Katie Ross

Katie Ross is building a commercial practice in Toronto that centres on lending, with particular attention to financing for commercial real estate. As an associate at Gowling WLG, Ross works within both the Real Estate and Financial Services groups.

Called to the Ontario bar in 2023, Ross earned a JD at the University of Calgary the year before. On the publishing side, Ross co-authored the Canadian chapter of The Lending and Secured Finance Review in its ninth edition and contributed again to the 2024 Canadian chapter alongside two Gowling WLG partners. An April 2024 article written with colleagues looked at how Budget 2024 expanded the Canadian Mortgage Charter.

In law school, Ross volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and won the C. Anne Calverley Prize for the highest combined standing in Basic Tax Law and Corporate Tax Law. Before law, Ross studied English at Queen's University and was a regular on stage with Queen's Musical Theatre and Queen's Players.

Practice areas

Real Estate Law

Commercial real estate financing

Ross is developing a practice focused on the financing side of commercial real estate, working within the firm's Real Estate group.

Lending and borrowing

Lending and borrowing sits at the heart of Ross's listed areas of focus, with project finance alongside it.

Financial services regulation

Financial Services Regulation is one of Ross's listed areas of focus, alongside lending and project finance.

Education & credentials

  • JD, University of Calgary (2022)
  • Called to the Ontario bar (2023)
  • Post-Graduate Public Relations Certificate, Humber College (2017)
  • BA (Hons.) in English Language and Literature, Queen's University (2016)

Awards & recognition

  • C. Anne Calverley Prize, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law

Publications & speaking

In the community

  • Led a Human Rights Clinic project with Pro Bono Students Canada in 2020.
  • Served on Pro Bono Students Canada project teams for a Dyslexia Canada research project (2020) and an elementary school mock trial (2019).
  • Was a law school student ambassador in 2019.

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