Jacques Jean Meor Shore

Jacques Shore is a partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office, a senior member of the firm's Advocacy Group, and past leader of the firm's National Government Affairs Group. Jacques was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022 "for his numerous professional and volunteer contributions as a distinguished lawyer and negotiator." With extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, Jacques was recognized in the individual rankings as a Best Lawyer in Canada (2025), in the Administrative and public law category. He practises in the fields of federal regulatory affairs and negotiations focusing on trade and procurement issues, including international trade, Canada-US relations, administrative law, nuclear energy and environmental issues, national security matters, and cultural policy, as well as government relations and government advisory work. In addition to his law practice, Jacques has also served on the firm's national external management committee. Jacques is an adviser to numerous Canadian and international companies and business interests on legal, government and public law issues. Listed in Who’s Who Legal – Government, Jacques has also acted as lead negotiator on many business and government-related initiatives. In addition, he has extensive experience dealing with and advising not-for-profit corporations and non-governmental organizations. Jacques has worked actively on behalf of the federal government of Canada and provincial governments on a broad range of legal and public policy matters. Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Jacques was the first director of research of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, Parliament's watchdog body reviewing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and a senior staff member of the Macdonald Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada. His responsibilities included legal/constitutional work and co-ordinating the research effort on the Northern Territories. As well, Jacques assisted in research and writing initiatives for portions of the Royal Commission's final report. Jacques is regularly called upon to comment on the law and public policy issues on behalf of the firm. He appears regularly on CBC, CTV, BNN and other media sources. Jacques is a published author of many articles on law and public policy, as well as three children's books. Actively involved in the community,