Phedely Ariste is a lawyer at Gowling WLG in Ottawa. Fully bilingual, Phedely represents individuals, professionals, public entities, not-for-profit organizations and private companies in both English and French. His legal practice focuses on civil litigation, medical malpractice, professional liability and administrative law. Phedely’s practice experience also includes general commercial disputes and sports law matters.

Phedely received his law degree from the University of Ottawa, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He completed his degree in the dual Juris Doctor and Political Science program. He was a member of the Dean’s Honour List for academic excellence and he was the graduating recipient of the Common Law Section Dean’s Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the law school community. During his articles, he completed a secondment term in the Legal and Regulatory Affairs group of Canada’s largest telecommunications company.

Phedely has proven experience in the political and public policy arena. As a part of his practice, he advises and assists clients with government relations matters and regulatory issues. His background also includes working on Parliament Hill for the Independent Senators Group where he regularly performed strategic review of various bills and reports tabled before Parliament and provided counsel to senators on a wide range of issues.

Throughout his studies, Phedely held a number of positions, including working as a senior editor of the
Ottawa Law Review, a teaching assistant in both Constitutional Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, and a research assistant to the vice-dean. He was also selected to complete a legal internship at a full-service community legal clinic in Cape Town, South Africa.

Phedely is an active member of the Ottawa community and he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks. He has founded student mentorship programs and remains highly involved in various community mentorship initiatives. He regularly volunteers with several local not-for-profit organizations.

Phedely is a member of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario, the County of Carleton Law Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association.