The panel was comprised of 56 esteemed legal leaders
On behalf of Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer, we would like to thank our external Advisory Panel, who invested many hours reading the large volume of detailed submissions and casting their votes. PWC – The Official Ballot Accountants – also verified the score tallies.
See our full list of winners.
The extensive and diverse panel of in-house and private practice judges ensures that all finalists’ submissions are scrutinized from multiple perspectives and that true excellence, innovation, and quality are awarded.
It was the fifth year for the law awards, which launched in 2020 and the second time it was held as an in-person event.
Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer would also like to thank sponsors of the Canadian Law Award, which include: LEAP Legal Software Canada, Dye & Durham, Lawson Lundell LLP, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP, Toronto Metropolitan University’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto, and PwC.
The panel was comprised of the following esteemed private practice and in-house counsel leaders who dedicated their time to awarding excellence:
Josianne Beaudry
Partner – Leader of the Business Law Group
Lavery
Jacqueline Beckles
General Counsel
Department of Justice Canada and CABL- Board Member
Stephen Beney
Managing Partner
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Nancy Brennan
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
TransAlta Corporation
Lydia Bugden, KC
CEO & Managing Partner
Stewart McKelvey
Roger Chouinard
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Quadreal Property Group
Jeffrey Cohen
Managing Partner
Torkin Manes LLP
George Cooper, KC
Chief Executive Officer and Partner
Cox & Palmer
Bindu Cudjoe
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Laurentian Bank of Canada and Vice President WGCC
Joanna Dawson
Partner, McMillan LLP
and President of WISTA Canada (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association)
Martin K. Denyes
Firm Managing Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Vincent de l’Etoile
Partner, Litigation Group; Member Board of Directors
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Innes Dey
SVP, Legal & Strategy
Definity Financial
Paul Fruitman
Partner
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Yonni Fushman
Chief Legal Officer and EVP, Sustainability
Northland Power Inc. and Past Chair Ontario Bar Association’s Construction and Infrastructure Law section
Ratika Gandhi
Head of Legal & Compliance, Canada
Alcon Canada Inc.
Alison Harnick
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
First Capital REIT And Board Member Women General Counsel Canada
Sharon Haward-Laird
General Counsel
BMO Financial Group
Reggie Hedgebeth
EVP, External Affairs & Chief Legal Officer
Enbridge Inc.
Monique Jilesen
Managing Partner
Lenczner Slaght
Philippe Johnson
Managing Partner, Montreal
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Warren M. Katz
Managing Partner, Montréal office
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Kevin Kiley, KC
Managing Partner
McInnes Cooper
Lynn Korbak
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Toromont Industries Ltd
Arun Krishnamurti
Senior Counsel
Google Canada
Dale H. Lastman, C.M.
Chair
Goodmans LLP
Blair McCreadie
Managing Partner, Toronto
Dentons Canada LLP
Melanie McGrath
General Counsel
CBCL Limited
John G. Murphy
National Managing Partner & CEO
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
Benjamin Na
Partner and Head of the Advocacy Department, Toronto
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Steven Ngo
Sr. Counsel, Consumer Transactions
Rivian and Chair, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC
Caitlin Norton
General Counsel
Lafarge Canada inc.
Lorne O’Reilly, KC
Lead Counsel
Dow Chemical Canada ULC and VP & Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors- Alberta Chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel
Benoit Palmer
Chief Counsel, Canadian Mining Businesses, Legal services
Rio Tinto
Devin Persaud
President
SABA Toronto
Heather Platt
Chief Legal Officer
Metrolinx
Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe
Partner
Torys LLP
Emmanuel Pressman
Chair, Corporate Department
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Clifford G. Proudfoot, KC
Managing Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP
Bruce Reynolds
Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chair – International Construction Projects Group
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Kenneth R. Rosenstein
Managing Partner, Toronto
Miller Thomson LLP
Bo Rothstein
Managing Partner
Farris LLP
Shara Roy
Chief Legal Counsel
Ernst & Young LLP
Thomas Santram
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Cineplex Entertainment
Melanie Schweizer
Senior Vice-President Legal, General Counsel
Bell Canada
Cinda Serianni
Associate General Counsel
Gilead Sciences Canada, Inc.x
Michael S. Slan
Managing Partner
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Bryson A. Stokes
Firm Managing Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Kristin Taylor
Managing Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Jennifer Teskey
Managing Partner, Canada (January 2024)
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Abigail Turner
Partner
Harper Grey LLP
Yola Ventresca
Managing Partner
Lerners LLP
Andrea Wood
Chief Legal and Governance Officer
TELUS
Marisa Wyse
Chief Legal Officer
Rogers Communications
Danielle Young
VP & Chief Counsel, Global Privacy & Cybersecurity
Manulife
Caroline Zayid
Partner, Litigation Group
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
