A huge thank you to the judges for the 2022 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards!

Panel of 39 esteemed private practice and in-house lawyers took the time to award excellence

A huge thank you to the judges for the 2022 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards!

On behalf of Lexpert, we would like to thank our external advisory panel, comprised of the following esteemed private practice and in-house counsel leaders, who dedicated their time to selecting and awarding excellence:

Sandra Abitan
Managing Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sarbjit Basra
Managing Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Dahlia Bateman
General Counsel and lead for the Office of Legal Services and Fair Practices
Wilfrid Laurier University and Chair of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

Stephen Beney
Managing Partner
Bereskin & Parr LLP

Lydia Bugden KC
CEO & Managing Partner
Stewart McKelvey

Nadia Chiesa
Partner, Chair of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group
WeirFoulds LLP

John Clifford
COO and Partner
McMillan LLP

Matthew W. Cockburn
Managing Partner
Torys LLP

Jeffrey Cohen
Managing Partner
Torkin Manes LLP

George Cooper. KC
Chief Executive Officer and Partner
Cox & Palmer

Tom Curry
Managing Partner
Lenczner Slaght

Lucille D’Souza
V.P. & Associate General Counsel, Innovation & Operations
Royal Bank of Canada

Peter Feldberg
Firm Managing Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Matthew Gottlieb
Managing Partner
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

Tim Haney
Canada Chief Executive Officer
Dentons Canada LLP

Teresa Haykowsky
Partner
McLennan Ross LLP

Collin K. Hirschfeld, KC
Partner and Chair- Executive Committee
McKercher LLP

Lloyd Hong
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Franco-Nevada Corporation

Charles Hurdon
Managing Partner - Canada
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Jeffrey Jay Kay KC
Managing Partner
Farris LLP

Warren Katz
Managing Partner, Montreal Office
Stikeman Elliott LLP

Kevin J. Kiley
Managing Partner
McInnes Cooper

Dale H. Lastman, C.M, O.Ont.
Chair
Goodmans LLP

Dave Leonard
Chief Executive Officer Partner, Toronto
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hugh L. MacKinnon KC
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bennett Jones LLP

Vaughn MacLellan
Toronto Office Managing Partner
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

John G. Murphy
National Managing Partner & CEO
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

Steve McKersie
Chief Executive Officer
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Sue-Lynn Noel
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Purolator Inc.

Nora Osbaldeston
Managing Partner, Toronto, Vaughan and Markham
Miller Thomson LLP

Sophie Perreault
Chair of the Board of Directors
Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Leola Pon
General Counsel- Executive Officer, Legal Services
Toronto District School Board

Graham Porter
Partner, Firm Chair
Lerners LLP

Clifford G. Proudfoot, KC
Managing Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP

Sylvia Samuel
Senior Enforcement Counsel
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

Bryson A. Stokes
National Managing Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Kristin Taylor
Managing Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Minal Upadhyaya
General Counsel and Privacy Officer
Halton Healthcare

Sharon Vogel
Partner
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

The whole Lexpert team wants to thank everyone who attended, sponsored, and supported the virtual event, and offer a huge congratulations to our 81 winners.