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