Top Ontario public service in-house counsel earns $446,513

More than 500 in-house counsel made the province of Ontario’s “sunshine list” of public sector employees who earned more than $100,000 in 2012.

Lawyers working for the Ontario Securities Commission, children’s aid societies across the province, universities, the attorney general’s office, public utilities, and municipalities dominated the list.

The top 25 earners include the senior vice president, law and general counsel for Ontario Power Generation, David Brennan at $446,513, followed by Ontario Pension Board SVP, corporate affairs and general counsel, R. Paul Edmonds at $395,903 and Walter Fioravanti with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. at $329,961. Slightly lower down the ladder was Joseph Agostino, the general counsel for Hydro One at $296,875 followed by Monica Kowal, GC for the Ontario Securities Commission at $295,824, and Michael Lyle, vice president and general counsel of Ontario Power Authority who earned $281,590.

The organizations with the most people in the over-$100,000 club included the OSC with more than 85 lawyers, while Ontario Power Generation clocks in at 17, and Hydro One with 12.

Name	Company	Title	Salary	Taxable Benefits
Brennan, David	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Law General Counsel	$446,513.73	$5,140.74
Edmonds, R. Paul	Ontario Pension Board	Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & General Counsel	$395,903.51	$401.40
Fioravanti, Walter	Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation	Senior Vice President Legal Regulatory Compliance General Counsel Corporate Secretary	$329,961.34	$19,762.84
Agostino, Joseph	Hydro One	General Counsel	$296,875.29	$2,390.76
Kowal, Monica	Ontario Securities Commission	General Counsel	$295,824.09	$1,691.32
Lyle, Michael	Ontario Power Authority	General Counsel & Vice President, Legal, Aboriginal & Regulatory Affairs	$281,590.33	$899.94
Timberg, Margaret	Ontario Power Generation	Assistant General Counsel	$272,821.09	$1,644.48
Moate, Steven	University of Toronto	Senior Legal Counsel to the President	$267,951.96	$407.88
Farrugia, Marylee	Ontario Infrastructure & Lands Corporation	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	$263,856.60	$14,699.40
Stewart, Roy	Independent Electricity System Operator	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	$262,445.95	$1,399.68
Aldred, Mary anne	Ontario Energy Board	General Counsel, Legal Services & Board Secretary of the Ontario Energy Board	$253,305.69	$3,844.17
Martin gorelle, Krista	Ontario Securities Commission	Associate General Counsel	$245,622.80	$961.95
Mathias, Carlton	Ontario Power Generation	Assistant General Counsel	$245,597.10	$1,123.20
Gillespie, Nora	University of Toronto	Legal Counsel to Office of Vice President & Provost & Vice President Human Resources & Equity	$244,202.52	$306.00
Engelberg, Michael	Hydro One	Assistant General Counsel	$243,532.61	$1,920.96
Boswell, Matthew	Ontario Securities Commission	Senior Litigation Counsel	$238,606.90	$1,107.12
Abrams, Brenda e.	Workplace Safety & Insurance Board	General Counsel & Vice President Compliance Services & Corporate Secretary	$238,343.86	$5,702.94
Martin, Bella	University Health Network	Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel	$237,070.40	$28,638.99
Crown, Rod	Hydro One	Assistant General Counsel	$236,652.12	$633.36
Pasieka, Paulene	Ontario Power Generation	Assistant General Counsel	$236,511.05	$1,082.88
Bourgeois, Donald	Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario	General Counsel & Director	$235,339.11	$11,032.18
Harkness, Dickson	Ontario Power Generation	Assistant General Counsel	$232,907.52	$550.08
Band, Martine	Ontario Energy Board	Associate General Counsel, Legal Services	$230,839.40	$1,144.29
Britton, Matthew	Ontario Securities Commission	Senior Litigation Counsel	$229,088.82	$917.12
Kinastowski, Anna	City of Toronto	City Solicitor	$227,436.38	$13,695.44

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