The CGCA Advisory Board is comprised of senior members of the Canadian bar, representing both in-house and private practice lawyers. The CGCA is dedicated to bringing together both a geographically and gender diverse board, knowledgeable about the many talented in-house counsel across Canada. 

The board will meet to review nominations in all 10 categories and will vote by secret ballot to determine the award recipients.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be announced publicly following the meeting, while the results of all other categories be revealed at the CGCA gala.


Geoffrey S. Belsher

Chair

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Douglas Bryce

National Managing Partner

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Lorraine Mastersmith

Firm Managing Partner

Gowling WLG

BIOGRAPHY

Lydia Bugden

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

Stewart McKelvey

BIOGRAPHY
 

Matthew Cockburn

Managing Partner

Torys

BIOGRAPHY

Kathryn Fuller

Partner

Borden Ladner Gervais

BIOGRAPHY
 

Paul Davis

Partner and Leader, Capital Markets & Securities |
Chair of the Board of Partners

McMillan LLP

Biography

Debra Finlay

Senior Partner

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Carol Hansell

Senior Partner

Hansell LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Gottlieb

Partner

Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Joe Hood

Editor-In-Chief

Financial Post

BIOGRAPHY

Monique Jilesen

Managing Partner

Lenczner Slaght

BIOGRAPHY
 

Melissa Kennedy

Executive Vice-President,
Chief Legal and Public Policy Officer

Sun Life, Toronto, Canada

BIOGRAPHY

Vaughn Maclellan

Managing Partner - Toronto

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Blair McCreadie

Managing Partner

Dentons Canada LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Vincent Mercier

Partner

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

John M. Mercury

Executive Chair & Chair of the Board

Bennett Jones LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Marie-Josée Neveu

Partner and Chair of the Partnership Board

Fasken

BIOGRAPHY
 

Stephen Pincus

Partner

Goodmans LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Clifford G. Proudfoot

Managing Partner

Lawson Lundell LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Managing Partner

Miller Thomson LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey M. Singer

Chair

Stikeman Elliott LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Kristin Taylor

Managing Partner

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

BIOGRAPHY

Jennifer Teskey

Managing Partner, Canada

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Sarah Qadeer

Chief Legal Officer

Deloitte LLP

BIOGRAPHY
 

Warren Bongard* (Non-voting)

President

ZSA Legal Recruitment

BIOGRAPHY

Christopher Sweeney* (Non-voting)

CEO

ZSA Legal Recruitment

BIOGRAPHY