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
Douglas Bryce
National Managing Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
James Buchan
Partner
Gowling WLG
Lydia Bugden
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Stewart McKelvey
Matthew Cockburn
Managing Partner
Torys
Kathryn Fuller
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais
Paul Davis
Partner and Leader, Capital Markets & Securities |
Chair of the Board of Partners
McMillan LLP
Debra Finlay
Senior Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Carol Hansell
Senior Partner
Hansell LLP
Matthew Gottlieb
Partner
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Joe Hood
Editor-In-Chief
Financial Post
Monique Jilesen
Managing Partner
Lenczner Slaght
Melissa Kennedy
Executive Vice-President,
Chief Legal and Public Policy Officer
Sun Life, Toronto, Canada
Vaughn Maclellan
Managing Partner - Toronto
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Blair McCreadie
Managing Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Vincent Mercier
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
John M. Mercury
Executive Chair & Chair of the Board
Bennett Jones LLP
Marie-Josée Neveu
Partner and Chair of the Partnership Board
Fasken
Stephen Pincus
Partner
Goodmans LLP
Clifford G. Proudfoot
Managing Partner
Lawson Lundell LLP
Kenneth R. Rosenstein
Managing Partner
Miller Thomson LLP
Jeffrey M. Singer
Chair
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Kristin Taylor
Managing Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Jennifer Teskey
Managing Partner, Canada
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Sarah Qadeer
Chief Legal Officer
Deloitte LLP
Warren Bongard* (Non-voting)
President
ZSA Legal Recruitment
Christopher Sweeney* (Non-voting)
CEO
ZSA Legal Recruitment
