Master of Ceremonies

William C. McDowell
Partner
Lenczner Slaght


BLG STEPHEN SIGURDSON
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD RECIPIENT

John Laidlaw, KC
Chief Legal Officer
Irving Oil

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CANADIAN GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AWARD

Leo Caffaro
Vice President Legal, North America
Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.

BIO

Christine Chen
General Counsel
University Pension Plan of Ontario (UPP)

BIO

Olivier Chouc
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Canadian National Railway

BIO

Michel Lalande
Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Compliance and Secretariat
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

bio

Nadine Marguerite Letson
Head of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Canada
Microsoft Canada

bio

Dominic Paradis
Executive Vice-President and General Counsel
National Bank of Canada

BIO
 

Craig Segal
Chief Legal & Global Procurement Officer
Hootsuite

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Jennifer Suess
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
ESG & Corporate Secretary
RioCan REIT

BIO
 

MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT INNOVATION AWARD

Conni Gibson
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Interac Corp.

bio

Shannon Higginson & lululemon Legal Team
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
lululemon

Bio

Farah Ismail
SVP, Chief Legal, Privacy and
Compliance Officer
Saint Elizabeth Healthcare (“SE Health”)

bio
 

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

Bio

Patrice Walch-Watson
Senior Managing Director, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Bio
 
 

BLAKES JUDY L. WILSON DIVERSITY AWARD

Conni Gibson
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Interac Corp.

Bio

Av Maharaj
VP, Legal & Corporate Affairs
Kraft Heinz

Bio

Shara Roy
Chief Legal Counsel
Ernst & Young LLP

Bio

ESG AWARD

Delia Cristea
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Power Sustainable

Bio

Jill Daley
General Counsel and VP, Corporate Affairs
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.

bio

Carlton David Mathias
Chief Legal, ESG, and Governance Officer
Ontario Power Generation

bio
 

Monic Pratch
Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary and Sustainability
FortisBC

Bio

Nicole Natalie Vaz
and the Trillium Health Partners Legal Department

VP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance
and Privacy Officer
Trillium Health Partners

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BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Chris Jackson
Chief Legal Officer, Senior VP of Operations
Peterson Group

BIO

Doug Nathanson
Chief Development Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Empire Company Limited

bio

William Liske
Leadership Coach and Cultural Liaison
Losani Homes

BIO

Alena Thouin
Chief Operating Officer
Ontario Financing Authority

bio

LITIGATION MANAGEMENT AWARD

Mélissa Beaudry
Senior Legal Counsel
Bell Canada

bio

Ernie Chan
General Counsel, Operations
Aecon Group Inc.

bio

Mark Douglas Cooper
Chief Legal and Compliance Counsel
Marsh & Mercer Canada

bio

Lorne O'Reilly, KC
Lead Counsel and Secretary
Dow Chemical Canada

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Kristin Lynne Taylor
University Counsel & Chief Legal Officer
University of Toronto

BIO

Nickola Jane Voegelin
General Counsel
University of Waterloo

BIO

MID-MARKET EXCELLENCE AWARD

Andrea Fellows
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Amica Senior Lifestyles

bio

Aileen Gien
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary Capstone
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation

bio

Chris Jackson
Chief Legal Officer, Senior VP of Operations
Peterson Group

bio

William Liske
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Losani Homes

bio

Dinesh Ramanathan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Fengate Asset Management

bio

Steven Teal
General Counsel & Vice President, Legal
Canaccede Financial Group Ltd. (and Fidem Finance Inc.)

bio

OSLER PURDY CRAWFORD DEAL MAKING AWARD

Michèle Lefaivre
Managing Director, Legal Affairs, Investment (Real Assets and Equities)
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

bio

Matthew (Matt) Segal
Director, Legal
OMERS Infrastructure

bio

David Snarch
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary,
and Vice President
MDA Space Ltd.

bio

Nadia Somani
Senior VP, Legal and Chief Compliance Officer
Forum Asset Management (“Forum”) Forum Real Estate Income and Impact Fund (“REIIF”)

bio

Francesco Tallarico
Chief Legal Officer & Global Head of Government Relations
Apotex Inc.

bio

Alysha Valenti
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer
Oxford Properties Group

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SUN LIFE TOMORROW'S LEADER AWARD

Charbel (“Chuck”) Andary
Chief Legal Officer
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

bio

Rachael Andrew
Director & Legal Counsel
Cortland Credit Group Inc.

BIO

Samson Ka Yang Chan
Associate General Counsel
London Drugs Limited

bio

Benjamin Farrow
Managing Director
Brookfield Asset Management

bio

John Murray
Senior Vice President, Legal
Slate Asset Management

bio

Kosta Starostin
Vice President, Legal
Cohere Inc.

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