Master of Ceremonies

William C. McDowell
Partner
Lenczner Slaght


BLG STEPHEN SIGURDSON
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD RECIPIENT

John Laidlaw, KC
Chief Legal Officer
Irving Oil


CANADIAN GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AWARD

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Craig Segal
Chief Legal & Global Procurement Officer
Hootsuite

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

 

MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT INNOVATION AWARD

Conni Gibson
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Interac Corp.

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

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

 

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

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

 
 

BLAKES JUDY L. WILSON DIVERSITY AWARD

Conni Gibson
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Interac Corp.

Av Maharaj
VP, Legal & Corporate Affairs
Kraft Heinz

Shara Roy
Chief Legal Counsel
Ernst & Young LLP


ESG AWARD

Delia Cristea
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Power Sustainable

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

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

 

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

Nicole Natalie Vaz
and the Trillium Health Partners Legal Department

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

 
 

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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

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

William Liske
Leadership Coach and Cultural Liaison
Losani Homes

Alena Thouin
Chief Operating Officer
Ontario Financing Authority


LITIGATION MANAGEMENT AWARD

Mélissa Beaudry
Senior Legal Counsel
Bell Canada

Ernie Chan
General Counsel, Operations
Aecon Group Inc.

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

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

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

Nickola Jane Voegelin
General Counsel
University of Waterloo


MID-MARKET EXCELLENCE AWARD

Andrea Fellows
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Amica Senior Lifestyles

Aileen Gien
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary Capstone
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation

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

William Liske
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Losani Homes

Dinesh Ramanathan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Fengate Asset Management

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


OSLER PURDY CRAWFORD DEAL MAKING AWARD

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

Matthew (Matt) Segal
Director, Legal
OMERS Infrastructure

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

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

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

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


SUN LIFE TOMORROW'S LEADER AWARD

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

Rachael Andrew
Director & Legal Counsel
Cortland Credit Group Inc.

Samson Ka Yang Chan
Associate General Counsel
London Drugs Limited

Benjamin Farrow
Managing Director
Brookfield Asset Management

John Murray
Senior Vice President, Legal
Slate Asset Management

Kosta Starostin
Vice President, Legal
Cohere Inc.