The panel was comprised of 78 esteemed private practice and in-house counsel leaders
On behalf of Lexpert, Canadian Lawyer and InHouse, we would like to thank our external Advisory Panel who invested many hours reading the large volume of detailed submissions and casting their votes. The score tallies were also verified by PWC — The Official Ballot Accountants.
“Terrific and thoughtful nominations this year and I enjoyed reviewing them. Very inspiring,” enthused one Advisory Panel member this year.
“It is so inspiring to read the submissions — I’m particularly thrilled with how many talented women we have in this country!” raved another.
The panel was comprised of the following 78 esteemed private practice and in-house counsel leaders, who dedicated their time to awarding excellence:
Yonni Fushman, Aecon Group Inc.
Steven Zakem, Aird & Berlis LLP
Melanie Schweizer, Bell Canada
Dominique Hussey, Bennett Jones LLP
Stephen Beney, Bereskin & Parr LLP
Bryson A. Stokes, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Sharon Haward-Laird, BMO Financial Group
John G. Murphy, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
Deborah Greenberg, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Olivier Chouc, Canadian National Railway Company
Philip Shaer, Canopy Growth Corporation
Fernando Garcia, Cargojet
Mark T. Bennett, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Kikelomo Lawal, CIBC
Lisa Skakun, Coast Capital Savings
George Cooper, QC, Cox & Palmer
Bindu Cudjoe, CWB Financial Group
Philippe Johnson, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Blair McCreadie, Dentons Canada LLP
Peter V. Nguyen, Descartes Systems Group
Robert Seidel, Q.C., DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Lorne O'Reilly, Dow Chemical Canada ULC
David Gunasekera, DuMoulin Black LLP
Tanya Rothe, D-Wave Systems Inc.
Jeffrey Jay Kay Q.C., Farris LLP
Peter Feldberg, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Hilda Wong, First National Financial LP
Tony Linardi, Golder Associates Ltd.
Dale H. Lastman, C.M., Goodmans LLP
Abigail Turner, Harper Grey LLP
Shari Hosaki, HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Lilac Bosma, HSBC Bank Canada
Margot Spence, ICBC
Justin Kutyan, KPMG Law LLP
Av Maharaj, KraftHeinz Canada
Gerry Apostolatos, Langlois lawyers, LLP
Clifford G. Proudfoot, QC, Lawson Lundell LLP
Matthew Gottlieb, Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Tom Curry, Lenczner Slaght
Anne Spafford, Lerners LLP
Andrew McLaughlin, Major Drilling
Elspeth Hagan, McCain Foods Limited
Godyne N.L. Sibay, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Kevin J. Kiley, McInnes Cooper
Robert Piasentin, McMillan LLP
Janice Payne, Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP
Michael Ladha, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Charles E. Hurdon, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Ashok Menen, Ontario Securities Commission
Jeff Davis, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Emmanuel Pressman, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Gordon Capern, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Nathalie Rizcalla, Pelican International
Mark Persaud, Persaud Law Group
Lynn Burns, Pro Bono Ontario
Michael Williams, Richardson Wealth Limited
Kara Russell, Goldsmith Rogers Communications Inc.
Julia Shin, Doi Ryerson University
Lydia Bugden, QC, Stewart McKelvey
Marc B. Barbeau, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Melissa Kennedy, Sun Life Financial
Raphael Tachie, TD Bank
Dorothy Quann, Ted Rogers School of Management
Andrea Wood, TELUS
Dr. Ian Holloway PC QC PhD, The University of Calgary
Keith David LaBossiere, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Terra Rebick, Thomson Reuters
Stephen J. D'Agostino, Thomson Rogers
Jeffrey Cohen Torkin Manes LLP
Lynn Korbak, Toromont Industries Ltd
Leola Pon, Toronto District School Board
Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe, Torys LLP
Kerry O’Reilly Wilks, TransAlta Corporation
Mark Le Blanc, TVO
Paul Paton, Q.C., JSD, University of Alberta
Jean-François Legault, VIA Rail Canada
James Kosa, WeirFoulds LLP
Poonam Puri, York University
The whole Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer and team wants to thank everyone who attended, sponsored, and supported the virtual event, and offer a huge congratulations to our winners!
