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der its $7-billion linked-note program. She
is Co-leader of McMillan's US Initiative,
Women's Initiative and @startups. Rafi acts
as a formal mentor to young female lawyers
through the Women's Law Association
of Ontario and volunteers regularly at the
Yonge Street Mission and the Law Society
of Foundation Feed the Hungry Program.
Conrad Rego
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Vancouver
Conrad Rego is a member of McCarthy
Tétrault LLP's Real Property & Planning
Group, focusing on all aspects of Commer-
cial Real Estate with a particular emphasis
on Real Estate Financing. He advises sig-
nificant institutional and private landlords,
developers, investors and lenders on a variety
of residential, commercial, mixed-use and
comprehensive projects. Rego has been lead
transaction counsel on many sizable, com-
plex, syndicated real estate financing trans-
actions for key lending clients. He is a mem-
ber of the firm's Seniors Housing, Account-
ing, International Markets and Consumer
and Retail Products industry groups. He is
Co-chair of the Vancouver Office Markets
Committee. Rego is the firm organizer for
A Night of Miracles and S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
gala sponsorship. He provides pro bono le-
gal services and support and participates in
the strategic advisory committee of the BC
Professional Firefighters' Burn Fund. He is
on the NAIOP Board of Directors.
Caitlin Sainsbury
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Toronto
Caitlin Sainsbury is the Regional Manager
of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP's Commer-
cial Litigation Group and has a broad Liti-
gation and Dispute Litigation practice. She
advises clients in Commercial Litigation
matters, including complex commercial
disputes, competition/antitrust and securi-
ties class actions. Sainsbury has extensive
Securities Litigation experience, acting for
dealers and individuals in civil and regula-
tory proceedings and investigations. She
has represented companies in contested
Mergers and Acquisition transactions.
As part of her work for financial services
clients, Sainsbury leads the team that en-
courages business development and main-
tains client relationships. She Co-chairs
the American Bar Association Criminal
Justice Section Regional Sub-Committee
(Canada) on White Collar Crime and is
Secretary of e Advocates' Society's Secu-
rities Litigation Practice Group. Sainsbury
is a member of the Canada Committee for
Human Rights Watch and the University
of Toronto's International Human Rights
Program Alumni Committee.
Jaclyn Seidman
Goodmans LLP
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Toronto
Jaclyn Seidman practises in the Enter-
tainment Group at Goodmans LLP and
is Co-head of one of the firm's Business
Law Groups. Her diverse practice focuses
on Entertainment Law and Transactions
involving media companies, social media
and IP. Seidman advises several leading
entertainment companies and is counsel
to a major educational book publisher.
Her broad range of transactions includes
acquisitions, complex licensing arrange-
ments and corporate reorganizations for
clients in the film, TV, theatre, publishing
and digital media industries. Seidman has
been a board member of the Jewish Cham-
ber of Commerce and the McGill Alumni
Association — Toronto Branch. She is a
founding Board member of e Advisory
Council for McGill's Women, Leadership
and Philanthropy Initiative and has volun-
teered with the Corsage Project. She teach-
es business law courses at the University of
Toronto Rotman Commerce Department
and lectures on Entertainment Law at the
University of Toronto Law School.
Ashley Smith
Saskatoon Police Service
Ashley Smith is Director of Legal Services
for the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and
a member of its Executive Team. SPS Le-
gal Services has more than 400 active legal
files, manages hundreds of agreements,
provides advice in all areas of law, and
handles SPS litigation, inquests and officer
discipline, as well as all access and privacy
matters. Smith is counsel to the Saskatch-
ewan Association of Chiefs of Police. She
is counsel for the Canadian Association of
Chiefs of Police at the National Inquiry
into Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Women and Girls. Smith Chairs the St.
omas More College Board of Governors
and the CBA Saskatchewan Privacy North
Section and she is Vice-president of the
STM Lawyers Guild. She is Past President
of the Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Asso-
ciation. She teaches Criminal Trial Advo-
cacy and serves as a member of the Sopinka
Cup Organizing Committee.
Michael B. Smith
TD Bank Group
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Toronto
Michael Smith is Associate Vice President
of TD's Global Acquisitions, Divestitures
and Strategic Investments legal team. He
has served as Special Assistant to TD's CFO
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