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cluding in matters of private international
law and challenges to the jurisdiction of
Québec courts. She has advised a number
of Canadian and international companies
in health law compliance matters to help
them understand and respond to the flurry
of changes made to the regulatory frame-
work in Québec. Neelin was appointed by
the Senate of Concordia University as a
Chair of Student Tribunal Hearing panels.
She also participates in the FTA Éclaté ini-
tiative and supports a centre that provides
education and other services to downtown
youth and families in Montréal.
Matthew Norris
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
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Toronto
Matthew Norris assists businesses on a
broad range of Corporate, Commercial
and Business matters at Fogler, Rubinoff
LLP. His Corporate Law practice focuses
on M&A transactions and the negotiation
of complex commercial arrangements and
agreements. He acts for a diverse group
of clients, including private-equity firms,
financial institutions, multi-national
corporations, professional partnerships,
owner-operator businesses and emerg-
ing and start-up companies. Norris leads
the firm's partnership as legal sponsor of
the Entrepreneur's Organization and pro-
vides pro bono legal services as corporate
counsel. He manages the firm's engage-
ment with the Association For Corporate
Growth and has served on its Membership
Committee. He is on the firm's Business
Development and Talent Growth Com-
mittees, helps lead law student recruiting
and is a mentor to associates. He leads the
firm's efforts to increase the use of technol-
ogy, recognize and promote diversity in the
workforce, increase and promote a culture
of transparency and promote work-life bal-
ance solutions.
Patience Omokhodion
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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Toronto
Patience Omokhodion practises Banking
and Restructuring and Insolvency Law in
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP's Financial
Services Group. She works on secured and
unsecured lending transactions, including
cross-border transactions, project financ-
ings, public-private partnership transac-
tions and joint ventures, representing both
lenders and borrowers. Omokhodion previ-
ously practised at a major firm in London,
England. Her practice is national and inter-
national, involving various jurisdictions in-
cluding England and Wales, the US, Slova-
kia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Bar-
bados and the Cayman Islands. She provides
advice to clients from across a diverse range
of industries, including aviation, mining, en-
ergy, utilities and construction. Aer a key
partner le, Omokhodion became active
in the continued growth of the firm's Avia-
tion Finance practice. She serves as Director
of the Black Female Lawyers Network and
she is actively involved with the Forum for
Women Entrepreneurs. She mentors stu-
dents from ethnic minorities seeking finan-
cial and/or legal careers.
Katy Pitch
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
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Toronto
As a member of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP's
Tax Practice, Katy Pitch focuses on all ar-
eas of domestic and cross-border Corporate
Income Tax Law, both public and private,
and specializes in the taxation of executive
compensation. Pitch is a member of the
firm's M&A Practice group and the Busi-
ness Development and Student Commit-
tees. She has gone paperless in her practice
and is frequently asked to participate in firm
technology projects, including its document
management system. Pitch authors user-
friendly tax content for Tax Law Updates.
She champions the firm's women's and green
initiatives and is a member and speaker at
Global Equity Organization. She supports
the RBC's Race for the Kids in support of
Sunnybrook, volunteers with Ledbury Park
Elementary School and Holy Blossom Syna-
gogue and is an assistant coach of the North
Toronto AAA Rookieball baseball team.
Christine Plante
Bennett Jones LLP
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Calgary
Christine Plante's general Commercial
Litigation practice at Bennett Jones LLP
has an emphasis on Civil Fraud Recovery,
Employment Law and Shareholder Dis-
putes. She has done fraud recovery litiga-
tion, including various Mareva injunctions,
attachment orders and Anton Piller orders.
Plante has developed an expertise in han-
dling sensitive workplace investigations,
including sexual harassment complaints
and frauds. In the wake of the #MeToo
movement, she has adapted her workplace
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