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EVENT PARTNER DEAL CATEGORIES See our Special Report on Top Deals on p. 22 which also reveals the Excellence Awardees in the Canadian Law Awards deals categories. www.lawawards.ca 45 EXCELLENCE AWARDEES ACADEMIA & IN-HOUSE Angela Yadav, HSBC Bank Canada Ashley Butts, BASF Canada Caroline Healey, Transportation Industry Christine Chen, University Pension Plan Ontario Jana Prete, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) Sara Ross, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Soma Choudhury, Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. PRIVATE PRACTICE Anne Merminod, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) Jacqueline Dinsmore, Caravel Law LLP Karen Sargeant, Fasken Karima Kanani, Miller Thomson LLP Katherine Hensel, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP FEMALE TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR Olga Farman, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada Rima Ramchandani, Torys LLP Tara Vasdani, Remote Law Canada Thank you to our esteemed judges for lending their time and expertise to help recognize and celebrate excellence in the legal profession. 2024 JUDGING PANEL Josianne Beaudry Partner – Leader of the Business Law Group Lavery Jacqueline Beckles General Counsel Department of Justice Canada and CABL- Board Member Stephen Beney Managing Partner Bereskin & Parr LLP Nancy Brennan Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer TransAlta Corporation Lydia Bugden, KC CEO & Managing Partner Stewart McKelvey Roger Chouinard Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Quadreal Property Group Jeffrey Cohen Managing Partner Torkin Manes LLP George Cooper, KC Chief Executive Officer and Partner Cox & Palmer Bindu Cudjoe Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Laurentian Bank of Canada and Vice President WGCC Joanna Dawson Partner, McMillan LLP and President of WISTA Canada (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association) Martin K. Denyes Firm Managing Partner Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vincent de l'Etoile Partner, Litigation Group; Member Board of Directors Langlois Lawyers, LLP Terrie Devonish Chief Legal Officer Altus Group Innes Dey SVP, Legal & Strategy Definity Financial Paul Fruitman Partner Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Yonni Fushman Chief Legal Officer and EVP, Sustainability Northland Power Inc. and Past Chair Ontario Bar Association's Construction and Infrastructure Law section Ratika Gandhi Head of Legal & Compliance, Canada Alcon Canada Inc. Kath Hammond Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Safety and Security Greater Toronto Airports Authority Alison Harnick Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary First Capital REIT And Board Member Women General Counsel Canada Nizam Hasham General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary Canadian Pacific Railway Sharon Haward-Laird General Counsel BMO Financial Group Reggie Hedgebeth EVP, External Affairs & Chief Legal Officer Enbridge Inc. Monique Jilesen Managing Partner Lenczner Slaght Philippe Johnson Managing Partner, Montreal Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Warren M. Katz Managing Partner, Montréal office Stikeman Elliott LLP Kevin Kiley, KC Managing Partner McInnes Cooper Lynn Korbak General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Toromont Industries Ltd James Kosa Partner, Technology and IP WeirFoulds LLP Arun Krishnamurti Senior Counsel Google Canada Justin Kutyan National Leader and Senior Partner KPMG Law LLP Michael Ladha Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Dale H. Lastman, C.M. Chair Goodmans LLP Blair McCreadie Managing Partner, Toronto Dentons Canada LLP Melanie McGrath General Counsel CBCL Limited John G. Murphy National Managing Partner & CEO Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) Benjamin Na Partner and Head of the Advocacy Department, Toronto Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Steven Ngo Sr. Counsel, Consumer Transactions Rivian and Chair, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC Caitlin Norton General Counsel Lafarge Canada inc. Lorne O'Reilly, KC Lead Counsel Dow Chemical Canada ULC and VP & Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors- Alberta Chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel Benoit Palmer Chief Counsel, Canadian Mining Businesses, Legal services Rio Tinto Devin Persaud President SABA Toronto Heather Platt Chief Legal Officer Metrolinx Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe Partner Torys LLP Emmanuel Pressman Chair, Corporate Department Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Clifford G. Proudfoot, KC Managing Partner Lawson Lundell LLP Bruce Reynolds Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chair – International Construction Projects Group Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP Kenneth R. Rosenstein Managing Partner, Toronto Miller Thomson LLP Bo Rothstein Managing Partner Farris LLP Shara Roy Chief Legal Counsel Ernst & Young LLP Thomas Santram Senior Vice President, General Counsel Cineplex Entertainment Melanie Schweizer Senior Vice-President Legal, General Counsel Bell Canada Robert Seidel, KC Canada Managing Partner DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Cinda Serianni Associate General Counsel Gilead Sciences Canada, Inc. Michael S. Slan Managing Partner Fogler, Rubinoff LLP Bryson A. Stokes Firm Managing Partner Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Kristin Taylor Managing Partner Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Jennifer Teskey Managing Partner, Canada (January 2024) Norton Rose Fulbright Canada Abigail Turner Partner Harper Grey LLP Yola Ventresca Managing Partner Lerners LLP Andrea Wood Chief Legal and Governance Officer TELUS Marisa Wyse Chief Legal Officer Rogers Communications Danielle Young VP & Chief Counsel, Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Manulife Caroline Zayid Partner, Litigation Group McCarthy Tétrault LLP