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member of the Women in Law group at U
of C Faculty of Law, she has promoted eq-
uity, diversity and access to justice.
Jennifer Gold
WOOD GOLD LLP MISSISSAUGA
Jennifer Gold is a partner of Wood Gold
LLP and practises family law and wills. Jen-
nifer is currently a director of the Women's
Law Association of Ontario, a member
of the Peel Law Association, and a volun-
teer with the advisory working group of
the Peel Region United Way. She has also
formerly served on the board of the North
York Women's Shelter and now serves as a
mentor to other lawyers in the family law
Bar. She appears regularly in the Ontario
Court of Justice, Ontario Superior Court
of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal. In
addition to extensive litigation experience,
Jennifer also offers mediation and a settle-
ment-focused approach to family law cases.
By entering into partnership, Jennifer Gold
and Frances Wood sought to create an al-
ternative to the traditional law firm with a
priority on work-life balance.
Éloïse Gratton
BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
MONTRÉAL
Éloïse Gratton is a partner, national co-
leader of the privacy and data protection
practice group, and an office representative
of BLG's diversity and inclusion commit-
tee. Éloïse is a top Canadian privacy- and
data-protection lawyer, relied upon by
federal and provincial privacy commis-
sioners, as well as the federal government.
She has submitted papers to the Privacy
Commissioner of Canada on the right to
be forgotten and on addressing the chal-
lenges of choice and consent in the digital
age. She has testified before the House of
Commons Standing Committee on Ac-
cess to Information, Privacy and Ethics,
as well as before the Standing Commit-
tee on Industry, Science & Technology.
She also provides training workshops to
judges on social media and legal risks. She
was recently appointed a member of the
board of directors of the Société québécoise
d' information juridique.
P.A. Neena Gupta
GOWLING WLG WATERLOO AND TORONTO
Neena Gupta became one of the first fe-
male South Asian lawyers in Saskatchewan
in 1998. Today Neena is an expert in em-
ployment law, a popular speaker on human
rights, and an active member of the firm's
student recruitment and mentorship pro-
grams. In 2014, Neena helped implement
the firm's national diversity and inclusion
council and is currently its co-chair. Neena's
accomplishments at the council, despite its
infancy, are extensive and include obtaining
firm management ratification of recom-
mendations on recruitment and retention
policies, unconscious bias training for every
individual in the firm and culture-shiing
events such as the firm's celebration of In-
ternational Women's Day. Neena helped
found the Visible Minority Women's Sub-
committee at the Ontario Bar Association
and served as Chair of the Equity Commit-
tee of the Canadian Bar Association.
Michelle Henry
BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP TORONTO
Michelle Henry is a partner in the firm's
labour and employment group in Toronto
who has shown exceptional leadership
within equity-seeking groups. In 2016, Mi-
chelle co-founded the Black Business Law
Clinic, a free legal clinic dedicated to serv-
ing businesses within the GTA's black com-
munity through pro-bono business-related
legal services. She's a lifetime member, past
board member and current Professional
Development Committee member of the
Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
and a mentor to black female students
and lawyers through CABL's mentorship
program. She's an OBA council member
and serves as chair of the OBA's Pro Bono
Subcommittee. She also serves as co-chair
of the trial division of the University Tri-
bunal, hearing charges related to academic
offences. Michelle is a vice-chair of the
board for LOFT Community Services and
a board member for Catholic Charities.
Miriam Henry
MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TORONTO
As team leader for youth justice at 311
Jarvis, Miriam Henry has been directly re-
sponsible for diverting cases through such
specialty courts as the Aboriginal Youth
Court and the Community Youth Court
— enabling young people to reconnect
with their heritage and get much needed
support for mental health and addiction
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