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38 LEXPERT MAGAZINE | JUNE 2017 fleeing forced female genital mutilation in Africa; female journalists fleeing per- secution in Afghanistan; women fleeing domestic and gender violence in countries with no access to state protection; women fleeing religious persecution in China and Pakistan; and women fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation. She has developed particular expertise as an appel- late lawyer, preparing over 100 applications to the Federal Court of Canada seeking judicial review of failed refugee claims. She has also provided close mentorship to other women lawyers and legal clerks practising in refugee law. Cynthia Kuehl LERNERS LLP TORONTO Cynthia Kuehl is deputy leader of the health law group. As former head of the appeals group, Cynthia increased the firm's profile in this highly specialized area. She maintains a high-profile trial and appeals practice, including as trial counsel in Moore v. Getahun et al., a case that caused appellate review of expert evi- dence. She's also built a diverse commer- cial practice and regularly appears at ev- ery level of Ontario court, at arbitrations, mediations, professional and regulatory tribunals and inquiries, and has been counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal on pro bono interventions. She has managed to balance raising a family with building and maintaining a demanding litigation practice and is oen sought out as a men- tor. Cynthia has been named Lawyer of the Year four years running by Health- care Law Toronto. Christine La Fleur ACCENTURE LEGAL GROUP – NORTH AMERICA TORONTO Christine La Fleur is currently Manager, Legal Counsel at Accenture Inc. and was formerly Senior Counsel at DuPont Can- ada, where she was the legal lead for IT, sourcing and governmental relations. At DuPont, Christine led implementation of changes to a supply-chain model to meet complex new regulations. Over the course of 90 days, her project team successfully implemented a revamped supply chain. Under her own initiative, she developed and led several training seminars for new business procedures, communicating com- plex legal issues to employees and mitigat- ing risk for DuPont. Christine is respected as a leader by the legal community at large. Upon invitation from Federated Press and e Canadian Institute, she has lectured on matters of anti-corruption compliance and best practices for in-house teams at seminars in 2014 and 2015. Jaimie Lickers GOWLING WLG HAMILTON is year, Jaimie Lickers became the first Indigenous female partner in the firm. In 2015, Jaimie appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada on a landmark Aboriginal law case, Daniels v. Canada, and also secured major victories in Federal Court regarding the establishment of the Qalipu First Na- tion, garnering national media attention in Howse v. Canada and Foster v. Canada. In Shalini Konanur SOUTH ASIAN LEGAL CLINIC OF ONTARIO TORONTO Shalini Konanur pioneered a dispersed ser- vice model for SALCO, with seven satellite clinics now serving South Asians across Greater Toronto. Shalini also spearheaded SALCO's test case program, going beyond advising to actively advocating for access issues affecting South Asians. Under her guidance, SALCO has intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada and the Ontario courts on issues such as procedural fairness in sponsorship claims, honour killings, religious freedom and racial profiling. She leads the fight against forced marriage, where women's efforts to escape can lead to sexual assault, abduction, assault and murder. She leads the initiative on forced marriages and lob- bied provincial and federal governments to enact reforms to support victims. Her work also spurred formation of the Network of Agencies Against Forced Marriage. Shalini was the 2014 CBA Legal Aid Leader. Elyse Korman OTIS & KORMAN LLP TORONTO Elyse Korman is a passionate advocate for refugee claimants, including women and children fleeing persecution abroad. Elyse's work includes acting for: women and chil- dren fleeing China based on their opposi- tion to the Family Planning Policy; young Ethiopian female athletes persecuted be- cause of their gender and ethnicity; women | ZENITH AWARDS |