native dispute resolution practice, including
privately arbitrated matters. In 2017, Roy co-
chaired an event raising $21,000 to support
the Women's Legal Education and Action
Fund, and she is Deputy Chair of Malachy's
Soiree, a benefit for the neo-natal intensive
care unit at St. Michael's Hospital, with the
goal of raising $1.5 million by 2020. She is
a mentor to students and young lawyers, sits
on an advisory panel for the Ontario Securi-
ties Commission and is an active member of
the United Way.
CHRIS SCHERMAN
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Calgary
SHARA N. ROY
Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Toronto
Shara Roy's practice encompasses complex
commercial, securities and administrative
litigation. Her areas of expertise include se-
curities regulatory actions, shareholder dis-
putes, oppression remedy claims, restructur-
ing and insolvency, trade and cross-border
litigation, commercial arbitration and class
actions. She regularly appears before all lev-
els of court in Ontario, along with a wide
range of administrative tribunals. Roy also
acts as counsel in regulatory investigations
by and proceedings before the Ontario Se-
curities Commission. She has an active alter-
Chris Scherman is Vice President, Gen-
eral Counsel & Corporate Secretary at
Pembina Pipeline Corporation. Since
joining Pembina in 2012, Scherman has
been in various legal and business devel-
opment roles. Most recently he was re-
sponsible for business development and
commercial operations for Pembina's gas
gathering and processing business. In
this role, Scherman had oversight over
a team of managers, representatives and
analysts that came together to negoti-
ate and execute agreements to underpin
significant growth in this business line,
including on the construction of the
$85-million Musreau 3 gas plant and the
construction of the $70-million Rest-
haven gas plant expansion. He served on
the board of Petroleum Joint Venture As-
sociation (PJVA) and chaired the PJVA
Strategic Advisory group from 2015 to
July 2017. He has volunteered with Pem-
bina's United Way committee, the Cal-
gary Stampede and the True Patriot Love
Calgary tribute dinner.
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We're thrilled that our partner, Yola Ventresca, has been named
a 2017 Lexpert Rising Star. This distinction honours Canada's leading
lawyers under 40. Yola practices in our health law, commercial
litigation and class actions groups, and is a leader in these areas.
In addition to having her hands full with her busy law practice,
Yola gives her time generously to community causes, including
palliative care, dementia care and children's health. She is
an active member of the Advocates' Society.
At Lerners, she has created initiatives aimed at retaining
women in private practice, including launching Lerners
Women's Symposium to empower professional women.
Thank you, Yola, for making London a better community,
and Lerners a better firm.
Star on the rise.
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