2021 CGCA Finalists
BLG Stephen Sigurdson
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD RECIPIENT
Kenneth J. Fredeen | Deloitte LLP
GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
Patricia Callon | Sun Life Canada
Jonathan Cullen | Pfizer
Mindy Gilbert | GFL Environmental Inc.
Kikelomo Lawal | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
Kerry O’Reilly Wilks | TransAlta Corporation
David J. Shapiro | Air Canada
Baker McKenzie Innovation
Cheryl Foy | Ontario Tech University
Sharon Haward-Laird | BMO Financial Group
Steven Kresak | IBI Group
Melanie Schweizer & Miguel Baz | Bell Canada
Patrice Walch-Watson | CPP Investments
Andrea Wood | TELUS
Bereskin & Parr Diversity
Award Recipient
Gordon Currie | Weston Group of Companies
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT
Janie C. Béïque | Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Deborah R. Greenberg | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
David Hanick | Starlight Investments
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Lilac Bosma | HSBC
Tom Ferns | Mohawk College
Andrea Wood | TELUS
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT
Jody A. Evely | Canadian National Railway Company (CN)
Emily M.A. Head | Royal Bank of Canada
Kerry O’Reilly Wilks | TransAlta Corporation
Kathrine Smirle | Royal Bank of Canada
Angela Vivolo | Scotiabank
Nickola Voegelin | University of Waterloo
MID-MARKET EXCELLENCE
Leah Boyd | Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
Katherine Gurney | Northleaf Capital Partners
Elizabeth Hall | Ontario Bar Association
Yong-Jae Kim | New Pacific Metals Corp.
Jim Miller | Clairvest Group Inc.
Tricia Waddell | Champion Petfoods
Osler Purdy Crawford
Deal Making
André Le Bel | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
Mindy Gilbert | GFL Environmental Inc.
Sarah Kurash | Formerly Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Charles (Charlie) MacCready | Dye & Durham
Tom Mix | Nutrien Ltd.
Logan Willis | CPP Investments
TOMORROW'S LEADER
Lyndsay Hatlelid | Brookfield Reinsurance Partners
James Lea | Irving Shipbuilding Inc.
Diana Lee | TD Bank Group
Valérie Quintal | BMO Financial Group
Frank V. Reda | Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited
Tolek Strukoff | Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited