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