The Women in Law Summit 2021 | Key Media | 18 February 2021 | Online event

Women in Law Canada is part of Canadian Lawyer’s ongoing mission to recognize, celebrate and boost the careers of women in the legal profession and inspire the next generation of leaders.

Recent events have brought new challenges for women in law, potentially inhibiting possibilities for progress – yet they have also provided a forum for positive change and new opportunities.

From career and leadership insights to ideas for balancing a heavy workload with your personal time, to strategies for retaining female talent and developing the next generation of leaders, the Women in Law agenda promises a day of inspiration and empowerment.

Join us as we discuss solutions to the unique challenges faced by women in Canada’s legal community. Packed full of industry presentations and panel discussions featuring speakers from top law firms and organizations, this event will explore new ideas and strategies for advancing equality for all women in the legal profession.

2021 Speakers

The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin
Chief Justice of Canada

Rose Leto
Partner, Neinstein LLP

Charlene Theodore
President, Ontario Bar Association

Sonia Nijjar
Lawyer, Neinstein LLP

Jennifer Gold
President, Women's Law Association of Ontario, Partner, Wood Gold LLP

Sylvia James
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Winston & Strawn LLP

Gillian Dingle
Partner, Torys LLP

Bradley E. Berg
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Maggie Wente
Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP

Jacquelyn Stevens
Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Nikki Gershbain
Chief Inclusion Officer, Chef de l’inclusion Inclusion Now Office, Bureau de l’inclusion, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Amee Sandhu
Founder & Principal Lawyer, Lex Integra Professional Corporation

Kate Broer
Partner, Dentons Global Client Development

Julia S. Shin Doi
General Counsel, Secretary of the Board of Governors, and University Privacy Officer, Ryerson University

Yola S. Ventresca
Partner, Lerners LLP

Heather Platt
Chief Legal Officer, Metrolinx

Rob Miller
Co-founder and CEO, Miller Titerle Law Corporation

Neena Gupta
Partner, Gowling WLG

Aaron Bains
Associate, Aird & Berlis LLP

Alysia Davies
Staff Clinician, Homewood Health

Joelle Walker
Principal, Miller Titerle Law Corporation

Sandeep Tatla
Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Fasken

Erin O’Donovan
Treasurer, Toronto Lawyers Association, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance, Ontario Securities Commission

Anna Keller
Senior Legal Counsel, Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)

Sudevi Mukherjee-Gothi
Partner, Pallett Valo LLP

Cynthia Clarke
National Group Head, Clients, Sectors & New Services, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Lara Jackson
Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Susan G. Lawson
Senior Counsel, DD West LLP

Zena Applebaum
Director, Customer Insights & Proposition Strategy, Thomson Reuters

2021 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Neinstein

GOLD SPONSOR:
• BLG

SILVER SPONSORS:
• DD West LLP
• Thomson Reuters