2024 Award Recipient
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Celeste Poltak
Partner, Koskie Minsky LLP
The Class Actions Law Section is pleased to announce Celeste Poltak, Partner of the Koskie Minsky LLP, as the recipient of the 2024 OBA Award for Excellence in Class Actions.
Celeste Poltak will be honoured at the Post-Conference Reception follows by the 16th Annual Class Actions Colloquium on December 4, 2024 in Toronto.
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About
The OBA Award for Excellence in Class Actions was created to annually recognize an outstanding member of the Ontario Bar Association for their exceptional achievements, distinguished service, and contributions in the following areas:
- the development of class action law through advocacy, teaching, writing, speaking, volunteering, pro-bono work or legislative reform;
- leadership in the practice area;
- maintaining the highest standards of professional competence including integrity and civility; and
- commitment to the community at large.
Eligibility
Nominees must be a current OBA member in good standing, excluding current members of the OBA Class Actions Section Executive.
Award Presentation
The award will be presented at the OBA Class Actions Section annual Colloquium program. This year it will be on December 4, 2024. Register here.
A sculpture is presented to the recipient.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations shall be solicited as follows: by a request for nominations by way of email sent to all current members of the OBA and posted to the section awards page of the OBA website.
An OBA member in good standing is eligible to nominate a candidate by submission in writing together with a curriculum vitae outlining the nominee’s qualifications, and achievements in the area of class actions law. The nominator must indicate that the candidate has been advised of the nomination prior to the nomination deadline and consents thereto. Nominations are to be made by submitting the required documents using the online form.
Nominations from across Ontario are welcome.
Selection Process
The award recipient is selected by the Executive Committee of the OBA Class Actions Section Executive which is assisted in its deliberations by a Nomination and Selection Committee comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair and one member of the profession at large shall consider the nominations submitted and make a recommendation to the Executive Committee who will determine whether an award will be granted that year.
The Selection Committee shall consider OBA policies, rules and guidelines on Diversity and Inclusion when selecting the winner of the Award.
The number of awards to be presented annually will not exceed one.
Additional Information
Peter Guennel
OBA Section Executive Liaison
(800) 668-8900 or (416) 869-1047 x 340
pguennel@oba.org
Past Recipients
2023 - Sylvie Rodrigue, Ad. E.
2022 - Margaret Waddell
2021 - Jasminka Kalajdzic