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Ed Upenieks is taking over as OBA president following Orlando Da Silva, who dedicated his term to promoting openness about mental health in the legal profession, Canadian Lawyer reports.

OBA member Douglas Judson has received the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 2015 Edward K. Rowan-Legg Award at the CBA Legal Conference in Calgary. The award recognizes a student member's outstanding contribution to the CBA.

The OBA accepted an Award of Outstanding Achievement in the “Programs” category today at the Association For Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Canadian Lawyer magazine has released its 6th Annual Top 25 list of Canada’s 25 Most Influential Lawyers, and the OBA is extremely proud that its President, Orlando Da Silva, has been recognized among the top 5 lawyers included in the Government/Non-Profit/Associations category.

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) is currently seeking feedback on priorities and recommendations for reform of Ontario's corporate and commercial legislation.

The OBA welcomes the 2015-2016 Class Actions Law Section Executive. The new executives assume their roles on August 15th, 2015. The Class Actions Law executive is responsible for facilitating learning, advocacy and networking on behalf of the Class Actions Law section.

Shaping and influencing policy development and legislation is an important role of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). It is just one of the ways that the OBA serves its members and ensures they are well supported in their everyday work.

The OBA Institute 2015 took place February 4-7, 2015 in Toronto and was a tremendous success.

Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax’s presentation at the Environmental Law session at OBA Institute 2015 has raised some good discussions about environmental class actions in Canadian common law.