OBA Section Executive Elections

OBA Section Executives will have an important role in representing your interests, and the interests of the profession while helping to shape the future of your area of practice. 

The Section Executive Election took place from June 5th to June 19th, 2024.

JOIN SECTIONS

section ELECTION results

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Administrative Law

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Yoann Emian, Law Society of Ontario

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Business Law

position	election results
Member at Large	Adegbemisola Adekola, Ontario Securities Commission
	Henry A. Harris, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
	Anton Katz, Anton M Katz
	Farah Malik, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
	Allan Ritchie, Loopstra Nixon LLP
	Michael D. Segal, Loopstra Nixon LLP
	Ghaith S. Sibai, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
	Colleen Coleman Wright, Law Office of Colleen Coleman Wright
Student Member at Large	Asaf Marom, Ryerson University Law Practice Program

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Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

position	election results
Member at Large	Matthew R. Carey, Hydro Ottawa
	Stephen Cheeseman, Thinkum
	Michael Joseph Demczur, Crown Attorney's Office
	Margaret I. Drent, College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
	David Huy Luan Ha, Molson Canada
	Eun Ju (Ana) Jung, OMERS
	Jason Lewis, Dexterra Group
	Seung Byong Light Go, LLB, MSc., CIC.C, Engineers Canada
	Farah Malik, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
	Carina Reider, Town of Innisfil
	Anastassia Trifonova, Arterra Wines Canada

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Charity and Not for Profit

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Asaf Marom, Ryerson University Law Practice Program

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Citizenship and Immigration Law

position	election results
Member at Large	Tawfic Amandi, Guberman Appleby Immigration Lawyers
	Spencer Cole Green, Green and Spiegel LLP
	Valerie Kleinman, Green & Spiegel LLP
	Elizabeth Ying Long, Long Mangalji LLP
	Aminder Kaur Mangat, AKM Law
	Zaynah Marani, Marani Law
	Angela Ogang, AngeLaw
	Carrie Ann Wright, BARTLAW LLP | Canadian Immigration
	Colleen Coleman Wright, Law Office of Colleen Coleman Wright
Student Member at Large	Yoann Emian, Law Society of Ontario

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Civil Litigation

position	election results
Public Affairs Liaison	Ted Brook, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
	Laurie Graham
CPD Liasion	David Milosevic, Milosevic & Associates
	Helen F. Richards, Ross Nasseri LLP
Member at Large	Hailey Abramsky, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
	Anisha Bhardwaj, Aird & Berlis LLP
	Ranjan Das, Berkow Youd Lev-Farrell Das LLP
	Andrew J. Max, Addario Law Group
	Sara A. McGregor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
	Sharon Sam, Margie Strub Construction Law LLP
	Chloe A. Snider, Dentons Canada LLP

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Class Actions

position	election results
Vice Chair	Golnaz Nayerahmadi, Rochon Genova LLP
Member at Large	Jonathan Chen, Lenczner Slaght LLP
	Christine M. Galea, Dolden Wallace Folick LLP
	Nathalie Gondek, Law Foundation of Ontario, Class Proceedings Committee
	Alexandra Lawrence, Torys LLP
	Adrian Pel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
	Geetha Philipupillai, Goldblatt Partners LLP
	Matthew Taylor, Sotos Class Actions
	Vera Toppings, Fasken
	Aryan Ziaie, Omni Bridgeway Capital (Canada) Limited

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Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Nancy Bediako, Ministry of the Attorney

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

position	election results
Vice Chair	Annik Forristal, McMillan LLP
Secretary	Dan Fridmar, Fridmar Professional Corporation
CPD Liasion	Lori D. Goldberg, Miller Thomson LLP
	Ivan M. Merrow, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Member at Large	Valerie Calvano, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
	Kaleigh Du Vernet, Formerly with Singleton Urqhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
	Stephanie R. Garraway, Cassels
	Paul Leigh Hancock, Daoust Vukovich LLP
	Pavle Levkovic, Margie Strub Construction Law LLP
	Jacob McClelland, Glaholt Bowles LLP
	Neeta Sandhu, Pallett Valo LLP
	Jaspal Sangha, Sangha Construction Law
	Jill Snelgrove, Goodmans LLP
	Jackie van Leeuwen, Toronto Transit Commission - Legal Dept

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Criminal Justice

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Cathy Nguyen

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Entertainment, Media and Communications

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Samantha - Francine Glass, SFG LEGAL

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Family Law

position	election results
CPD Liaison	Alex Carr, Lenkinski, Hooper & Carr LLP
	Kendra Swallow, Ricketts Harris LLP
Member at Large	Lisa Allegro, McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP
	Paula L. Bateman, Bateman Family Law
	Emma Compeau, Carson Lein LLP
	Lauren Degabriele-Sharma, Bales Beall LLP
	Shelly Kalra, Kalra Family Law
	Surinder Multani, Carson Chousky Lein LLP
	Sarah Anne Strathopolous, Epstein Cole LLP
	Rebecca Wakeam, Torkin Manes LLP
	Hilary F.E. Warder, Warder Law Professional Corporation

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Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law

position	election results
Member at Large	Daniel Daniele, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
	Steven Henderson, Cassels
	Colin Hyslop, Marks & Clerk
	Adam J. Jacobs, SOCAN
	Fiona Elizabeth Legere, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
	James Lepore, Lenczner Slaght LLP
	Kendra Levasseur, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
	Kaitlin Soye, Ph.D., Aird & Berlis LLP
	Leanne E. Tran, JD MD Solutions
Student Member at Large	Ishani Saxena

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Insurance Law

position	election results
Member at Large	Oneal Banerjee, Dolden Wallace Folick LLP
	Kathleen Commisso, Buset LLP
	Zachary A. Garcia, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
	Jessica C. Grant,  McCague Borlack LLP
	Jason Hickman, Laxton, Glass LLP
	Nadia A. Marotta, Lerners LLP
	Faith Reid, Moodie Mair Walker LLP

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International Law

position	election results
Vice Chair	Kathleen Wang , Bennett Jones LLP
Student Member at Large	Sapphira Eileen Henr Thompson-Bled

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Municipal Law

position	election results
Secretary	Meredith Baker, Turkstra Mazza Associates

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Privacy Law

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Govind Chaturvedi

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Public Sector Lawyers

position	election results
Vice Chair	Farah Malik, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Student Member at Large	Gari Ravishankar

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Students

position holding election	election results
Chair	Sapphira Eileen Henr Thompson-Bled
Vice Chair	Tomiwa Ogundipe
Articling Student Ambassador	Asvini Kulanayagam
	Ishani Saxena
Ottawa Common Law Student Ambassador (English)	Rui Zhang

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Taxation Law

position	election results
Vice Chair	Lisa Ashley Watzinger, J.D., KPMG Law LLP

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Trusts and Estates Law

position	election results
Member at Large	Nicole Cianci, Loopstra Nixon LLP
	Josh A.D. Cohen, Blaney McMurtry LLP
	Kira Domratchev, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
	Adam Giancola, Casey & Moss LLP
	Wen Xiao Michelle Kang, Yang Wang Law Professional Corporation
	Rebecca Kennedy, Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP
	Mark Lahn, Hull & Hull LLP
	Brittany Miller, Goddard Gamage LLP
	Sheila C. Morris, Miller Thomson LLP
	Sara Racicot

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Women Lawyers Forum

position	election results
Member at Large	Lila Amara, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
	Pia Hundal, Bales Beall LLP
	Supriya Joshi, Subhash Joshi Law Professional Corporation
	Wen Xiao Michelle Kang, Yang Wang Law Professional Corporation
	Kirsti M. McHenry, Mathers McHenry & Co.
	Sara A. McGregor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
	Kaeleigh Phillips, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
	Sharon Sam, Margie Strub Construction Law LLP
	Michelle A. Thomarat, Cavalluzzo LLP
	Colleen Coleman Wright, Law Office of Colleen Coleman Wright
Student Member at Large	Tomiwa Ogundipe

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Young Lawyers Division – Central

position	election results
CPD Liasion	Anagha Nandakumaran, Fasken
	Zara JY Wong, Casey & Moss LLP
Member at Large	Stacy Bailey, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
	Emma Compeau, Carson Lein LLP
	Samantha Del Frate, LL.B, Miller Thomson LLP
	Danielle Karlin, McMillan LLP
	Meghana Kuriya, Ontario Hospital Association
	Sara A. McGregor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
	Catherine D. Phillips-Smith, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
	Ashley J. Seely, Arkin Furrow Estate Law LLP
	Nadine Tawdy, Borden Ladner Gervais
Student Member at Large	Julia Singer

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Young Lawyers Division – East

position	election results
Student Member at Large	Bobbie Alvernaz