OBA Section Executive Elections

2024-2025 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.

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Administrative Law

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Student Member at Large Yoann Emian, Law Society of Ontario

Business Law

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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

Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

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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

Charity and Not for Profit

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

Citizenship and Immigration Law

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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

Civil Litigation

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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

Class Actions

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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

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights

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Student Member at Large  Nancy Bediako, Ministry of the Attorney

Construction and Infrastructure Law

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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

Criminal Justice

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Student Member at Large  Cathy Nguyen

Entertainment, Media and Communications

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Student Member at Large  Samantha - Francine Glass, SFG LEGAL

Family Law

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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

Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law

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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

Insurance Law

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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

International Law

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

Municipal Law

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Secretary Meredith Baker, Turkstra Mazza Associates

Privacy Law

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Student Member at Large Govind Chaturvedi

Public Sector Lawyers

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

Students

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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

Taxation Law

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

Trusts and Estates Law

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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

Women Lawyers Forum

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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

Young Lawyers Division – Central

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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

Young Lawyers Division – East

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Student Member at Large  Bobbie Alvernaz