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Get to Know Your Exec: Leanne Tran

July 6, 2026 | Tomiwa Ogundipe

  1. When did you first get involved with the OBA?

I first got involved with the OBA in 2022

  1. What is your role on the OBA Business Law Section?

I am the Newsletter Editor

  1. What is/are your specific area(s) of practice?

Health, Privacy, and Corporate/Commercial Law

  1. How long have you been practicing?

I have been practising for 12 years

  1. What is the most challenging aspect of your job?

Staying up to date on legislation, regulations, and best practices across multiple areas of law.

  1. What is the most interesting or fulfilling aspect of your job?

Always learning something new with a current focus on privacy and AI

  1. If you were not practicing in your current area of law, what other area(s) of law could you see yourself in and why?

IP law to leverage my science background. I would have also pursued teaching.

  1. What are you excited for as an executive member of the OBA Business Law Section?

To continuously learn from CPD speakers and my fellow executive members

  1. What is the one thing you would like to see the OBA Business Law Section do this year?

More in-person networking opportunities. I think members are looking to form more meaningful connections.

  1. Can you mention one exciting thing you have worked on recently?

My book for LexisNexis on Emerging Issues in Health Litigation and Regulation

  1. Where did you go to law school?

University of Toronto Faculty of Law

  1. What was the most helpful thing you learned in law school?

To find good friends to help you through school, and later, life and career.

  1. What is the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you when you were still a student

To find mentors and champions.

  1. What is your go-to mental health wellness activity?

A massage or a mani-pedi or better yet, both!

  1. What is your go-to coffee order?

I’m a tea drinker. Darjeeling is my morning tea, and I like Earl Grey in the afternoon. If I’m out, I’ll treat myself to a London Fog or Matcha Latte or Bubble Tea.

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