Distinguished Faculty
Conference Co-Chairs
Nadia Effendi
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Michael H. Morris
Senior General Counsel
Justice Canada
Government Speakers
Paul Aterman
Chairperson/ Président
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
Meera Bennett
Legal Counsel, Legal Services Branch
Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia
Julie Blackhawk
General Counsel
Justice Canada
Ian Darling
Chair
Condominium Authority Tribunal
Ian Demers
General Counsel
Justice Canada
Angus Grant
Counsel
Immigration & Refugee Board
Jennifer Khurana
Chairperson
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Ian R. Mackenzie
Board Member
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB)
Sunil S. Mathai
Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal
Ministry of the Attorney General
Chris Thompson
Patent and Trademark Agent, Centre for Business Technology Law (CBTL)
Justice Canada
Law Firm and Academic Speakers
Imran Ahmad
Senior Partner, Canadian Head of Technology
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Stephen Aylward
Partner
Stockwoods LLP
Colleen Bauman
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Shea Coulson
Partner
DLA Piper
Paul Daly
University Research Chair, Administrative Law & Governance
University of Ottawa
Marco Falco
Partner
Torkin Manes LLP
Iris Fischer
Partner
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Barbara Jackman
Senior Lawyer
Jackman & Associates
Kenneth Jull
Counsel
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Justin H. Nasseri
Founding Partner
Ross Nasseri LLP
Chair, Civil Litigation Executive Committee
Ontario Bar Association
Hadayt Nazami
Founding Partner
Nazami & Associates
