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
