PETRA KURET

Office Managing Director ACCENTURE

Chair of Lawson Lundell’s technology law group and co-chair of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice group, Valerie Mann has been recognized as one of the best lawyers in Canada in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, technology and corporate law. She is the former managing partner of Lawson Lundell and a two-time WXN Top 100 award winner.

“Get involved; volunteer for things; let others know you are interested.”

“Power is just another word for leadership, hopefully inspiration, and an ability and a willingness to make others around you better.”

“Remove ‘fudgy’ phrases, such as ‘I’m not sure that I’m right but …’ from your lexicon and state, as concisely as possible, what you want to convey. Then repeat it. Too often, your point of view will, in fact, be considered but it will come out of someone else’s mouth 10 minutes later.”

Nominated as: Location Managing Director, Accenture