THE ENVELOPES PLEASE
Here is a list of recipients and finalists for the Canadian General Counsel Awards, presented on June 11 in Toronto
TOMORROW’S LEADER
WINNER: Shelley Babin, Vice President, Law & General Counsel, Ontario Power Generation Inc.
WINNER: Daniel Holden, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Nestlé Canada Inc.
Nils Engelstad, Vice President & General Counsel, Alamos Gold Inc. Jason Galbraith, Director & Legal Counsel, Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board Kaleb Honsberger, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Roots Corporation Marc Toppings, Vice President, Legal and Corporate Governance & Chief Legal Officer, Sinai Health System
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE
WINNER: John D. Coyne, Vice President, Legal and External Affairs & General Counsel, Unilever Canada Inc.
Ginette Depelteau, Senior Vice President, Compliance and Responsible Investment, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Doris Stamml, Chief Legal Counsel, EY
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: Julie Shin, Director, Listed Issuer Services, Toronto Stock Exchange
Ramsey Ali, Partner & General Counsel, Slate Asset Management L.P.
Bert Clark, President & CEO, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario
Jason Kujath, President, 51st Parallel Inc., Vice PresidentLegal, CBi2 Capital Corporation, 51st Parallel Inc, CBi2 Capital Corporation
Ian Putnam, President, Real Estate & Chief Corporate Development Officer, Hudson’s Bay Company
Sunny Sodhi, Chief Strategy & Corporate Affairs Officer, Meridian Credit Union
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT
WINNER: Tracy Wynne, General Counsel – Litigation, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Domenic Crolla, General Counsel, Canadian Medical Protective Association
Jody Evely, Regional Counsel & Director of Litigation – Canada, Canadian National Railway Company
Audrey Faint, Legal Counsel Eastern Canadian Operations, PCL Constructors Inc.
Jeremy Millard, Legal Director, Canada Uber Canada
Heidi Rubin, Senior Counsel, Litigation, BCE Inc. & Bell Canada
MID-MARKET EXCELLENCE
WINNER: Josiane Turcotte, Senior Legal Counsel, Novacap
Carmen Diges, General Counsel, McEwen Mining Inc. Director, Legal Affairs, Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. Principal, REVlaw McEwen Mining Inc.
Arthur Einav, Senior Managing Director, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Sprott Inc., Sprott Resource Holdings
Loreto Grimaldi, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, ECN Capital Corporation
Peter V. Nguyen, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Privacy Officer, Resolver Inc.
Charles Whitburn, Vice President & General Counsel, Points International Ltd.
BLG STEPHEN SIGURDSON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: Monique Mercier, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, Telus Corporation
OSLER PURDY CRAWFORD DEAL MAKING
WINNER: Tara Rosenblatt, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Sacha Haque, General Counsel & Secretary, Portag3 Ventures and Sagard Holdings
In Ha Jang, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Jennifer Mazin, Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management General Counsel, Brookfield Renewable, Brookfield Asset Management
Phillip Shaer, Chief Legal Officer, Canopy Growth Corporation
Ryan Szainwald, Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management
CANADIAN GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Kenneth J. Fredeen, General Counsel, Deloitte LLP
Daniel Desjardins, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Bombardier Inc. Kikelomo Lawal, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Interac Corporation Mary Martin, Formerly Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Metrolinx Joel Schuster, Chief Legal Officer, Avigilon Corporation Jennifer Tindale, Chief Legal Officer, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation