Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 9:30am to Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 5:55pm
Location: 
Various Rooms

2009 FACL Conference – "Strength in Diversity"

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) will be hosting its third annual conference entitled

"Strength in Diversity" taking place on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Flavelle House. In attendance will be over 100 legal professionals

from the East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian communities, including members of the judiciary,

lawyers (public and private practice) and law students.

The conference will feature discussion and insight from, among others, the keynote speaker,

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci (former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada),

The Honourable Russell Juriansz (Court of Appeal of Ontario), The Honourable Shaun Nakatsuru

(Ontario Court of Justice),

The Honourable Manjusha Pawagi (Ontario Court of Justice), Anita Anand (Associate Dean

(JD Program) of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law), and Poonam Puri (Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School).

Workshops Topics include legal updates to changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Human Rights Processes,

cross-border transactions, sole practitioner experiences, and Bay Street Initiatives on Diversity.

For registration please visit our website at www.facl.ca or email us at facl.ontario@gmail.com for more details.

Please note, that partial student subsidies are available