Monday, May 10, 2021

LAA

The Law Alumni Association (LAA) was established to promote the interests of the more than 10,000 graduates of the Faculty of Law, and to encourage the support and engagement of alumni and friends across program and events hosted by the Faculty.

At the Annual General Meeting, held virtually on April 28, new Council members elected to a three-year term include:

  • John P. Brown (LLB 1981), Legal & Strategic Advisor, Indigenous Initiatives, McCarthy Tétrault
  • Krista Hill (LLB 1994), Co-Head of the Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Torys
  • Tamara Kronis (LLB 1998), Associate Chair, Tribunals Ontario responsible for the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
  • Marica Moffat (LLB/MBA 1996), Managing Director, Country Head of Canada at BlackRock
  • Laura Zizzo (JD 2007), Co-founder and CEO, Manifest Climate

Council members elected to a second three-year term:

  • Hessam Ghadaki (JD/MA 2007), General Counsel, Times Group Corporation & Life Construction
  • Bilal Manji (JD 2016), Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Named to the Executive for a two-year term:

  • President: Melissa Kennedy (LLB 1987), Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer & Public Affairs, Sun Life Financial
  • Vice-President: Mark Surchin (JD 1981), Partner, Business Law Group, Goodmans LLP
  • Secretary: Nicholas Daube (JD 2006), Director of Policy & Litigation, Justice Canada (second term as Secretary)
  • Treasurer: Natalie Lum-Tai (JD 2015), Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (second term as Treasurer)

The Faculty of Law thanks outgoing Council and Executive members for their service:

  • Ginger Ellison (JD/MBA 2003), Senior Legal Counsel, Potentia Renewables Inc.
  • Andrew Foley (LLB 1991), Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • Richard Potter (LLB 1965), Retired from the practice of law
  • President: Andrea Burke (LLB 1994), President, Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
  • Vice-President: Gordan Raman (LLB/MBA 1996), Vice-President, Partner, Fasken

Visit www.law.utoronto.ca/alumni/volunteer for further details about the LAA including a complete list of Council members.