About Last Year...
Ana Jung
Vice President, Legal and Compliance at OMERS
"This event exceeded my expectations, not just in terms of content and organization but the energy in the room was wonderful. It made me realize how much we need this forum to build meaningful connections."
Hilary Fender
Associate General Counsel at Flipp
"The Summit was a great place to reconnect with former colleagues and friends and strengthen relationships within the legal community. Each panel elicited at least a few "aha" moments that gave me something to think about, something to apply at work, or someone I wanted to connect further with. It can be really difficult to maintain a legal community once you are in house and out of the firm environment, and Summit has filled that niche so well."
Erin Callery
Associate General Counsel at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
"Counselwell has created the perfect environment for the in-house community to bond, share experiences, and learn together. Easily the best professional development day I’ve had in years."
Meet your Summit Co-Chairs:
Nina Lavoie
Portfolio Counsel
Constellation Software
Albert Luk
General Counsel and Privacy Officer
Bond Brand Loyalty
Agenda
Accredited for a total of 4.5 Professionalism hours by the Law Society of Ontario (there are also concurrent sessions eligible for Substantive credit).
Monday, November 3rd
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Pre-Summit Networking Dinners (3)*
Hosted at various restaurants in Yorkville by:
lawyersinhouse
CEO Law
Cassels
*Limited spots available - first come, first served.
Tuesday, November 4th
8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
(Prologue)
9:10 AM
Welcome to Summit 2025!
(Epic Hall)
Avi Weiss (Founder at Counselwell)
9:20 AM
Keynote: Rewrite the Script: From Inner Critic to Champion in Career, Leadership, and Voice
(Epic Hall)
Jordan Nahmias (Founder and Principal at Unstuck Consulting)
10:05 AM
Panel: Beyond Legal: The Most Valued In-House Skills
(Epic Hall)
Stefano Taucer (SVP, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at OraSure Technologies)
Christelle Gedeon (Chief Legal Officer at Canopy Growth)
Alison Tortorice (VP Legal and Chief Privacy Officer at Cadillac Fairview)
moderated by: Orit Sinai (partner at ZSA)
10:05 AM
Panel: Is ESG Dead? Legal’s Role in Driving ESG from Within
(Novella)
jennifer suess (Senior Vice President, General Counsel, ESG & Corporate Secretary at RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust)
Nick Henn (Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Loblaw Companies Limited)
Carly Cohen (Chief Legal Officer at KFC Canada)
Moderated by Emily B. Partington (Managing Director at Quinn+Partners)
10:50 AM
Networking Break
(Prologue)
11:10 AM
Panel: How Legal Departments are Actually Using AI
(Epic Hall)
Anastasiia Orlovych (Contracts Manager at dentalcorp)
Rohit Parekh (Senior Legal Counsel at Vena Solutions)
Moderated by Taylor Robertson (Solutions Attorney at GC AI)
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
(Prologue)
1:00 PM
Fireside Chat: From the Trenches: Lessons Learned from Cyber Breaches and Privacy Regulatory Investigations
(Novella)
Tina Saban, CIPP/C (Associate, Privacy and Data Management at Osler)
Adam Kardash (Partner, Privacy and Data Management at Osler)
1:00 PM
Panel: Real Talk: Mental Health in the In-House Role
(Epic Hall)
Corinne Pruzanski (Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Cadillac Fairview)
Chris Grisdale (Senior Counsel at Metrolinx)
Afton David (Senior Legal Counsel at Davie)
Moderated by: Christine Holmes (Founder & CEO at Lawyersinhouse.com)
1:45 PM
Quick Break
(Prologue)
2:00 PM
Guided Roundtable Discussions
(Epic Hall)
2:00 PM
Guided Group Meditation: Passport to Wellness - A Global Tour of Meditations around the World
(Novella)
Esha Gupta (Founder at Mindful Lawyer)
2:50 PM
Panel: Getting to Yes: How Legal Departments Earn Business Buy-In
(Epic Hall)
Ryan Mills (General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Chicken Farmers of Ontario)
Andrea Fellows (Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Amica Senior Lifestyles)
Ilan Mints (General Counsel at Downtown AutoGroup)
Moderated by: Patrick Kelley (Director at LawVu)
2:50 PM
Fireside Chat: Hire Smart, Fire Smarter: The In-House Playbook for Getting Terminations Right
(Novella)
Christian Paquette (Partner at Fasken)
Andrew Gould (Associate at Fasken)
3:35 PM
Networking Break
(Prologue)
4:05 PM
Panel: 🌶️ Hot Ones: What the Business Really Thinks of Legal
(Epic Hall)
CHRISTINE SONG (Founder at 5 to 9 Society and former chief people officer)
PARMINDER MANN (Director, External Brands at Compass Group Canada)
Neetu Garcha (Senior Director, Corporate Finance & ERM at Gay Lea Foods)
moderated by: Christine Holmes (Founder & CEO at Lawyersinhouse.com)
4:50 PM
Closing Remarks & Giveaway
(Epic Hall)
Avi Weiss (Founder, Counselwell)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Reception Hour
(Prologue)
Presenters
Ilan Mints
General Counsel
Downtown AutoGroup
Albert Luk
General Counsel and Privacy Officer
Bond Brand Loyalty
Andrea Fellows
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Amica Senior Lifestyles
Ryan Mills
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Chicken Farmers of Ontario
Adam Kardash
Partner, Privacy and Data Management
Osler
Christine Holmes
CEO & Founder
LawyersInHouse
Carly Cohen
Chief Legal Officer
KFC Canada
Orit Sinai
Partner
ZSA Legal Recruitment
Jordan Nahmias
Founder and Principal
Unstuck Consulting Inc.
Patrick Kelley
Director
LawVu
Rohit Parekh
Senior Legal Counsel
Vena Solutions
Esha Gupta
Founder
Mindful Lawyer
Christian Paquette
Partner
Fasken
Stefano Taucer
SVP, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer
OraSure Technologies
Christelle Gedeon
Chief Legal Officer
Canopy Growth
Tina Saban, CIPP/C
Associate, Privacy and Data Management
Osler
Alison Tortorice
VP Legal and Chief Privacy Officer
Cadillac Fairview
Jennifer Suess
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, ESG & Corporate Secretary
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Emily B. Partington
Managing Director
Quinn+Partners
Nick Henn
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Loblaw Companies Limited
Anastasiia Orlovych
Contracts Manager
Dentalcorp
Afton David
Senior Legal Counsel
Davie Shipbuilding
Corinne Pruzanski
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Cadillac Fairview
Avi Weiss
Founder
Counselwell
Taylor Robertson
Solutions Attorney
GC AI
Chris Grisdale
Senior Counsel
Metrolinx
Nina Lavoie
Portfolio Counsel
Libra Software Group
Andrew Gould
Associate
Fasken
Christine Song
Founder
5 to 9 Society
(and former Chief People Officer)
Neetu Garcha
Senior Director, Corporate Finance & ERM
Gay Lea Foods
Parminder Mann
Director, External Brands
Compass Group Canada
Tickets
All prices in Canadian dollars.
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Premium Member Ticket
Price: $250
Premium members get 50% off whatever the In-House Ticket price is. Reserved for Premium members (apply for Premium membership).
In-House Ticket
Price: $500
For Core members and in-house legal department professionals who are not currently members of Counselwell.
Service Provider Ticket
Price: $715
For those who provide services to in-house lawyers. E.g. professionals from law firms, legal tech companies, recruiters, etc.
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Location
📍Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Phone number: (416) 395-5577
