Innovator

Today
Today

OBA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Members of our First All-Female Officers Team

  • October 20, 2022

This October, as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Women’s History Month – with the theme “She Did, So Now I Can” – we asked the trailblazers who are making OBA history as members of our Board’s very first all-female officers team about who inspires them today, and how they are leading inclusively and working to advance gender equality in the legal profession.

OBA Members Named Among Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers

  • September 07, 2022

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates members who have been selected as Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2022. Those given this honour represent the broad expertise, leadership and dedication to the profession found in the organization.

The OBA congratulates Justice Charles Chang on his appointment to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  • June 29, 2022

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has appointed Justice Change to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Milton. Justice Chang practiced commercial litigation with a focus on complex corporate and commercial disputes, construction and employment matters. He has also volunteered with the Coach Advisor Network and Articling Mentorship program.

The OBA congratulates the Honourable Mohammed M. Rahman on his appointment to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  • June 27, 2022

he Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has appointed Justice Rahman to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton. Justice Rahman was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice (Brampton) in 2016 and prior to that he worked several years as a federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

OBA Extends Presidency of Karen Perron

  • June 23, 2022

Karen Perron will continue as OBA President for the first six months of the 2022-2023 term. The decision comes following the appointment of 1st Vice-President Ranjan Agarwal – who was the incoming president – to the Superior Court of Justice.

Ontario Bar Association Honours Legal Superstars at Annual Awards Gala 

  • June 10, 2022

TORONTO – The legal community came together on Thursday evening to celebrate outstanding members of the profession who have made exceptional contributions to the practice of law in Ontario and to the Ontario Bar Association. This was the first OBA Awards Gala in three years, after the popular event was sidelined due to public health measures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.