Speakers and Planning Committees

Ontario Legal Conference Speakers

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

speaker session date & time
The Honourable Justice Susan M. Chapman
Ontario Court of Justice
Criminal Law - Perspective from the Bench 6:00 pm
February 7th
The Honourable Justice Ferhan Javed
Ontario Court of Justice
Criminal Law - Perspective from the Bench 6:00 pm
February 7th
The Honourable Justice Faisal Mirza
Superior Court of Justice
Criminal Law - Perspective from the Bench 6:00 pm
February 7th
The Honourable Justice Gillian Roberts
Superior Court of Justice
Criminal Law - Perspective from the Bench 6:00 pm
February 7th

FAMILY, ESTATES AND REAL ESTATE LAW

speaker session date & time
William Abbott
MacDonald & Partners LLP
Purchasing Property for or with Children 3:15 pm
February 7th
Kristine Anderson
Fern Law (Moderator)
Purchasing Property for or with Children 3:15 pm
February 7th

Ilana Arje-Goldenthal
Frodis Family Law (Moderator)

Purchasing Property for or with Children: A Closer Look 9:00 am
February 8th

Benjamin Arkin
Arkin Furrow Estate Law LLP (Moderator)

Equalization and Support After Death 10:15 am
February 8th
Kathryn Balter
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP (Moderator)
Avoiding Probate on Real Property: Key Considerations 10:00 am
February 7th

Mobina Basiri
Cactus Law

Purchasing Property for or with Children 3:15 pm
February 7th
Kathy Batycky
Stoner & Company Family Law Associates (Moderator)
Capacity and Complex Issues in Family Law 10:00 am
February 7th
Kavita Bhagat
Kavita V. Bhagat Family Law Solutions
Family Dynamics 11:00 am
February 8th

Jesse Brodlieb
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Estate Freezes and Family Law Implications 11:15 am
February 7th

Georgina Carson
Carson Chousky Lein LLP

Top 10 Practice Management Tips 4:15 pm
February 7th
Ryan Carson
Carson Law Office Professional Corporation
Unique Considerations for Recreational and Investment Properties 11:15 am
February 7th
Jennifer Corak
 WeirFoulds LLP
Avoiding Probate on Real Property: Key Considerations 10:00 am
February 7th
Wanda Deschamps
Founder and Principal, Liberty Co
Working Toward Neurodiversity Inclusion 11:45 am
February 8th
Nick Esterbauer
Hull & Hull LLP
Top 10 Practice Management Tips 4:15 pm
February 7th
Andrew Fortis
Hummingbird Lawyers LLP (Moderator)
Unique Considerations for Recreational and Investment Properties 11:15 am
February7th

Mark Giavedoni
Gowling WLG

Purchasing Property for or with Children: A Closer Look 9:00 am
February 8th

Cesia Green
Wall-Armstrong & Green

Unique Considerations for Recreational and Investment Properties 11:15 am
February7th
Karen J. Hagman 
MayLex Litigation
Current Trends and Case Law Update for Estates and Trusts Practitioners 1:00 pm
February 7th

Joel Kadish
Kadish Law Professional Corporation

Top 10 Practice Management Tips 4:15 pm
February 7th

Noah Kochman 
Donovan Kochman Law

Equalization and Support After Death 10:15 am
February 8th
Vanessa Lam
Lam Family Law
Divorce Act and Children’s Law Reform Act: Where are we now? 2:00 pm
February 7th
Raymond G. Leclair
LAWPRO
Top 10 Practice Management Tips 4:15 pm
February 7th
Mitchell Leitman
Rasmussen Starr Ruddy LLP
What’s New in Real Estate? 10:15 am
February 8th
Charley Levitan
JJ Integrative Family Law LLP
Court Orders and Contents for Registration on Title 1:00 pm
February 7th
Helena Likwornik
Judicial Research Lawyer, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Top Court of Appeal Cases 2:00 pm
February 7th

Darren Lund
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Current Trends and Case Law Update for Estates and Trusts Practitioners 1:00 pm
February 7th
Azra Manori
Hummingbird Lawyers LLP
Avoiding Probate on Real Property: Key Considerations 10:00 am
February 7th
Christine Marchetti
Marchetti Family Law & Mediation (Moderator)
Top 10 Practice Management Tips 4:15 pm
February 7th
Fay McFarlane
Fay A. Mcfarlane & Associates Professional Corporation
Court Orders and Contents for Registration on Title 1:00 pm
February 7th
Laurie Pawlitza
Torkin Manes LLP
Purchasing Property for or with Children: A Closer Look 9:00 am
February 8th
Marni Pernica
Aird & Berlis LLP (Moderator)
Estate Freezes and Family Law Implications 11:15 am
February 7th
Alex Procope
Perez Bryan Procope LLP (Moderator)
Family Dynamics 11:00 am
February 8th
Manpreet Kaur Uppal
Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP
What I Wish I Knew… 9:00 am
February 7th
Jennifer Reynolds
Fresh Legal
What I Wish I Knew… 9:00 am
February 7th
Krystyne Rusek
Speigel Nichols Fox LLP (Moderator)
Will Validation, Substantial Compliance and Electronic Documents: Updates and Future Changes 9:00 am
February 8th
Liza Saad
Tupman & Bloom LLP
Will Validation, Substantial Compliance and Electronic Documents: Updates and Future Changes 9:00 am
February 8th
Gosha Sekhon
Sekhon Legal Services
Family Dynamics 11:00 am
February 8th
Tamar Silverbrook
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (Moderator)
What I Wish I Knew… 9:00 am
February 7th
Jane Stewart
Justice for Children and Youth
Capacity and Complex Issues in Family Law 10:00 am
February 7th

Brittany Sud
Miller Thomson LLP

What I Wish I Knew… 9:00 am
February 7th
Raphael Tachie
Gowling WLG (Moderator)
Joint Tenancy and Trust Claims 2:00 pm
February 7th
Zahra Taseer
Simpson Taseer LLP
Equalization and Support After Death 10:15 am
February 8th
Safiyya Vankalwala
LAWPRO
What’s New in Real Estate? 10:15 am
February 8th
Demetre Vasilounis 
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Will Validation, Substantial Compliance and Electronic Documents: Updates and Future Changes 9:00 am
February 8th

Justyna Waxman
Torkin Manes LLP (Moderator)

Court Orders and Contents for Registration on Title 1:00 pm
February 7th
Kim Whaley
WEL Partners
Joint Tenancy and Trust Claims 2:00 pm
February 7th
Lorne Wolfson 
Torkin Manes LLP
Estate Freezes and Family Law Implications 11:15 am
February7th

Amelia Yiu
Elm Law Professional Corporation

Capacity and Complex Issues in Family Law 10:00 am
February 7th

Zahra Ziaie Moayyed 
ROSEFINCH PC

Joint Tenancy and Trust Claims 2:00 pm
February 7th

MUNICIPAL, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

speaker session date & time
Dina Awad
Dentons Canada LLP (Moderator)
Unraveling the Reference re Impact Assessment Act 1:45 pm
February 8th
Lindsay Beck 
Ecojustice
Plastics Update 3:00 pm
February 8th
Janet Bobechko
WeirFoulds LLP
Significant Environmental Issues in Land Use Planning 9:00 am
February 9th
Paula Boutis
City of Hamilton
Acting for Municipalities & Multi-Stakeholder Organizations 3:35 pm
February 9th
Doug Carr
Town of Oakville
What You Need to Know About Strong Mayor Powers 1:45 pm
February 8th
Mariana Cherkas
Mathany & Higgs Law
Making Sense of Compensation Under the Expropriations Act 2:15 pm
February 8th
Suzanne Craig
City of Vaughan
Municipal Codes of Conduct and the Intersection with Freedom of Expression 10:00 am
February 9th
Mary Cummins
Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority
RPRA Update, Blue Box Programs and Stewardship 3:30 pm
February 8th
Jordan Cutler
Dolden Wallace Folick LLP
Powers and Obligations Around Municipal Roads 1:20 pm
February 9th
Wanda Deschamps
Founder and Principal, Liberty Co
Working Toward Neurodiversity Inclusion 12:00 pm
February 8th
Annette Diamond 
The Corporation of the County of Perth
Acting for Municipalities & Multi-Stakeholder Organizations 3:35 pm
February 9th
Jamie Flagal
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
AMPs Update 12:00 pm
February 9th
Michael Finley
Gowling WLG Canada LLP
AMPs Update 12:00 pm
February 9th
Matt Gardner
Willms & Shier LLP
Brownfields and Excess Soils 10:00 am
February 9th
Christie E. Gibson
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Acting for Municipalities & Multi-Stakeholder Organizations 3:35 pm
February 9th
Rick Gibson
City of Toronto
Brownfields and Excess Soils 10:00 am
February 9th
Josh Ginsberg
Ecojustice
Unraveling the Reference re Impact Assessment Act 1:45 pm
February 8th
Talia Gordner
McMillan LLP
Brownfields and Excess Soils 10:00 am
February 9th
Jody Johnson
Regional Municipality of Halton
Case Law Update: The Latest in Municipal Law 3:30 pm
February 8th
Aditi Kara
Affinity Law
Environmental Case Law Update 2:50 pm
February 9th
Raj Kehar
WeirFoulds LLP
Recent Legislative and Policy Developments in Planning Law 11:25 am
February 9th
Kate Kempton
Woodward & Company LLP (Moderator)
Ring of Fire 11:25 am
February 9th
Yulia Konarski
Dentons Canada LLP
Plastics Update 3:00 pm
February 8th
James Kosa
WeirFoulds LLP
Municipal Procurement Projects 3:00 pm
February 8th
Marc Kemerer
Devry Smith Frank LLP
Your Guide to the Drainage Act Approvals and Appeal Process 2:20 pm
February 9th
Matthew Lakatos-Hayward
Goodmans LLP (Moderator)
Significant Environmental Issues in Land Use Planning 9:00 am
February 9th
John Mascarin
Aird & Berlis LLP
Case Law Update: The Latest in Municipal Law 3:30 pm
February 8th
Vice-Chair William Middleton
Ontario Land Tribunal
Your Critical Update on the Ontario Land Tribunal 1:15 pm
February 8th
Martin Olszynski
University of Calgary
Unraveling the Reference re Impact Assessment Act 1:45 pm
February 8th
Charles Painter
Dolden Wallace Folick LLP
Powers and Obligations Around Municipal Roads 1:20 pm
February 9th
Brianne Paulin
Aldridge + Rosling LLP
Ring of Fire 11:25 am
February 9th
Apurva Paulraj
City of Toronto
Brownfields and Excess Soils 10:00 am
February 9th
Alessia Petricone-Westwood
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Environmental Case Law Update 2:50 pm
February 9th
Phillip Pothen
Environmental Defence
Significant Environmental Issues in Land Use Planning 9:00 am
February 9th

David J. Potts
City of Peterborough

What You Need to Know About Strong Mayor Powers 1:45 pm
February 8th
Kristi M. Ross
Aird & Berlis LLP
Powers and Obligations Around Municipal Roads 1:20 pm
February 9th
Julia E. Schatz 
Bennett Jones LLP
Pest Control Products 2:20 pm
February 9th
Abbey Sinclair
WeirFoulds LLP
Making Sense of Compensation Under the Expropriations Act 2:15 pm
February 8th
Katarzyna Sliwa
Dentons Canada LLP
Recent Legislative and Policy Developments in Planning Law 11:25 am
February 9th
Sarah Spitz
Rayman Harris LLP
Case Law Update: The Latest in Expropriation Law 10:35 am
February 9th
Kailey Sutton
McMillan LLP
Your Guide to the Drainage Act Approvals and Appeal Process 2:20 pm
February 9th
Hayley Watts
Regional Municipality of Halton
Municipal Procurement Projects 3:00 pm
February 8th

Alexandria Winterburn
Pape Salter Teillet LLP

Ring of Fire 11:25 am
February 9th
Irene Wong
Scargall Owen-King LLP
Case Law Update: The Latest in Expropriation Law 10:35 am
February 9th

Timothy Zimmerman
RSM Canada Consulting LP

Making Sense of Compensation Under the Expropriations Act 2:15 pm
February 8th

SOLE, SMALL FIRM AND GENERAL PRACTICE

speaker session date & time
Christiane Saad
Director University of Ottawa - Law Practice Program
Networking Breakfast for Sole Practitioners and Small Firm Lawyers 8:00 am
February 8th
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