2015 CGCA Awards

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Awards, Blogging

The Canadian General Counsel Awards was held at the Fairmont Royal York on June 1, 2015.

Congratulations to all the recipients. See more on Slaw.

Special thanks to ZSA Legal Recruitment.

The 2015 Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement

JAMES TURNER

ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION

Canadian General Counsel of the Year

JIM WILLOUGHBY

ALLERGAN INC.

Business Achievement

SHANNON ROGERS

GLOBAL RELAY

Deal Making

SOFIA TSAKOS

YAMANA GOLD INC.

Litigation Management

ADRIAN LANG

BANK OF MONTREAL

Mid-Market Excellence

GAIL HARDING

CANADIAN WESTERN BANK

Tomorrow’s Leader

FERNANDO GARCIA

NISSAN CANADA & INFINITI CANADA

Social Responsibility

TELUS

Omar Ha-Redeye at 2015 CGCA Awards

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