2016 OBA Awards Gala

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The Ontario Bar Association held its 2016 Award Gala on April 20, 2016.

 

Congratulations to all the award recipients!

 

OBA’s President’s Award:
Susheel Gupta
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

OBA’s Award for Distinguished Service:

Angela J. Swan
Aird & Berlis LLP

Jerry B. Udell
McTague Law Firm LLP

Frank E. Walwyn
WeirFoulds LLP

OBA’s Linda Adlam Manning Award:
Karen Perron
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OBA’s Heather McArthur Memorial Young Lawyers’ Award:
Brock B. Jones
Ministry of the Attorney General

Robert Shawyer and Omar Ha-Redeye

Robert Shawyer and Omar Ha-Redeye

Omar Ha-Redeye and Karen Perron

Omar Ha-Redeye and Karen Perron

Omar Ha-Redeye in a tux
Omar Ha-Redeye Awards Gala

 

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