SPEAKING & TEACHING
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Presenter at Educational Series for:
2017
- Facilitator for Alberta Summit on Delay in criminal courts.
- Institute for Reform of the Criminal Law, San Francisco, 2017
2016
- Association of Legal Aid Plans.
- Training for new Horse Racing Panel, AGCO.
2015
- Cross-border Issues.
- Securities Investigations and Prosecutor Training.
- Mutual Fund Dealers Investigators and Litigators.
- Philippe Kirsch Institute on Crown Ethics.
- University of Toronto Law School on Crown Practice.
2014
- Securities Investigators and Prosecutors Training.
- Alcohol and Gaming Litigators Training.
Speaking/Teaching Engagements
- The Advocates' Society Fall Convention: Presentation on Access to Justice, 2013.
- Ontario Regulatory Authorities - Continuing Education: Where Inspections End and Investigations Begin, 2013.
- Law Society of Upper Canada. Panel: 3rd Annual In-House Counsel Summit - Crisis Management, 2013.
- Guest Lecturer, Osgoode Hall Law School, Criminal Law, Ethics and Civility, 2013.
- Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) Annual Conference. Panel: Charting the Course: Challenges Facing Agencies, Boards and Commissions, 2012.
- Ontario Bar Association, Public Lawyers’ Section. Keynote Speaker, Articling Students’ Reception, 2012.
- Guest Lecturer, Osgoode Hall Law School, Criminal Law II. Ethical Issues: The Role of the Crown, 2012.
- McMurtry Symposium: Justice and the Media. Sponsored by Gowlings LLP and the Ministry of the Attorney General, 2012.
- Criminal Advocacy Summit. Advocates Society, Toronto, 2012.
- Specialized Courts: Problem-solving approaches to criminal justice. Program jointly sponsored by Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Lawyers` Association and Ontario Crown Attorneys` Association, 2012.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Advocates Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Certified Criminal Law Specialist, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Advisory Board, Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution
Community Involvement
- Trustee, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Board of Directors, Canadian Mental Health Association Greater Toronto Area
- Member, Ontario Review Board
Recent Achievements
- Counsel work for IIROC, 2017
- Release of Report on Duty of Candour for CSIS, Department of Justice, 2017
- Release of Report on Effectiveness of Criminal Law Branch, British Columbla, 2016
- Counsel to Legal Aid Ontario
- Former Co-Chair of Ministry of Attorney General’s Committee on Aboriginal Justice
- Counsel, Financial Services Commission of Ontario Streamlining Project, 2014.
- Counsel, Auto Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force, Ministry of Finance, Ontario, 2013.
- Counsel work for Government of Ontario, Ontario Securities Commission, Legal Aid Ontario, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and several other agencies, boards and commissions.
- Counsel to Niagara Regional Police Service.
- Review for province of nova Scotia regarding Rehtaeh Parsons Matter