Committees
The work of the IIC would not be possible without the contributions of IIC members who serve as volunteers on the committees established by the Board of Directors to manage the various activities and initiatives of the IIC. The current IIC Committees, along with their members, are listed below.
Nominating Committee
Chair |
Denis Ferland
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg | Montreal, QC |
Members
|
Kelly Bourassa
| Blake, Cassel & Graydon LLP
| Calgary, AB
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David Bish
| Torys LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Paul Bishop | FTI Consulting Inc.
| Toronto, ON
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Alain Riendeau
| Fasken LLP
| Montreal, QC
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Josh McElman
| Cox & Palmer LLP
| Halifax, NS
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Vicki Tickle
| Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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Deryck Helkaa
| FTI Consulting Inc.
| Calgary, AB
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Policy Reform Committee
Chair |
Robin Schwill | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Toronto, ON |
Members
|
David Bish
| Torys LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Diane Winters | Retired | Hamilton, ON |
Mica Arlette | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Toronto, ON
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Lisa Hiebert
| Fasken
| Vancouver, BC
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Nigel Meakin | Deloitte | Toronto, ON |
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Conference Committee 2025
Chair
|
Gavin McDonald
| Cox & Palmer
| Halifax, NS
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Members | |
Heather Meredith
| McCarty Tétrault
| Toronto, ON
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George Cooper
| Cox & Palmer
| Moncton, NB
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George Kinsman
| Ernst & Young
| Halifax, NS
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Josh McElman
| Cox & Palmer
| Saint John, NB
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Law Student Writing Award Program: Judges Panel
Chair |
Shayne Kukulowicz | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Members |
Lance Williams
| McCarthy Tétrault LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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David Bish | Torys LLP | Toronto, ON |
Mica Arlette
| PricewaterhouseCoopers
| Toronto, ON
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Jeffrey Lee
| MLT Aikins
| Saskatoon, SK
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Jennifer Stam
| Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Craig Munro | FTI Consulting Canada | Vancouver, BC |
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National Membership Committee
Co-Chairs |
Elizabeth Pillon
| Stikeman Elliott LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Ian Sutherland
| McDougall Gauley
| Saskatoon, SK
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Members |
George Benchetrit
| Chaitons LLP
| Ontario Region
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Mario Mainella
| MNP LLP
| BC Region
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Sylvain Rigaud
| Woods LLP
| Quebec Region
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Jeffrey Oliver
| Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
| Prairies Region
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Josh McElman
| Cox & Palmer LLP
| Atlantic Region
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Regional Membership Committees
Chair
| | |
Josh McElman | Cox & Palmer
| Saint John, NB
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Members | | |
Sara Scott
| McInnes Cooper
| Halifax, NS
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George Copper
| Cox & Palmer
| Moncton, NB
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Quebec Region
Chair |
Sylvain Rigaud
| Woods LLP
| Montreal, QC |
Members |
Marc-André Morin
| Fasken LLP
| Montreal, QC |
Christian Bourque
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers
| Montreal, QC |
Mark Meland
| Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin LLP
| Montreal, QC
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Ontario Region
Chair |
George Benchetrit | Chaitons LLP | Toronto, ON |
Members |
Toni Vanderlaan
| Deloitte
| Toronto, ON |
Jeremy Dacks
| Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Jonathan Krieger | Grant Thornton | Toronto, ON |
Scott Bomhof
| Torys LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Prairies Region
Chair |
Jeffrey Oliver
| Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
| Calgary, AB
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J.J. Burnell
| MLT Aikins LLP
| Winnipeg, MB
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Orest Konowalchuk
| Alvarez & Marsal
| Calgary, AB |
Robyn Gurofsky
| Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
| Calgary, AB
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Adam Maerov
| McMillan LLP
| Calgary, AB
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BC Region
Chair |
Mario Mainella | MNP LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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Members |
Holly Palmer
| Ernst & Young
| Vancouver, BC |
Tevia Jeffries
| Farris LLP
| Vancouver, BC |
Peter Rubin
| Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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Anthony Tillman
| Alvarez & Marsal
| Vancouver, BC |
Regional Networking & Professional
Development Committees
Board Liaisons
|
Kibben Jackson
| Fasken LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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Milly Chow
| Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Atlantic Region |
Chair
|
Ben Durnford
| McInnes Cooper
| Halifax, NS |
Quebec Region
Chair |
Joseph Reynaud
| Stikeman Elliott LLP
| Montreal, QC |
Ontario Region
Chair |
Natalie Renner
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
| Toronto , ON |
Brian Denega
| Ernst & Young Inc.
| Toronto , ON |
Prairies Region
Co-Chairs |
J.J. Burnell
| MLT Aikens LLP
| Winnipeg, MB
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Ryan Zahara
| MLT Aikens LLP | Calgary, AB |
BC Region
Chair |
Colin Brousson
| DLA Piper Canada
| Vancouver, BC |
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Editorial Advisory Committee
Chair |
Darren Bieganek | Duncan Craig LLP | Edmonton, AB |
Members |
Mark Wentzell
| Grant Thornton LLP
| Vancouver, BC
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Maria Konyukova
| Stikeman Elliott LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Jean-Daniel Breton
| Retired
| Montreal, QC
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Co-Editors |
Alfonso Nocilla
| Western University
| London, ON |
Thomas Telfer
| Western University
| London, ON
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Communications Committee
Chair |
Natasha MacParland
| Davis Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Members |
Steve Weisz
| Cozen O'Connor LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Paul Bishop
| FTI Consulting
| Toronto, ON
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Sandra Abitan
| Oslers, Hoskin & Harcourt
| Montreal, QC
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Martin Rosenthal
| Ernst & Young Inc.
| Montreal, QC
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Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee
Co-Chairs
|
John Sandrelli
| Dentons Canada
| Vancouver, BC
|
Kelly Bourassa
| Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Members
|
Deryck Helkaa
| FTI Consulting
| Calgary, AB
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Sandra Abitan
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
| Montreal, QC
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Natasha MacParland
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
| Toronto, ON
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Michelle Pickett
| PricewaterhouseCoopers
| Toronto, ON
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Intervention Committee
Chair |
Natasha MacParland | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Toronto, ON |
Members
|
Stuart Brotman
| Fasken
| Toronto, ON
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Sylvain Rigaud
| Woods LLP
| Montreal, QC
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Kelsey Meyer
| Bennet Jones LLP
| Calgary, AB
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Matt McCulloch
| Ernst & Young
| Calgary, AB
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Harvey Chaiton
| Chaitons LLP
| Toronto, ON
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Joe Latham
| Goodmans LLP
| Toronto, ON
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