2012 FACL Conference Program Book - National Asian Pacific ...

Federation of Asian 

Canadian Lawyers 

6th Annual Conference 

and Banquet 

November 10, 2012 

Toronto Board of Trade 

First Canadian Place 

Conference: 8:30-4:30 pm 

Banquet: 6:00 pm 

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“Raising 

the 

Bar”

National Law Firm Partner 

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latinum Sponsor 

rogram Brochure Sponsor 

Gold Sponsors

MESSAGES 

THE PRESIDENT 4 

CONFERENCE CHAIRS 5 

NATIONAL LAW FIRM PARTNER 6 

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 8 

TREASURER OF 11 

LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA 

AGENDA 12 

BIOGRAPHIES 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 

DON LIU 

16 

BREAKING THE BARRIERS 18 

PATH TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER 20 

ON “BAY STREET” 

ALTERNATIVES TO 22 

“BAY STREET” 

ASIAN LAWYERS AS LEADERS 24 

ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY 

Table of Contents 

SETTING UP YOUR OWN 26 

LAW FIRM 

CAVEAT EMPTOR: 27 

DUTIES OF FULL DISCLOSURE 

URBAN MYTH? COMPETENT 28 

AND AGGRESSIVE ASIAN LAWYER 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TO 

EXTERNAL COUNSEL 

30 

TIPS, TRICKS AND TRAPS: 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 

32 

EXHIBITIONS 34 

FACL MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE 37 

FACL MEMBERS 38 

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From the President 

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Welcome to the 6th Annual Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 

(“FACL”) Conference! 

FACL consists of Asian Canadian lawyers united by a common interest 

in promoting equity justice and opportunity for Asian Canadians 

in both the legal profession and the wider community. The FACL 

Conference is a testament to that mission, bringing together hundreds 

of lawyers to discuss current legal issues, participate in professional 

development and engage in networking. The Conference Co- 

Chairs, Lai-King Hum and Carolyn Chambers, and their Committee 

have truly “raised the bar” showcasing the brightest and best of the 

Asian legal community. 

FACL’s success over the past 6 years is a result of you. Through your support, participation and dedication, 

FACL continues to be active locally, nationally and internationally. FACL sponsored The Law 

Society of Upper Canada’s Asian and South Asian Heritage month events, publicly commented on the 

diversity of judicial appointments, conducted enriching mentoring and career development seminars, 

presented at law student conferences, assisted with the establishment of a chapter in British Columbia, 

participates in The Treasurer’s Liaison Group and is an affiliate of the National Asian Pacific 

American Bar Association. 

Thank you for making legal history with FACL. Enjoy! 

Julia Shin Doi 

President, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 

General Counsel & Secretary of the Board of Governors, Ryerson University 

Congratulations to Jason Leung, NAPABA Northeast Regional 

Governor and past FACL President for being named as one of 

NAPABA’s Best Lawyers under 40. 

-Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers-

From the Conference Chairs 

From the Conference Chairs From the Conference Chairs 


Message from the Conference Chairs 

Dear Colleagues and Guests: 

Welcome to the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 

(“FACL”) 6 th Annual Conference! On behalf of the FACL 

Board of Directors, we thank you for joining us and 

making this Conference another success. 

Six years ago, FACL was started with the vision of 

bringing together legal professionals of Asian and South Asian descent to discuss issues and strategies 

that interest and affect our communities. We are no strangers to planning a FACL Conference: 

Lai was a co-Chair of the 2011 FACL Conference, and Carolyn was a co-Chair of the 2010 FACL 

Conference. Although it takes months of dedicated planning to organize this Conference, we are 

passionate about FACL’s growth and its commitment to advocacy, community involvement, legal 

scholarship and professional development, and we were happy to take on a major planning role in 

this year’s Conference. Of course, this Conference was made possible by our Conference Planning 

Committee’s hard work, and the help of all of our volunteers who have helped make this day a success. 

We cannot forget to thank all of our generous sponsors who have helped make this Conference and 

the continued growth of FACL possible. 

Our theme this year is “Raising the Bar”. We take this time to celebrate the achievements of Asian 

lawyers who have broken barriers in the past, and also highlight the progress that still needs be 

made in their quest for advancement: first Asian lawyer in Canada, the breakthrough of Asians in 

politics, Asians as leaders in public service, Asians in the judiciary. The bar for success was once set at 

ensuring recognition of our basic human rights and freedoms. Where to now? The time has come to 

raise the bar even higher: Asian lawyers succeeding at the highest levels of law, public service, politics, 

and in the business and corporate world. “Raising the bar” is also a reference to the need for good 

mentorship to the next generation of Asian lawyers looking for guidance in their quest to excel - and 

raise the bar yet higher! 

In light of this theme, it gives us great pleasure to welcome our keynote speaker, Mr. Don Liu, Senior 

Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Xerox Corporation, Recipient of the 2011 

Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (“NAPABA”), and one of 

only about nine general counsel of a Fortune 500 company who is of Asian descent. We are looking 

forward to Mr. Liu’s keynote speech “Confessional Ode of a Pussycat Father”. 

Enjoy the 2012 FACL Conference, and thank you again for your part in making this Conference a 

success. 

Carolyn J. Chambers and Lai-King Hum 

FACL Conference Chairs 

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From our National Partner 

Dear Members of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers and Conference Attendees, 

I’m pleased to have the opportunity once again to welcome you to FACL’s Sixth Annual Conference 

and Banquet. 

McCarthy Tétrault is very proud to be FACL’s exclusive National Law Firm Partner. Our partnership, 

which began in 2011, has seen our organizations making important strides in the promotion of equity, 

justice and opportunities for Asian Canadians in both the legal profession and wider community. Just 

this year, FACL and members of McCarthy Tétrault’s Vancouver office collaborated in establishing 

FACL British Columbia. In addition, our tax partner Chia-yi Chua and our employment law associate 

Qian Mou, as members of FACL’s board and mentoring committee, are effective FACL champions at 

our firm. 

We look forward to working closely with FACL in the next phase of our advocacy, community 

involvement and professional development for Asian Canadian legal professionals. This is particularly 

true this year as we celebrate our selection as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2013. We expect 

the coming year to be an exciting one as we strive to remain a leader in Canada’s legal industry in 

fostering a truly inclusive workplace, and contributing to the cultural communities who make up our 

firm and client base. 

Our lawyers and students look forward to meeting you and exploring FACL’s various conference 

topics with you this year. 

Sincerely, 

Marc-André Blanchard 

Chair and Chief Executive Officer 

McCarthy Tétrault LLP 


Proud to be one of Canada's 

Top 100 Employers 2013

Committed to diversity 

McCarthy Tétrault salutes the Federation of Asian Canadian 

Lawyers (FACL) for its passion, dedication and hard work. 

We commend and support your commitment to enhancing 

academic, professional and networking opportunities 

for Asian law students and lawyers in our community. 


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From the Attorney General 

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Greetings to the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 


On behalf of the Ministry of the Attorney General, I am delighted to send greetings to 

the organizers and delegates of the 6 th Annual Conference of the Federation of Asian 

Canadian Lawyers. 

I am pleased with your theme Raising the Bar. It honours previous accomplishments 

and looks ahead to future challenges. It is a celebration of Asian lawyers who have 

attained notable past success and also an exploration of what it means to raise the bar 

for future accomplishments. 

Events like this are important opportunities for information-sharing, networking and 

professional development. The organizers are to be commended for their dedication 

and hard work. This same energy and commitment is reflected in the Federation’s 

ongoing efforts to champion equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal 

professionals and the wider community. 

Congratulations – I wish you all the best for a productive and informative event. 

John Gerretsen 

Attorney General

The Counsel Network selected as National Preferred Supplier to FACL 

The Counsel Network is Canada’s oldest and most established legal recruitment firm and has been exclusively selected 

as the National Preferred Supplier for the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL). Throughout our history, we have 

provided highly professional and comprehensive legal recruitment and related services for companies and law firms across 

Canada and internationally. 

In keeping with our long standing tradition of fostering and supporting diversity, both inside and outside our organization, 

we greatly value or relationship with FACL and share its commitment to promoting equity, justice, and opportunity 

for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the community. We are especially pleased to have our very own David 

Namkung, a Director at TCN’s Vancouver office, serving as Vice-President, Fundraising, for the FACL Chapter in Vancouver. 

We recognize the organization’s positive impact on both its members and the community at large and are proud to be 

part of FACL’s continued growth. We commend the members and executive of FACL for their continued investment in the 

success and development of their organization! 

The Counsel Network is the Preferred Supplier to the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, the South Asian Bar 

Association (BC & Toronto Branches), the exclusive Preferred Supplier of Lawyer Recruitment Services to the Canadian Bar 

Association (AB, BC, MB & SK Branches), and subscribes to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National 

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McMillan LLP and its Asian Canadian 

lawyers are proud to support the 

Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers! 

Lai-King Hum Employment & Labour Relations 

Co-Chair, FACL 6 th Annual Conference, FACL Board Member 

Ponora Ang Litigation 

Novy Cheema Commercial Real Estate and Corporate and Commercial 

Lisa Fang Corporate Transactions 

Julie Han Financial Services 

Ratika Gandhi Business Law 

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Alison Kim Business Law 

Gale Kim Litigation and Employment & Labour Relations 

Jun Chao Meng Competition and Trade 

Ashsan Mirza Financial Services 

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Kevin Sandhu Business Law and Energy 

Cindy Wan Capital Markets 

Kathy Wang Tax 

Sandy Wang China Practice, Business Law 

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Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada 

On behalf of the Law Society of Upper Canada, I wish to extend a warm welcome 

to the delegates and attendees of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers’ 

(FACL) 2012 Annual Conference and Banquet in Toronto. 

I congratulate FACL on hosting its sixth annual conference and offer my best 

wishes for another outstanding event. Your efforts in cultivating and advancing 

advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship and professional 

development by Asian Canadian legal professionals deserve great applause. 

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers is one of the largest associations in 

the country that represents equality-seeking legal professionals, and the Law 

Society of Upper Canada is thankful of its partnership with FACL to promote 

equity and diversity in law and the legal profession. The contributions you have 

made to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal 

professionals and the wider community is inspiring to all and greatly appreciated. 

Best wishes for a successful and memorable conference and celebration. 

Thomas G. Conway 

Treasurer 

Office of the Treasurer 

Osgoode Hall 

130 Queen Street West 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5H 2N6 

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fax 416-947-7609 

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Agenda 

Time Session 

8:30 - 9:00 — Registration and Breakfast, catered by Oliver & Bonacini 

9:00 - 10:30 

Networking Event: “Networking: Too Much Net, Too Little Working” 

This exciting event will include a networking workshop on how to improve and maximize your 

networking skills by Kathy Conway, Advisor, Talent Development at McCarthy Tétrault, followed by an 

interactive networking session. Get ready for a morning of exchanging advice, expanding your network 

and making connections! 

10:30 - 11:00 

Opening Remarks from: Julia Shin-Doi , President, FACL — Chairs of Conference, Carolyn J. 

Chambers and Lai-King Hum — Jason Leung, Immediate Past-President, FACL, and current NE 

Regional Governor, NAPABA — Nimesh Patel, President, NAPABA — Judy Kim, incoming NE Regional 

Governor, NAPABA — Jin Hwang, incoming VP, Programs / Operations, NE Region, NAPABA — 

Conference sponsorship, Fidelia Hung — Platinum Sponsor message, Stewart Title Guaranty Company 

— Jason Tam, Advocacy and Policy Project launch with The Law Foundation. 

11:00 - 12:00 

Keynote Speaker: Don Liu, General Counsel and VP, Xerox Inc. 

“Confessional Ode of a Pussycat Father” 

12:00 - 1:00 

LUNCH – TASTE OF LITTLE INDIA Buffet generously sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault 

LLP and Stewart Title Guaranty Company and catered by Oliver & Bonacini. 

Display: EXHIBITIONS BY FIRMS, COMPANIES, LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS AND 

ASSOCIATIONS 

1:00 - 2:00 — Panel Session 1 

2:00 - 2:15 — Break - generously sponsored by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; 

Blaney McMurtry LLP.; and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. 


3:15 - 3:30 — Break - generously sponsored by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; 

Blaney McMurtry LLP.; and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. 


6:00 pm 

Evening Event: banquet 

Pearl Harbourfront Chinese Restaurant 207 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario 

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Panel 

Session 

Panel Session 1: 

Session A: 

BREAKING THE 

BARRIERS: Pioneering 

Asian-Canadians in 

law 

We have come a long way 

from the days of the head tax, 

the Chinese Immigration Act, 

1923 (commonly known as the 

Chinese Exclusion Act), the 

internment of the Japanese, 

and the fear of the yellow peril. 

In order to move forwards, it 

is important to remember the 

past. What barriers have Asian- 

Canadian lawyers broken? Who 

were these pioneers? Where do 

we need to go? 

Moderator: Jason Tam (Crown 

Counsel, Ministry of Labour) 

•Allison Kirk-Montgomery 

(Coordinator for LSUC project, 

“Diversifying the Bar: Lawyers 

Make History”) 

•Honourable Madam Justice 

Maryka Omatsu 

•Gary Yee (Chair, License 

Appeal Tribunal) 

Session B: 

The Path to a 

Successful Career 

on “Bay Street”: 

What they don’t 

teach you in law 

school 

The “tiger-mom” phenomenon 

is all about discipline and hard 

work. However, as lawyers in 

private practise know, it is not 

just about working hard. This 

session will focus on career and 

profi le management for Asian 

lawyers. What does it mean 

to be an Asian lawyer on Bay 

Street? Are there underlying 

multi-cultural issues that are 

relevant to a successful career, 

and does that affect possible 

mentorship opportunities? Find 

out what it takes to succeed – 

in litigation, in real estate, in 

corporate law! 

Moderator: Connie Sugiyama, 

(Corporate Director and 

Distinguished Visiting Scholar, 

Ryerson University) 

•Raj Anand (WeirFoulds) 

•Jeffrey Lem (Miller Thomson) 

•Abdul-Basit Khan (Blakes) 

Session C: 

Alternatives to “Bay 

Street” : success is 

not measured by the 

billable hour 

There are many who have 

turned their backs on private 

practise and all that entails. 

There are unique reasons for 

the choice of an alternative 

to the traditional model to 

the private practise of law. 

Work/life balance may be one 

of the principle reasons, but 

fi nd out from these people 

with alternate career choices 

what other opportunities 

exist that transform our usual 

thinking about the lawyer/ 

client relationship and fi duciary 

obligations, and challenge our 

understanding of law practice 

arrangements. 

Moderator: Victor Lee, 

(Compliance Manager at Great- 

West Life in Winnipeg) 

•Jeff Fung (MyLawBid) 

•Immanuel Lanzaderas (Duty 

Counsel, Legal Aid Ontario) 

•Nicole Suen Phillips (Counsel 

and Project Manager, Stewart 

Title Guaranty Company) 

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Panel 

Session 


Session A: 

Asian Lawyers as 

Leaders on Social 

Justice and Equity 

Issues 

Does being a lawyer of Asian 

descent contribute to a better 

understanding of social justice 

and equity issues? Asian 

lawyers have been leaders in the 

areas of human rights and social 

justice. Experts will speak about 

the legal issues that they have 

explored, such as the Chinese 

“head tax”, and the particular 

management of those initiatives 

and the leadership skills 

required. They will also discuss 

the particular perspective that 

being an Asian lawyer has lent 

to their work. 

Moderator: Lai-King Hum 

(McMillan LLP) 

•Avvy Go (Clinic Director, 

Metro Toronto Chinese & 

Southeast Asian Legal Clinic) 

•Renu Mandhane (Director, 

International Human Rights 

Program, University of Toronto) 

•Gerald Chan (Partner, Ruby 

Shiller LLP) 

•Archana Sridhar (Assistant 

Provost, University of Toronto 

and co-founder of The South 

Asian Philanthropy Project) 


Session B: 

Setting Up Your Own 

Law Firm 

What does it take to go out on 

your own? This session will 

be of interest to lawyers at 

any stage of their career who 

have considered setting up 

their own law fi rm, including 

information related to opening 

and operating a legal practice. 

What does it take? What do you 

need to know to manage your 

own practise, particularly in the 

areas of marketing, maintaining 

proper books and records, and 

implementing systems for 

fi le organization, privacy, and 

reporting obligations? What are 

the typical problems that land 

small fi rms into compliance 

issues with the Law Society of 

Upper Canada? 

Moderator: Fidelia Hung 

(Barrister & Solicitor) 

•Amer Mushtaq (Mushtaq Law) 

•Glenroy Bastien (Bastien 

Professional Corporation, 

Barrister & Solicitor) 

•Alicia S. Natividad (Barrister 

& Solicitor) 

•Caterina Galati (Senior 

Competence Counsel, Law 

Society of Upper Canada) 

Session C: 

Caveat emptor: 

Duties of full 

disclosure, from 

Facebook shares, to 

false advertising, 

and other “buyer 

beware” tales 

Facebook’s IPO met with a 

frenzied fanfare, and there 

were many who were ready to 

jump on the bandwagon based 

on the hype --- to see their 

investment suddenly plunge 

over the next few weeks and 

months. Buyers are also often 

misled by false advertising and 

unfair consumer contract terms. 

What kind of legal safeguards 

are there for these shareholders/ 

buyers? what are the recourses? 

How do corporations defend 

themselves? 

Moderator: David Ma (Blaney 

McMurtry) 

•Usman Sheikh (Enforcement 

Counsel, Ontario Securities 

Commission) 

•Jeannette Lee (Hay Stohn 

Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond) 

•Lucas Lung (Lerners)

Panel 

Session 


Session A: 

Urban myth? the 

Competent and 

Aggressive Asian 

Lawyer 

Do stereotypes of the Asian 

lawyer persist? Passive and not 

someone you want in court? 

What about competence? The 

case of Law Society of Upper 

Canada v. Selwyn Milan 

McSween, 2012 ONLSAP 3 

(CanLII) raised the possibility 

that minority lawyers may face 

increased scrutiny from their 

professional regulator, with a 

misconception of incompetence. 

At times, this presents a 

tension between outrage and 

maintaining respect for clients, 

potential clients, colleagues and 

legal institutions and authorities. 

This panel of lawyers will speak 

about their own experiences 

overcoming stereotypes. How 

have stereotypes and racism 

been overcome? Hear how 

cultural backgrounds, not just 

in lawyers but in clients, affect 

how assertiveness is perceived – 

in client/lawyer relationships, in 

relationships with colleagues or 

the Bench, and in marketing. 

Moderator: Henry Chang 

(Blaney McMurtrey) 

•Jacqueline An (Barrister & 

Solicitor) 

•Roslyn Tsao (Epstein Cole) 

•Gregory L. Chang (Bougadis 

Chang) 

Session B: 

In-House Counsel to 

External Counsel: 

What we need that 

you don’t deliver! 

It is a dance of courtship that 

in-house counsel know well: 

the hunt of the external counsel 

for business opportunities, and 

the internal counsel’s search for 

competent external counsel who 

deliver the services effi ciently. 

What tips can in-house lawyers 

give to those wanting to court 

them successfully? What level 

of client service is expected? 

What might trigger in-house 

counsel to change lawyers? 

Hear from senior lawyers what 

the most desired qualities 

and competencies are in their 

external counsel and what 

service levels are expected. 

Moderator: Jonathan Lau (Legal 

Counsel, Legal Services & 

Business Affairs, TVO) 

•Jin Hwang (Staff Counsel, 

Northeast Area, Legal 

Department & External Affairs, 

Verizon Wireless) 

•Julie Wong Barker (Bilingual 

Senior Legal Counsel, ATM 

Allstream) 

•Will Chang (VP, General 

Counsel and Corporate 

Secretary, Granite Global 

Solutions) 

Session C: 

Tips, Tricks and 

Traps: What you 

need to know and 

avoid in preparing 

for motions, applications 

and trials 

Even the most seasoned lawyer 

benefi ts from a discussion with 

other lawyers, and a judge of 

the Ontario Court of Justice, 

about successful techniques in 

preparing for and addressing the 

court effectively on motions, 

applications and trials as well 

as the importance of civility and 

appropriate communications 

in dealing with witnesses and 

opposing counsel. Attend 

this session, to hear from 

experienced lawyers and a 

distinguished member of the 

bench about their experiences, 

tips and relevant legal and 

professional principles. 

Not to be missed! 

Moderator: Carolyn Chambers 

(Gelman & Associates) 

Judge: Honourable Madam 

Justice Mavin Wong 

•Benjamin Na (Gowlings) 

•Ian Hu (Oatley Vigmond LLP) 

•Daniel Wong (Osler) 

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Keynote Speaker 


Don H. liu 

DON H. LIU is Senior Vice President, 

General Counsel and Secretary for Xerox 

Corporation. In this role, reporting directly 

to Ursula M. Burns, Chairman and CEO, 

he is responsible for all of Xerox’s legal and 

government affairs. 

Prior to joining Xerox, Mr. Liu was Senior 

Vice President, General Counsel and Chief 

Compliance Officer for Toll Brothers, Inc. 

and previously Senior Vice President, General 

Counsel and Secretary of IKON Office 

Solutions, where he was also IKON’s Corporate 

Compliance Officer and Chair of IKON Diversity 

Council. Before joining IKON, Mr. Liu was 

Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer 

of Aetna U.S. Healthcare (and its predecessor 

entity, U.S. Healthcare). Prior to becoming 

in-house counsel, he worked as an associate 

at two New York City law firms from 1987 to 

1992, specializing in securities and mergers 

and acquisitions – first at Simpson Thacher & 

Bartlett and then at Richards & O’Neil (now 

Bingham McCutchen). 

He served as a Law Clerk to Justice Stewart G. 

Pollock at the Supreme Court of New Jersey. 

His professional affiliations include being 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and 

Secretary for Xerox Corporation 

a member and the former Chairman of the 

Board of Directors of the Minority Corporate 

Counsel Association (a non-profit organization 

promoting diversity in the practice of law); 

Vice Chair of the Asian American Diversity 

Advisory Council and a member of the Executive 

Committee of the Joint Diversity Council, 

Comcast Corporation; a member of the New 

York Stock Exchange Commission on Corporate 

Governance; a former member of the Board of 

Directors of Association of Corporate Counsel 

(a worldwide association of in-house attorneys); 

a founder and a member of the Advisory Board 

of MoreBank (an ethnic community bank); 

a member of the Board of Directors of the 

Connecticut Bar Foundation; a member of the 

American Law Institute; a former member of 

the Board of Trustees of Mercy Health System 

(a Catholic hospital chain); a former member 

of the Board of Directors of the Asian American 

Legal Defense and Education Fund (a civil right 

organization focused on protecting the rights 

of Asian Americans); and former Chair of the 

In-House Counsel Committee of National Asian 

Pacific American Bar Association (national 

organization for Asian American attorneys). 

He is the recipient of America’s Top General 

Counsel Honor from NYSE Euronext’s

Corporate Board Member, Connecticut Law 

Tribune’s Legal Department of the Year – In- 

House Counsel Management Award, MCCA/ 

America Lawyer Media Diversity Award, the 

Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award from 

the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, the 

Spirit of Asian America Award from the Asian 

American Federation, the Diversity Award from 

ABA’s Council on Legal Education Opportunity, 

the Justice in Action Award from the Asian 

American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 

the ICON Award from the National Asian Pacific 

American Bar Association, the Founders Award 

from the Asian American Lawyers Association 

of Massachusetts, the Achievement Award from 

The Korean American Lawyers Association of 

Greater New York is proud to support FACL’s 6th 

Annual Conference. 

Congratulations to the Keynote Speaker and our 

friend Don Liu. 

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Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of 

New Jersey, and the Business Leadership Award 

from the Korean American Coalition. 

Born in Seoul, Korea, Mr. Liu and his family 

immigrated to the U.S. in 1972. He received his 

B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion from 

Haverford College with Magna Cum Laude and 

Phi Beta Kappa honors. He earned his J.D. from 

Columbia University School of Law, where he 

was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Mr. Liu and 

his wife and two children reside in Westport, CT. 

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Breaking the Barriers 

Jason Tam 

Jason Tam is currently a Crown Counsel in the 

litigation group with the Ministry of Labour. He 

received his B.A. (Hons.) from the University 

of Toronto in 2003 and went on to receive his 

Juris Doctor degree from Capital University in 

Columbus, Ohio in 2006. He has been called 

to the State and Federal Bars in Ohio (2006 

and 2007) and to the Ontario Bar (2009). He 

has practiced in both Ohio and Ontario in a 

variety of areas including family, criminal, 

human rights, and labour law. He currently 

sits on the board of directors for the Metro 

Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal 

Clinic and is also the Chair of the Advocacy and 

Policy Committee with the Federation of Asian 


DR. ALLISON 

KIRK-MONTGOMERY 

Dr. Allison Kirk-Montgomery is a historian, 

and the Project Manager of the Law Society of 

Upper Canada’s Diversifying the Bar: Lawyers 

Make History Project. She received her Ph.D. 

from the University of Toronto in 2001. She 

has also written on the history of legal medicine 

and medical technology. Dr. Kirk-Montgomery 

has been involved previously with a number of 

interview projects for the Law Society including 

the Senior Treasurers’ Interview Project in 

2004. She was also the oral historian and 

compiler of the “Memoir of Mary Constance 

Hunt McLean” in 2007-08. As the project 

manager of the Law Society’s Diversifying the 

Bar project, Dr. Kirk-Montgomery is helping to 

preserve, build and publicize the rich history 

of Ontario’s ground-breaking lawyers of 

diverse communities, by providing access to 

the transcripts of recorded interviews and to 

hundreds of brief biographies at http://www. 

lsuc.on.ca/diversifying-the-bar-lawyers-makehistory/. 


JUDGE MARYKA OMATSU 

Before her appointment to the bench, Judge 

Omatsu practised law in Toronto for 16 years. 

She worked for all levels of Government and 

taught law in China, Japan and Toronto. She 

was Chair of the Ont. Human Rights Appeals’ 

Tribunal and a LSUC referee. During the 

1980’s, Judge Omatsu was a member of the 

National Association of Japanese Canadians’ 

negotiation team and helped win Redress for 

her community for the WWII violations. In 

1992, her book, Bittersweet Passage: Redress 

and the Japanese Canadian Experience won 

several prizes and was published in Japan. In 

February 1993, Judge Omatsu was appointed 

to the Ontario Court of Justice as Canada’s first 

East Asian woman judge. She has presided in 

Toronto’s criminal courts, co-chaired CAPCJ’s 

Equality and Diversity Committee; co-edited 

a Section 15 Charter manual. Judge Omatsu 

was an OCJ Toronto representative for two 

terms and helped negotiate sabbatical leaves 

and a better pension. She retired after over 19 

years on the bench. Judge Omatsu has received 

the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers’ 

(FACL) Life Time Achievement Award; U. of 

Victoria Law School’s, Lansdowne Lectureship; 

Dartmouth College’s William Timbers 

Lectureship; the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden 

Jubilee Medal; the Delta SS Wall of Excellence 

plaque and various Dept. of External Affairs and 

Arts Council grants from the Canadian, Ont. 

and Toronto governments. To honour Judge 

Omatsu, one of FACL’s founders, in 2012, the 

Omatsu FACL Scholarship was established. 

Gary yee 

Gary Yee’s legal career has focused on administrative 

law since his call to the Bar in 1985. In addition to 

his LL.B., he has an LL.M. in Law and Regulation. 

Gary’s current position is Chair of the Licence 

Appeal Tribunal, where he started a fi ve-year term in

August 2012. Gary’s previous Chair appointments 

include Chair of the Social Benefi ts Tribunal in 

2009, Alternate Executive Chair of the Social 

Justice Tribunals Ontario in 2011, and Chair of 

the Board of Inquiry that heard public complaints 

regarding police misconduct (1993 to 1998). Gary 

was Co-Chair of the 2011 Council of Canadian 

Administrative Tribunals (CCAT) Conference, and 

he currently sits on the CCAT Board of Directors. 

In the 1990s, he was on the Board of the Society 

of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR), 

including two years as the Vice-President. Gary’s 

other past positions include: founding executive 

director of the Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast 

Asian Legal Clinic (1987 to 1992), manager 

of legal services at the Ombudsman of Ontario 

(1992 to 1993) and Special Advisor to the Deputy 

Chairperson for the Immigration Appeal Division 

of the Immigration and Refugee Board (1999 to 

2009). 

Gary’s volunteer background includes his position 

as National President of the Chinese Canadian 

National Council (CCNC) from 1987 to 1991. He 

also served on the Equity Advisory Group of the 

Law Society of Upper Canada from 2000 to 2006, 

and on the Board of Directors of the Federation 

of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) from 2007 

to 2009. In 1999, Gary received the SOAR Medal 

for his contribution to Ontario’s administrative 

justice system. His other honours include Head 

of the Public Service Award (Canada) in 2003, 

the Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, and the 125th 

Anniversary Confederation Medal in 1992. 

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Path to Successful Career on Bay Street 

constance L. Sugiyama 

Constance L. Sugiyama is the Vice Chair of 

Canada Health Infoway and was the first 

woman Chair of the Hospital for Sick Children. 

Recognized over her 35 year career on Bay 

Street as a leading Canadian corporate and 

mergers and acquisitions lawyer, Constance 

has held leadership positions in several major 

law firms, most recently as Deputy Chair and 

partner of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. She 

has also been recognized for professional 

excellence and leadership by Women in Capital 

Markets (2009), International Alliance for 

Women (2010) and named one of Canada’s Top 

100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s 

Executive Network in 2009 and 2011. Constance 

has served on many public and private sector 

boards as well as advisory committees including, 

the Hospital for Sick Children, Canada Health 

Infoway, The Toronto International Film 

Festival Group, SickKids Foundation, Luminato, 

Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Asia Pacific 

Foundation of Canada, Ontario Exports Inc., 

The Nikko Securities Co. Canada, Ltd., the 

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and the 

Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation and 

Women in Capital Markets. Constance recently 

joined Ryerson University as a Distinguished 

Visiting Scholar in its Law Research Centre. 

raj anand 

Raj Anand is a partner and an arbitrator and 

mediator with WeirFoulds LLP. His practice 

includes the areas of administrative, human 

rights, constitutional and employment law, civil 

litigation, professional negligence and discipline. 

He is a former Chief Commissioner of the 

Ontario Human Rights Commission, and has 

also served on several administrative tribunals: 

the Boards of Inquiry under the Ontario Human 

Rights Code and the Police Services Act, as 


Co-Chair of the University of Toronto Tribunal 

and now on the Law Society Hearing Tribunal. 

He is a member of the Equity and Aboriginal 

Issues Committee, the Articling Task Force, and 

the Professional Development and Competence 

Committee, and the Chair of the Working Group 

on Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees. He 

has won numerous awards, including the 2010 

award for Distinguished Career from the South 

Asian Bar Association. In 2013 he will be an 

inauguaral McMurtry Fellow at Osgoode Hall 

Law School. 

jeffrey w. Lem 

Jeffrey W. Lem, a partner in the real estate 

group in the Toronto/Markham offices of 

Miller Thomson LLP, received his B.Comm. 

from the University of Toronto in 1984, a J.D. 

from the Osgoode Hall Law School in 1987, and 

an LL.M. from the Osgoode Hall Law School 

in 2002. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 

1989 and admitted to the rolls as a solicitor in 

England and Wales in 2000. Jeffrey is certified 

as a Specialist in Real Estate Law by The Law 

Society of Upper Canada and has been awarded 

the Ontario Bar Association’s Award for 

Excellence in Real Estate. He has also received 

Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating (AV®), and 

has been recognized in the real estate field in 

The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory, The 

Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 

500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in 

Canada, Chambers Global Guide to the World’s 

Leading Lawyers for Business and Leaders in 

their Field, and The International Who’s Who 

of Real Estate Lawyers. Jeffrey is currently an 

editor-in-chief of the Real Property Reports and 

a Regent of the American College of Mortgage 

Attorneys (ACMA).

Abdul-Basit Khan 

Abdul-Basit Khan is a graduate of McGill 

University’s Faculty of Law and completed 

his undergraduate studies at the University 

of Toronto. He also holds an M.A. in Political 

Science from McGill University. Abdul- 

Basit articled with the national law firm of 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in 1998-1999 

and is currently a partner in Blakes Toronto 

Employment & Labour Group. He currently 

practices in all areas of management-side 

employment and labour law, including labour 

relations matters, employment standards 

disputes, human rights complaints and wrongful 

dismissal litigation, acting exclusively on behalf 

of employers. Abdul-Basit has presented papers 

and seminars on a variety of employmentrelated 

topics.From 2002 to 2009, Abdul-Basit 

was a member of the Board of Directors of the 

Canadian Council of American Islamic Relations 

(CAIRCAN), Canada’s leading Muslim civil 

liberties and advocacy group. In 2005, he was 

appointed as Chair of CAIRCAN’s Board, a 

position he held until 2009. Abdul-Basit has 

presented papers and seminars on a variety of 

employment-related topics. 

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Alternatives to Bay Street 

Victor Lee 

Victor Lee, B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., FLMI, ACS, 

AIRC is a member of the Manitoba Bar and 

has worked in the insurance industry for over 

20 years. Victor manages Compliance for the 

group insurance divisions of Great-West Life 

and Canada Life, focusing on Compliance, 

Legislation, Tax, Privacy, and federal Industrial 

Security matters for their Employee Benefits, 

Creditor Insurance, and Direct Marketing lines 

of business. Victor also is an active participant 

in Canadian Life and Health Insurance 

Association (CLHIA) committees, and was an 

executive of the CLHIA Compliance Section 

and past-chair of the CLHIA Subcommittee on 

Group Insurance Privacy. He also co-wrote 

an authorized book about Charles Schulz for 

the 50th Anniversary of PEANUTS that raised 

significant funds for charity. A Winnipeg Jets 

fan and half-season ticket holder, Victor is 

always on the lookout for a good egg roll and 

a Boston Cream Pie that tastes the way his 

family’s and other Chinese restaurants used to 

make them. 

Jeffrey Fung 

Jeffrey Fung is the Founder of MyLawBid (www. 

mylawbid.com), an online business development 

tool. Jeff is also the Director of Marketing 

and Awesomeness of Cognition LLP where 

he oversees marketing initiatives and special 

projects. Prior to founding MyLawBid and 

working at Cognition, he summered, articled 

and practiced corporate insolvency law at 

McMillan LLP. He was called to the Bar in 2009 

and holds a J.D. (2008) from Queen’s University 

and a BComm (2005) from the Sauder School of 

Business at the University of British Columbia. 


IMMANUEL F. LANZADERAS 

IMMANUEL F. LANZADERAS was called to 

the bar in 2009. He is a graduate of Queen’s 

Faculty of Law, where he was involved with the 

Society of Asians in Law, the Equity Committee, 

and helped to organise the Paths Less Travelled 

Conference for non-traditional legal careers. He 

is a founding member of FACL, and a former 

board member. Part of his work with FACL 

involved planning major fundraising events, 

writing policy statements, and helping to start 

the FACL Omatsu Scholarship for law students 

of Asian or South-Asian heritage. For two years, 

he practiced labour and human rights law with a 

Toronto-based boutique firm. He now works as 

staff duty counsel at criminal courts throughout 

the Toronto area. 

Nicole Suen Phillips 

Nicole Suen Phillips is Counsel and Project 

Manager – Underwriting at Stewart Title 

Guaranty Company in Toronto. In her role, 

Nicole assesses transactions exhibiting indicia 

of fraud, analyzes title and off-title issues 

for commercial and residential real estate 

transactions, drafts underwriting, and acts as 

a legal subject matter expert to other internal 

stakeholders. Nicole graduated with an HBA 

from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the 

University of Western Ontario and LL.B. from 

Osgoode Hall Law School. She was admitted 

to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Prior to working 

in-house, Nicole practised at Fraser Milner 

Casgrain (where she also articled) and Mills & 

Mills. She has been a regular speaker at firsttime 

homebuyers’ seminars at businesses and 

real estate agencies. She was a past-President of 

a Chapter of Business Networking International. 

Nicole is a Mentor for the Ivey Alumni 

Partnership Program, Mentor for the FACL and 

Peer Support Volunteer for the Ontario Lawyers’ 

Assistance Program.

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Asian Lawyers as Leaders 

Lai-King Hum 

Lai-King Hum is licensed to practice in both 

Ontario and Quebec. She holds a law degree 

and D.Ed from McGill University and a B.A. 

in liberal arts from Concordia University. Lai 

joined McMillan LLP in 2007 and has worked 

for prominent national and boutique firms 

in both Montreal and Toronto. Lai practices 

primarily in management side employment 

and labour law, including providing advice on 

employment and labour aspects of mergers 

and acquisitions, and other corporate reorganizations. 

Before joining McMillan, she 

spent three years in the Professional Regulation 

division of the Law Society of Upper Canada. 

Lai is active in the Education Law Section of 

the Ontario Bar Association as the immediate 

past-Chair and current newsletter editor. Lai 

is also a member of the Association des juristes 

d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO), 

and the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. 

Lai is fully bilingual in English and French. She 

can also manage a lively conversation in Toisan 

(Cantonese), Mandarin, and can somewhat read 

a Chinese newspaper. 

Avvy Go 

Avvy Go is the Clinic Director of Metro Toronto 

Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic. She 

received her B.A. in economics and management 

studies from the University of Waterloo, LL.B. 

from the University of Toronto, and LL.M. from 

Osgoode Hall Law School. Since her call to the 

Bar in 1991, she has worked exclusively in the 

legal clinic system, serving the legal needs of low 

income individuals and families, the majority 

of who are non-English speaking immigrants 

and refugees. Between 2001 and 2003, she was 

a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. 

She was re-elected again in 2006 and served 

as a bencher until May 2011 during which time 


she also served as a member of the Human 

Rights Monitoring Group, the Access to Justice 

Committee, the Equity and Aboriginal Issues 

Committee and the Profession Regulations 

Committee of the Law Society. Since 2005, she 

has been a part time adjudicator of the Health 

Professions Appeal and Review Board. Avvy is 

a recipient of the 2002 President’s Award of the 

Women’s Law Association of Ontario, the 2008 

City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Award 

for Race Relations, and the 2012 Lawyer of 

Distinction Award from the Federation of Asian 


Between 2001 and 2003, she was a bencher 

of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She 

was re-elected again in 2006 and served as 

a bencher until May 2011 during which time 

she also served as a member of the Human 

Rights Monitoring Group, the Access to Justice 

Committee, the Equity and Aboriginal Issues 

Committee and the Profession Regulations 

Committee of the Law Society. Since 2005, 

she has been a part time adjudicator of the 

Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. 

She received cross appointment to the Health 

Services Appeal and Review Board in April, 

2011. Between 2009 and 2011, she served on 

the Board of Directors of the Ontario Justice 

Education Network. In February, 2011, Avvy 

was appointed to the Advisory Council of the 

Canadian Human Rights Museum and the 

Community Council of the Law Commission of 

Ontario. 

Apart from her legal practice, Avvy spends 

much time doing community organizing and 

advocacy work. She was involved in a number 

of community organizations such as serving as 

the Vice-Chair of the Court Challenges Program 

of Canada, President of the Chinese Canadian 

National Council (Toronto Chapter) and 

board member of the Urban Alliance on Race 

Relations.

Renu Mandhane 

Renu Mandhane, B.A. (Queen’s), JD (Toronto), 

LL.M. (NYU) is the Director of the International 

Human Rights Program, including its awardwinning 

legal clinic, at the University of 

Toronto, Faculty of Law. Renu graduated from 

the Faculty with a J.D., articled at Torys LLP 

in Toronto, and completed her LL.M. at New 

York University with a focus on international 

human rights law. In addition to publishing in 

the area, Renu is the co-chair of the Advocacy 

Committee of Human Rights Watch Canada, 

and has worked at a number of domestic 

and international organizations focused on 

advancing women’s human rights, including the 

Centre for Reproductive Rights in New York. 

Renu is a recognized expert on international 

human rights law and has trained Canadian 

and foreign judges through the National 

Judicial Institute of Canada. Prior to joining the 

Faculty, Renu practiced criminal law from an 

equality rights perspective for approximately 

four years and routinely represented survivors 

of domestic and sexual violence, as well as 

federally-sentenced prisoners. Most recently, 

Renu was an Assistant Dean at the Faculty and 

worked extensively on the review of the first year 

curriculum 

Gerald Chan 

Gerald Chan practises criminal, constitutional 

and administrative law with a particular 

interest in appellate advocacy. Gerald graduated 

from Osgoode Hall Law School with the Gold 

Medal. Prior to joining Clayton Ruby’s office in 

2008, he clerked for the Honourable Rosalie 

Silberman Abella at the Supreme Court of 

Canada and practised commercial litigation 

with Goodmans LLP. He regularly defends 

clients charged with wrongdoing under the 

Criminal Code (e.g., fraud, sexual offences), 

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (e.g., 

trafficking), Extradition Act, and professional 

disciplinary and other regulatory regimes. 

Gerald also represents clients on judicial 

reviews of government decision-making and 

constitutional challenges to legislation. He has 

argued before administrative tribunals, every 

level of court in Ontario, and the Supreme Court 

of Canada. Gerald graduated from Osgoode 

Hall Law School with the Gold Medal. Prior to 

joining Clayton Ruby’s office in 2008, he clerked 

for the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella 

at the Supreme Court of Canada and practised 

commercial litigation with Goodmans LLP. 

In 2012, Gerald received the Osgoode Alumni 

Gold Key in the “One-to-Watch” category and 

the Precedent Setter Award from Precedent 

Magazine, both of which recognize exceptional 

achievement in a lawyer’s first ten years of 

practice. 

Archana SRIDHAR 

Archana Sridhar is Assistant Provost in the 

Office of the Vice-President & Provost at the 

University of Toronto. She received her Juris 

Doctor (JD) degree from Harvard Law School 

and received a Fulbright Scholarship to study 

in Guatemala. She has published several peerreviewed 

articles and policy reports, and is also 

co-founder of The South Asian Philanthropy 

Project, a charitable organization which fosters 

philanthropy among South Asians in North 

America (http://southasianphilanthropy.org/). 

Archana has also served as Assistant Dean, 

Graduate Program, in the Faculty of Law at the 

University of Toronto; Associate Director of the 

Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business 

and Law at York University; and Assistant Dean 

for Research and Special Projects at the Indiana 

University Maurer School of Law. She practised 

tax and non-profit law as an attorney in Boston. 

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Setting Up Your Own Law Firm 

Fidelia Hung 

Fidelia Hung is a sole practitioner practising in 

business law and civil matters including civil 

litigation in Toronto. She was also called in the 

jurisdictions of Hong Kong, England and Wales. 

With her global experience, Fidelia serves her 

International clients in business matters and 

litigation. Prior to her venture in the UK, she 

worked at a Toronto Bay Street law firm in civil 

litigation. Her previous experience includes 

working as a court prosecutor with the Attorney 

General and in Legal Aid. Fidelia has a keen 

interest in human rights law and environmental 

issues and has engaged in Law Research 

in the areas of Internet Law and Law and 

Technology. She is Vice President of Federation 

of Asian Canadian Lawyers promoting equity, 

justice and opportunity for Asian Canadian 

Legal professionals and connecting the legal 

community as a whole. Fidelia is a rower and an 

avid runner. 

amer MUSHTAQ 

Amer Mushtaq is an employment and human 

rights lawyer based in downtown Toronto. Prior 

to starting his own practice in February 2009, 

Amer was an associate at Fraser Milner Casgrain 

LLP where he summered and articled. Amer 

knows all the secrets of starting and successfully 

running a solo practice and is happy to share 

these with FACL members. 

GLENROY K. BASTIEN 

Glenroy K. Bastien is the founder of Bastien’s 

Professional Corporation in Toronto. He acts 

for a diversity of clients across Canada, the 

USA, Europe and Asia, and enjoys a litigation 

practice in a wide range of commercial, civil 

and administrative matters. These include 

representing members of the real estate bar 

at LSUC disciplinary hearings; the Ontario 

Securities Commission; and, Appellate courts 

such as the Divisional Court, Court of Appeal, 

Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of 

Appeal. A native of Scarborough, Ontario, he 

is a graduate of Concordia University and the 

University of Alberta where he obtained his 


MA and LLB respectively. Glenroy was called 

to the Bar in 2004. For the past 5 years he 

has volunteered his time assisting Charitable 

Organizations to incorporate, obtain charitable 

status and has given seminars on behalf of the 

City of Toronto and the United Way. Glenroy 

is pleased to say that, thanks to karaoke, 

he continues to maintain some amount of 

proficiency in Cantonese, Mandarin and 

Japanese. 

ALICIA S. NATIVIDAD 

Alicia S. Natividad is the first female Filipino- 

Canadian lawyer to practice law in Canada. Alicia 

holds a B.A. from Carleton University and an 

LL.B from the University of Ottawa. A member 

of the Ontario Bar since 1983, Alicia was a partner 

with a national law firm in Ottawa before 

opening her law firm in late 1995. She specializes 

in business law, property law, estates, wills 

and trusts, and litigates in these areas. Alicia has 

received numerous medals, awards, and certificates 

of appreciation, such as, the Business and 

Professional Women’s Award, 2003 Most Outstanding 

Filipino-Canadian, Record of Honour 

- J/Nikira Dinqinesh Education Centre, Inc. 

(2004), 2004 Philippine Presidential Award for 

Overseas Filipinos, The Queen’s Golden Jubilee 

Medal (2002), and, in 2012, Ontario’s Leading 

Women, Building Communities Award, and The 

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. 

CATERINA GALATI 

Caterina Galati joined the Law Society of Upper 

Canada in 2000 and practised law in Toronto from 

1983 to 2000. She received her Honours B.A. from 

the University of Toronto in 1978, her LL.B. from 

Osgoode Hall Law School in 1981 and was called 

to the Bar in 1983. She is involved in a number of 

policy and law practice management projects at the 

Law Society including the implementation of the fi le 

retention guide for lawyers and the client identifi cation 

and verifi cation requirements. She has participated 

in the Ministry of Government Services Real 

Estate Fraud Committee. She was an advisor member 

of the LSUC/OBA Joint Committee on Electronic 

Registration of Title Documents and a member of 

the Solicitor Group developing competencies for the 

Law Society’s Licensing Process.

David Ma 

David Ma is a member of the Corporate/ 

Commercial group at Blaney McMurtry 

LLP. David’s practice focuses on commercial 

transactions involving technology (including 

outsourcing, development, licensing, 

distribution, service provision, procurements, 

electronic commerce and related matters) 

and corporate matters involving companies 

that develop, market and exploit technology 

(including shareholder agreements, corporate 

structures and reorganizations, financings and 

acquisitions and divestitures). David currently 

serves as the treasurer and a director of the 

Canadian IT Law Association and is a member of 

the International Technology Law Association, 

the Information Technology and E-Commerce 

Section of the Ontario Bar Association, the 

Licensing Executives Society, the Toronto 

Computer Lawyers Group and the American 

Bar Association. David was called to the Bars of 

Ontario and New York in 2000. He obtained his 

common law and civil law degrees from McGill 

University. David is also qualified as a Chartered 

Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst, 

and holds a B.Comm. from the University of 

Toronto. 

Jeannette lee 

Jeannette Lee is lawyer and registered trademark 

agent with Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski 

Richmond LLP. She advises clients on entertainment, 

marketing, and intellectual property law 

issues, with a special focus on the film, television, 

marketing and advertising, and interactive 

industries. Jeanette’s practice includes advising 

on branded entertainment initiatives, product 

integration, sponsorship, endorsement, charitable 

promotions, contests and other promotions, 

advertising and marketing compliance and 

related privacy matters, marketing to children, 

film and television production agreements, film 

and television interim financing, broadcast and 

distribution licenses, and trade-mark and copyright 

protection and licensing. Before joining her 

current firm, Jeanette practiced at a major 

national full service law firm, in-house at 

national media company, and at a large IP 

boutique law firm. Jeanette volunteers as Vice- 

Chair of the Entertainment, Media & Communications 

Section of the Ontario Bar Association, 

and authors the Legal Eve blog, legaleve.wordpress.com, 

on entertainment, marketing and IP 

law. Twitter: @legaleve 

Usman Sheikh 

Usman M. Sheikh is a Prosecutor / Litigation 

Counsel with the Enforcement Branch of the 

Ontario Securities Commission. He is presently 

assigned to the specialist Insider Trading 

/ Market Specialist Unit of the Commission. 

Usman has a Joint Triple Honours degree in 

Political Science, Philosophy and History from 

McGill University and a M.Sc. in International 

Relations from the London School of Economics 

where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. Usman 

graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University 

of Toronto. Prior to joining the Commission, 

Usman was an associate at Lenczner Slaght 

LLP, a premier litigation boutique in Toronto. 

lucas lung 

Caveat Emptor 

Lucas Lung is a partner at Lerners LLP, 

where he maintains a general civil litigation 

practice, which includes shareholder and other 

commercial disputes, professional negligence 

actions, class actions and administrative law 

proceedings. Lucas has appeared on behalf 

of corporations and individuals in trials, 

appeals and other hearings before numerous 

administrative boards and tribunals, municipal 

councils, private commercial arbitrations, and 

all levels of court, including the Supreme Court 

of Canada. He has written papers for and 

presented at numerous conferences on a wide 

variety of legal topics for both legal and nonlegal 

audiences. Prior to joining Lerners, Lucas 

practiced at the Toronto office of a national firm, 

and then at a Legal Aid Ontario-funded legal 

clinic. In 2011, Lucas received The Advocates’ 

Society Arleen Goss Young Advocates’ Award 

for public interest advocacy and was recognized 

as one of Lexpert Magazine’s Rising Stars – 

Leading Lawyers Under 40. He was called to the 

Ontario Bar in 2006. 

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Urban Myth? The Aggressive Asian Lawyer 

HENRY J. CHANG 

Henry J. Chang is a partner at Blaney McMurtry 

LLP. He is currently co-chair of the firm’s 

International Trade and Business Group and 

a member of its Immigration Law Group. As a 

member of the firm’s International Trade and 

Business Group, Henry acts for foreign and 

domestic companies seeking to transport goods, 

services, capital, and/or intellectual property 

across borders. He provides representation on 

a broad range of investment, trade, and customs 

issues. Henry is also a member of the firm’s 

Immigration Law Group. A recognized authority 

in the field of United States and Canadian 

immigration law, he lectures extensively on the 

subject in both the United States and Canada. 

His work has been published in numerous 

nationally- and internationally-recognized 

publications, including LexisNexis’ Immigration 

Law & Procedure, which has been cited in 

over 300 federal court decisions in cases from 

across the U.S. circuit courts of appeals, federal 

district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Henry is listed in The International Who’s Who 

of Business Lawyers, the Official Research 

Partner of the International Bar Association and 

Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section 

of International Law. He is also listed in the 

2011 Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading legal 

practitioner in Canada. 

JUYUNG JACQUELINE AN 

Juyung Jacqueline An was born and raised in 

Daegu, South Korea until the age of nine when 

her family immigrated to Toronto, Canada. In 

1993, she entered law school and specialized 

in trial advocacy. Jacqueline has represented 

majority of high profile Korean criminal cases 

in the Korean community. She is active within 

the Korean community as a lawyer and advisor 

on Korean community matters. She has been 


profiled as a criminal lawyer panelist on 

Korean and Canadian legal television shows, 

newspapers and magazines. More recently, she 

was profiled on South Korea’s SBS-Network, 

“Want to Know More” documentary on her 

Korean gang rape/cult case on April 10, 2010. 

Jacqueline is the President of Korean Women’s 

International Network, Toronto Chapter 

(KOWIN) and Vice-President of Canada 

KOWIN. She was the Vice-President of FACL 

(Federal Asian Canadian Lawyers), Gala Chair 

and Scholarship Chair. She has served as the 

Vice-President of Korean Canadian Women’s 

Association (KCWA) for many years. She was 

also a legal advisor for the Ontario Tae Kwon 

Do Association (OTA) for two years. She was 

also the legal advisor to the Korean Consulate 

General for many years. Jacqueline is a 4th 

Dan or Master in Tae Kwon Do. She has won 

four gold medals in sparring in Tae Kwon Do 

competitions. She has received a distinction 

by The Law Society of Upper Canada as 

“exceptional Ontario lawyer of Korean Heritage” 

in 2010. 

ROSLYN M. TSAO 

Roslyn M. Tsao is a partner at Epstein Cole and 

practise exclusively in the area of famil law. 

Roslyn holds an LLB from the University of 

Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar 

in 1993. Roslyn joined Epstein Cole LLP in 

2003 and became a partner in 2004. Prior 

to joining Epstein Cole, Roslyn had her own 

general practice in the areas of family and civil 

litigation, real estate and estates and criminal 

litigation. Roslyn also spent 6 months in the 

tax and pensions department at Blakes. Roslyn 

is an associate editor of the Reports of Family 

Law and has appeared before all levels of court 

in Ontario. Roslyn also sits as a co-chair of the 

University Tribunal, University of Toronto. 

Roslyn speaks regularly at CLE for lawyers and 

non-lawyers. Roslyn is the President of the

Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals 

(Ont) Education Foundation, a charitable 

organization which provides scholarships 

and loans to postsecondary students. Roslyn 

is also a member of th Association of Chinese 

Canadian Lawyers of Ontario and Federation of 

Chinese Canadian Professionals. 

Gregory L. Chang 

is a lawyer with the Law Society of Upper 

Canada (Ontario) and formerly of the Law 

Society of British Columbia. He attended law 

school at the University of Victoria. His practice 

areas include: insurance litigation; personal 

injury litigation and commercial litigation. 

Greg is Litigation Counsel to a broad range of 

solicitors and sole practitioners in Ontario; 

federal and provincial corporations; leading 

insurers; and individual private clients. 

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In-House Counsel to External Counsel 

Jonathan Lau 

Jonathan Lau is currently Senior Legal Counsel at 

TVO (www.tvo.org), Ontario’s public educational 

media organization for mobile, on-line and television 

content. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law 

School and completed his LL.M. at Stockholm 

University (Sweden). Jonathan’s practice touches 

on all aspects of media/entertainment law, including 

copyright, brand management, and licensing. He also 

engages in general in-house corporate/commercial 

matters such as contract negotiations, marketing/ 

advertising law and privacy law. He can be followed 

on Twitter under his handle @MonsieurMoo. 

Jin Hwang 

is Staff Counsel in Morristown, New Jersey 

for Verizon Wireless, an American technology 

company serving over 95 million U.S. retail 

customers. Jin provides guidance to Verizon 

Wireless’ Northeast Area, comprised of fifteen 

states from Maine to North Carolina and as 

far west as West Virginia, and as such, is a 

generalist with experience and expertise in a 

wide array of fields. Before Verizon Wireless, 

Jin worked in-house at France Télécom in its 

Washington, D.C. office. Jin is very active in 

various bar associations. Jin will be completing 

her two-year term as one of the Northeast 

Regional Governors for the National Asian 

Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). 

She has been elected as NAPABA’s Vice 

President for Programs and Operations, a role 

beginning this November at NAPABA’s National 

Convention in Washington, D.C. She has been 

very involved with her home affiliate of the 

Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of 

New Jersey (APALA-NJ) for the past several 

years, including officer positions, co-chair of 

2010 NAPABA Northeast Regional Conference, 

co-chair of the Professional Development 

Committee, and panelist at various functions. 

In addition, Jin has been involved with the 

Asian American Bar Association of New York 

(AABANY), International Association of 


Korean Lawyers (IAKL), the Korean American 

Lawyers of Greater New York (KALAGNY), and 

Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC), 

including as a panelist and mentor. Jin has 

received several awards from her clients 

including the Northeast Area President’s 

Award of Excellence, the Tireless Wireless 

Champion award, and numerous Cheers for 

Peers awards. Jin graduated from American 

University’s Washington College of Law where 

she was Articles Editor on the American Bar 

Association’s Administrative Law Review and 

earned her bachelor degree in Psychology 

and French Studies (with honors) from the 

University of Pennsylvania. 

Julie Wong Barker 

Julie Wong Barker graduated with distinction 

from the LLB/BCL program at McGill University 

and was called to the Ontario bar in 2007. She 

earned her M.A. while on a Commonwealth 

Scholarship in Mysore, India, and she earned 

her B.A. Hon. in English Literature from the 

University of British Columbia. Julie summered 

and articled at Davis LLP in Toronto and 

interned at a commercial litigation boutique 

in Paris, France. She joined Cassels Brock & 

Blackwell LLP as a Financial Services associate 

in 2007 after which she was seconded to the 

Independent Electricity System Operator 

(IESO). In 2011, Julie became Bilingual Senior 

Legal Counsel with MTS Allstream, one of 

Canada’s leading national telecommunications 

providers. Julie’s in-house practice covers a 

broad range of areas including: corporate and 

commercial law, competition, employment 

& labour, intellectual property, disputes, real 

estate & municipal law, and technology. She 

also supports the Health & Safety Committee. 

She earned her M.A. while on a Commonwealth 

Scholarship in Mysore, India, and she earned 

her B.A. Hon. in English Literature from the 

University of British Columbia.

Will w. Chang 

Will W. Chang has practiced commercial law 

for 14 years. He spent the first 6 years of his 

legal career at large firms – first Gowlings, 

then McMillan – before moving in-house. His 

in-house roles have included General Counsel 

at Thomas Cook, Head of Legal at Air Transat 

and, currently, VP General Counsel at Granite 

Global Solutions, a Canadian portfolio company 

for a U.S. private equity firm, having 7 lines of 

business in various sectors of the insurance, 

health and risk mitigation industries. Will uses 

a number of external law firms regularly, mostly 

for M&A but also for litigation, employment law, 

tax, securities and corporate maintenance. Will 

was named one of “Toronto’s Top Ten Heroes” 

by Now Magazine and one of Canada’s “Top 

20 Catalysts For Change In Entertainment” 

by The Toronto Star. At age 24, Will became 

the youngest ever instructor at Osgoode Hall 

Law School, where he is currently an Adjunct 

Professor. Will enjoys pro bono work, has been a 

leading activist for a variety of causes and sits on 

the Board of Directors of FoodShare.

Tips, Tricks, and Traps 

CAROLYN J. CHAMBERS 

Carolyn J. Chambers graduated from the 

John Molson School of Business at Concordia 

University in 2003 with a B.Comm. in 

Marketing. She received her LL.L. (Civil Law) 

in 2007 and her LL.B. (Common Law) in 2008 

from the National Program at the University 

of Ottawa. She also graduated from Osgoode 

Hall, York University in 2012 with an LL.M. in 

Family Law. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 

2009, and is currently practicing family law with 

Gelman & Associates. Working with diverse 

clients is one of the things Carolyn enjoys most 

about her work in family law. She especially 

enjoys helping clients with issues involving 

culture and diversity. 

Justice Mavin Wong 

Justice Mavin Wong graduated from Osgoode 

Hall Law School in 1984 and was called to the 

Bar in Ontario in 1986. While at law school she 

was President of the Legal and Literary Society 

and a division leader at CLASP (student run 

legal aid clinic). During her years as a defence 

lawyer, Justice Wong was particularly interested 

in youth justice and she addressed the topic on 

many panels and committees. She co-authored 

the book on Young Offender Law with Justice 

Brian Weagant, and she continues to have a 

particular interest in this area. 

In June 2000, Justice Wong was appointed to 

the Ontario Court of Justice. She has spoken at 

programs sponsored by Law Society of Upper 

Canada, Canadian Bar Association, Osgoode 

Hall Professional Development Program, and 

the Criminal Lawyers Association. She has also 

been a presenter on numerous Ontario Court 

of Justice education programs. Most recently, 

Justice Wong served as the Ontario Court of 

Justice represented on the Board of Directors of 

the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) 

and the Chair of the Toronto OJEN Committee. 


Currently, Justice Wong is the Conference Chair 

for the Ontario Conference of Justice. 

For the past ten years, Justice Wong presided 

as a criminal court judge in Metro East Court 

in Toronto (Scarborough), but transferred to 

College Park Court in August 2012. 

Justice Wong has been an active member of the 

FACL since its inception and is always happy to 

mentor young lawyers. In May 2012, Justice 

Wong was honoured as a “Local Hero” during 

the Asian Heritage Month poster campaign. 

Benjamin Na 

Benjamin Na is a partner in Gowlings’ Toronto 

office, practising in the area of advocacy. His 

practice focuses on commercial litigation with 

an emphasis on directors’ and officers’ liability; 

brokers’ liability; shareholder, partnership 

and cross-border disputes; and civil fraud and 

banking disputes. Benjamin has appeared 

before all levels of the court in Ontario and has 

appeared as counsel before the Federal Court, 

the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the U.S. District 

Court and various administrative tribunals. 

Benjamin’s practice includes commencing and 

responding to injunctions, oppression actions 

and derivative applications in connection 

with claims regarding negligence, breach of 

contract, breach of fiduciary duty and corporate 

governance issues. He has acted for investment 

advisers and brokerage firms involving the 

governance of the brokerage and investment 

industry, including licensing and investigation 

issues, duties and obligations of advisers and 

compliance officers as well as mediation, 

arbitration, disciplinary and compliance 

hearings. Benjamin also acts on behalf of 

financial institutions and commercial lenders 

pursuing various types of injunctive relief and 

the recovery of assets and loans related to fraud 

and auditors’ negligence matters.

ian Hu 

Ian Hu was born in Hong Kong and grew 

up in Toronto. After completing a Master’s 

degree in philosophy at the University of 

Toronto, Ian obtained his J.D. from Osgoode 

Hall Law School, where he was the Pro 

Bono Students Canada coordinator. As a 

law student he also participated at Parkdale 

Community Legal Services in the Worker’s 

Rights Group. Specializing in personal injury 

law, Ian only represents those who have 

been seriously injured. Ian is committed to 

advocating on behalf of the Asian Canadian 

community. As a Mandarin and Cantonese 

speaker he is proud to contribute to both his 

profession and his community. Ian enjoys 

snowboarding, sailing, and cross country 

skiing. He plays basketball but he can’t jump 

very high. 

Daniel Wong 

Daniel Wong advises employers on all 

aspects of employment and labour relations 

including employee hiring and terminations, 

employment standards compliance, unfair 

practice and human rights complaints and 

the development and execution of initiatives 

and policies. He represents employers 

before the courts on wrongful dismissal and 

provincial offence matters, and before various 

administrative tribunals on rights arbitration, 

employment standards issues, human rights 

complaints, occupational health and safety 

investigations and workers’ compensation 

appeals. Daniel also conducts HR and 

employment audits on behalf of employers 

to ensure compliance with applicable laws 

and employer best practices. Prior to joining 

Osler, Daniel articled and practiced at a large 

management-side boutique firm and was also 

Employment Counsel and Privacy Manager 

at McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada. He 

is a presenter at conferences and training 

seminars, and has also delivered guest 

lectures at York University in the areas of 

employment and labour law. Daniel is also a 

member of the Board of Directors for the Yee 

Hong Centre for Geriatric Care. 

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Exhibitions 

Human Rights Legal 

Support Centre 

The Human Rights Legal Support Centre 

provides legal assistance to people in 

communities across Ontario who have 

experienced discrimination contrary to Ontario’s 

Human Rights Code, and who may want to file 

an application to the Human Rights Tribunal 

of Ontario. How do I get help from the Human 

Rights Legal Support Centre? Call us to speak to 

a Human Rights Advisor. We can be reached at: 

Tel: (416) 597-4900 

Toll Free: 1-866—625-5179 

TTY: (416) 597-4903 

TTY Toll Free: 1-866 612-8627We make every 

effort to accommodate physical, mental, family, 

language and cultural needs. We provide service 

in over 140 languages, including American Sign 

Language. 

Justice Net 

JusticeNet is a federally incorporated not-forprofit 

organization designed to complement 

the more targeted legal aid and pro bono law 

programs. Participating lawyers offer their 

services to qualifying clients based on a sliding 

scale that adjusts for a client’s net family income 

and number of dependents. The service is open 

to all inquirers earning a net household income 

of $59,000 or less. Potential clients connect with 

registered lawyers by searching the JusticeNet 

website or the call centre. Each lawyer listing 

includes the lawyer’s personal profile page 

and his or her practice specialization. The 

acceptance of any given reduced fee application, 

as well as the total number of cases, remains at 

the discretion of each participating lawyer. The 

program facilitates but does not interfere with 

the solicitor-client relationship. To be eligible 


clients must not qualify for legal aid support. 

For more information and to register please visit 

our booth or our website at www.justicenet.ca 

DiverseCity onBoard 

DiverseCity onBoard is part of DiverseCity: The 

Greater Toronto Leadership Project, a joint 

initiative of Maytree and the Greater Toronto 

CivicAction Alliance. It connects qualified 

candidates from visible minority and underrepresented 

immigrant communities to the 

governance bodies of agencies, boards and 

commissions and voluntary organizations in 

the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). We work with 

public institutions and voluntary organizations 

to change the face of the region’s leadership by 

promoting board recruitment and appointment 

processes that reflect the GTA’s diverse 

population. 

We do this for reasons of inclusion. As the 

demographic profile of the GTA changes, public 

and voluntary institutions must reflect the 

lives and experiences of this new demographic. 

Diversity at the board table ensures that 

institutional leadership is responsive to the 

needs of newer residents. Further, diversity of 

thinking and perspectives leads to innovation, 

new solutions and improved organizational 

performance. 

Good practice in board governance includes 

finding the right people to lead. In a city region 

as diverse as ours, this involves embracing 

the full spectrum of skills, experiences and 

connections available. Capitalizing on our 

immense talent pool is an imperative for today’s 

nonprofit and public boards. 

DiverseCity onBoard helps public institutions 

embrace diversity as a core value of a shared 

society while connecting them to the talent they 

need for competitive growth, sustainability, and 

shared prosperity. It offers a proactive matching

service that identifies, trains and facilitates 

placements of highly qualified candidates in 

board roles in public and nonprofit agencies, 

boards and commissions. 

In just six years, DiverseCity onBoard has 

facilitated the appointment of over 600 

individuals to a variety of public, non-profit and 

other organizational boards. Additionally, over 

600 organizations and over 1,500 pre-screened 

qualified candidates from visible minority 

and immigrant groups are registered on its 

searchable database. 

NAAAP Toronto 

NAAAP (North American Association of 

Asian Professionals) Toronto is a not for 

profit volunteered-based association which 

aims to provide Pan Asian professionals with 

a forum to cultivate leadership, professional 

development and workplace diversity. As an 

integral Canadian Chapter in an International 

organization, NAAAP (National Association 

of Asian American Professionals) is uniquely 

positioned to leverage and mobilize the talents, 

inputs and resources of an Asian professional 

community that spans coast to coast, 

encompassing over 25 cities in Canada and the 

United States. 

NAAAP Toronto’s membership includes working 

professionals from 25 to 50 with various 

levels of education, professional and business 

backgrounds. With a vision of “We Make 

Leaders!”, NAAAP Toronto delivers an exciting 

regular schedule of events, networking mixers, 

a mentorship program, monthly seminars and 

workshops on a variety of topical subjects. 

In collaborating with community-based 

service groups, joint projects with businesses 

associations and other peer professional 

organizations, NAAAP Toronto actively 

promotes community involvement 

Ontario Justice 

Education Network 

Founded by Ontario’s three Chief Justices in 

2002, the Ontario Justice Education Network 

(OJEN) is a non-profit, charitable organization 

that brings together leading institutions and 

individuals from the legal and education sectors 

to collaborate on initiatives designed to foster 

public understanding of the justice system. With 

the commitment of hundreds of volunteers, 

including judges from all levels of the courts, 

members of the bar, the Crown Attorney’s 

office, court staff, legal aid clinics, law schools, 

teachers, and community representatives, OJEN 

reaches thousands of youth across the province 

each year. 

OJEN’s justice education outreach activity 

focuses on youth programming across Ontario 

in four distinct areas: newcomer, at-risk, 

francophone, and aboriginal communities. 

OJEN partners with several high schools and 

immigrant-serving organizations in Ontario to 

facilitate justice education programs that aim to 

acknowledge the pressures placed on newcomer 

youth who may have stronger language skills 

than their parents or relatives and are expected 

to translate and communicate legal information 

to their families. Activities are designed to 

counter negative stereotypes and focus on 

accurate legal information by directing students 

to local sources of reliable legal support in their 

communities. 

Pro Bono Law Ontario 

Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO) is the leading 

facilitator of pro bono legal services to Ontarians 

of limited means. It is a charitable organization 

that enhances access to justice in Ontario by 

creating and promoting opportunities for private 

lawyers to provide pro bono (free) legal services 

to low-income individuals and families, as well 

as the charitable organizations that serve them. 

PBLO designs pro bono projects and coordinates 

the pro bono efforts of law firms, in-house 

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counsel, retired lawyers, law associations and 

government lawyers. 

PBLO projects focus on the unmet civil, nonfamily 

legal needs of Ontarians that are not 

covered by Legal Aid. The organization works 

with community-based partners to create 

responsive litigation or corporate pro bono 

projects, such as: 

• Court-based services for unrepresented 

litigants at Ontario’s Superior and Small 

Claims courts; 

• Representation for children and youth 

facing school rights challenges; 

• Assistance for individuals with appeals 

at the Ontario Court of Appeal, the 

Federal Court of Appeal or Divisional 

Court; 

• Corporate legal services for nonprofits 

and charities. 


PBLO also provides strategic guidance to help 

law firms and law associations formalize their 

pro bono participation through the creation of 

pro bono policies and customized administrative 

resources. 

For more information, visit www.pblo.org 


We welcome you to visit our booth in the exhibit 

hall 

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Stewart Title 

Guaranty Company 

Stewart Title Guaranty Company is a leader 

in the Canadian title insurance industry and 

helps legal professionals increase efficiency and 

decrease costs by offering innovative technology 

systems and value-added title insurance 

products that enhance the real estate process. 

For more on Stewart Title, visit www.stewart.ca. 

FACL Mentorship 

Committee 

One of the goals of FACL is to promote the 

professional development of its members. 

As such, FACL has established a Mentoring 

Program, targeted towards law students 

currently attending law school, those currently 

in their articling year, and recent calls to the 

Bar. The goal of this program is to provide 

an opportunity for law students and recent calls 

to talk to mentors to consider potential career 

paths and to encourage lawyers and jurists to 

interact with members of the legal community 

by acting as mentors and role models. 

Mentees can benefit from opportunities to 

develop and learn about practice areas of 

interest, and mentors will be able to develop 

leadership and communication skills, while 

participating in shared learning with their 

mentee. The Mentoring Program also provides 

FACL mentors with an opportunity to make a 

positive impact on a new generation of lawyers 

and to help their respective communities by 

promoting better representation in the legal 

profession. 

FACL Mentorship Committee 

The Mentorship Committee had a very 

successful re-launch of its Program, earlier this 

year in January. The Committee would like to 

continue this tradition, and is looking forward to 

organizing another successful mentorship event 

in January, 2013. 

As the FACL Mentorship Program continues 

to grow, we will focus on reaching out to other 

members of the legal community. Specifically, 

the Committee would like to help recruit foreign 

trained lawyers and provide mentoring to these 

individuals. Hopefully, the FACL Mentorship 

Program can assist them in their re-licensing 

and accreditation process. 

The formal mentoring period will run from 

February to October. However, a mentoring 

pair may agree to continue with their mentoring 

relationship after the formal nine month period 

has expired. 

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FACL Members 

2012/2013 Board of 

Directors 

Executive 

President 

Julia Shin Doi 

Vice President (Communications & Membership) 

Ian Hu 

Vice President (Fundraising) 

Fidelia Hung 

Vice President (Operations) 

Anna Wong 

Treasurer 

Reshma Kishnani 

Deputy Secretary 

Jamie Chiang 

members at Large 

Jacqueline An 

Cynthia Aoki 

Carolyn J. Chambers 

Chia-yi Chua 

Lai King Hum 

Jeffrey Fung 

Qian Mou 

Sandra Nishikawa 

Paul Saguil 

Jason Tam 

Andrea Yau 

Alternates 

Hue Nguyen 

Anthea Cheung 

Student Directors 

Clara Lee 

Esther Oh 

past President 

Jason Leung 

Committee chairs 

Advocacy & Policy 


Jason Tam 


2012/2013 Conference 

committee 

conference chairs 

Lai-King Hum 

Carolyn J. Chambers 

conference committee Members 

Cynthia Aoki 

Lindsay Tina Cheong 

Anthea Cheung 

Jeffrey Fung 

Rosa Kang 

Alwin Kong 

Immanuel Lanzaderas 

Jonathan Lau 

Andrew Lee 

All of our student volunteers 

conference Sponsorship 

Fidelia Hung 

editor & media coordinator 

Tiffany Wong 

Art Director & conference Materials 

Jean Lee 

web consultant 

Hondy Hung 

LSUC Equity Advisory Group & 

OBA Equal Opportunity 

Anna Wong 

Paul Saguil 

Mentorship Program 

Cynthia Aoki 

Scholarship 


Social & Networking 

Andrea Yau 

Hue Nguyen 

gala Planning 

Qian Mou 

Fidelia Hung 

Sponsorships 

Jeffrey Fung

Silver Sponsors 

Bronze Sponsors 

In-Kind Sponsors 

Association of Chinese 

Canadian Lawyers Ontario 

(ACCLO)

MISSION STATEMENT 

We are a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals. 

We promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian 

legal professionals and the community. 

We foster advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship and 

professional development. 

FACL is a not-for-profi t organization working closely with other 

Asian Canadian associations and community organizations. It is 

affi liated with the National Asian Pacifi c American Bar Association 

(NAPABA).

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