The nominees for the Canadian Law Awards 2022 have been revealed, and the uOttawa Common Law Section is proud to share that two of our alumnae have made the shortlist.
Nadia Effendi, LLB ‘03 is a nominee for Litigator of the Year. Selection in this category is based on the quantity, quality, importance, and innovativeness of litigation work performed during calendar year 2021.
Nadia Effendi is a partner at BLG, and practices in Toronto and Ottawa. She represents a wide range of clients, in both English and French, in complex and often high-profile proceedings and across a broad range of industries. She has subject-matter expertise in transportation law, electoral law, access to information, and official language rights.
Ms. Effendi regularly appears before all levels of federal and provincial courts, administrative tribunals, and commissions of inquiry, and has appeared numerous times before the Supreme Court of Canada. She is a member of the CBA Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee, the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy Group and serves as past president of the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (AJEFO).
Karen Perron, LLB ‘03 is nominated for the Gowling WLG Award for Female Trailblazer of the Year, in Private Practice. Inclusion in this category is based on professional accomplishments, leadership, community involvement, and the extent to which the individual has either passively or actively contributed to gender equality in the legal profession in 2021.
Ms. Perron is also a partner at BLG, and specializes in banking litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, and directors' and officers' liability. She has appeared before numerous courts in Ontario in a variety of commercial disputes including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. She has also been counsel in complex commercial disputes before the Commercial List sittings in Toronto. Last fall, Ms. Perron was appointed President of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). She is fluent in English and French.
The Canadian Law Awards, presented by Lexpert and supported by Canadian Lawyer and InHouse magazines, recognize the nation’s leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals, deals and cases over the past year. The winners of each category will be announced during the Canadian Law Awards event on May 19, 2022. You can visit the website to read more about the 2022 Canadian Law Awards, and to see a complete list of the nominees.