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2024/2025 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs

 

 

CACE Officers / Executive

 

Kecia Podetz - President

Emond Harnden LLP

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-940-2752

E-mail: kpodetz@ehlaw.ca

 

Vicki Giles, Vice President & Alberta Director

McLennan Ross LLP

Edmonton, AB

Telephone: 780-482-9123

E-mail: vicki.giles@mross.com

 

Christopher Deehy, Treasurer & Quebec Director

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-925-6353

E-mail: christopher.deehy@lrmm.com

 

Nicole Skuggedal ‐ Past President

Lawson Lundell LLP

Vancouver, BC

Telephone: 604-631-6795

E-mail: nskuggedal@lawsonlundell.com

 

Tracy Scanks ‐ Executive Director

CACE / Pro Conference Advantage

Victoria, BC

Telephone: 604-427-1491

E-mail: cace@counseltoemployers.ca

 

 

CACE Directors

 

Kate O'Neill ‐ Director, Newfoundland

Cox & Palmer

St. John's, NL

Telephone: 709-704-8245 

E-mail: koneill@coxandpalmer.com

 

Murray Murphy ‐ Director, Prince Edward Island

Stewart McKelvey

Charlottetown, PE

Telephone: 902-669-4558

E-mail: mmurphy@stewartmckelvey.com

 

Ian Pickard ‐ Director, Nova Scotia

McInnes Cooper

Halifax, NS

Telephone: 902-444-8337

E-mail: Ian.pickard@mcinnescooper.com

 

Jessica Bungay ‐ Director, New Brunswick

Cox & Palmer

Fredericton, NB

Telephone: 506-453-9612

E-mail: jbungay@coxandpalmer.com

 

Christopher Deehy ‐ Director, Quebec (1 of 2)

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-925-6353

E-mail: christopher.deehy@lrmm.com

 

Ryan Schwartz ‐ Director, Quebec (2 of 2)

McMillan LLP

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-375-5130

E-mail: ryan.schwartz@mcmillan.ca

 

Neena Gupta ‐ Director, Ontario (1 of 3)

Gowling WLG

Kitchener, ON

Telephone: 519-575-7501

E-mail: neena.gupta@gowlingwlg.com

 

Tim Lawson, Director, Ontario (2 of 3)

McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-409-6298

E-mail: timlawson@mccarthy.ca

 

Sundeep Gokhale, Director, Ontario (3 of 3)

Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-603-6246

E-mail: sgokhale@sherrardkuzz.com

 

 

David Swayze ‐ Director, Manitoba

Meighen Haddad LLP

Brandon, MB

Telephone: 204-725–8766

E-mail: dswayze@mhlaw.ca

 

Calen Nixon ‐ Director, Saskatchewan

McDougal Gauley LLP

Regina, SK

Telephone: 306-565-5101

E-mail: cnixon@mcdougalgauley.com

 

Vicki Giles ‐ Director, Alberta

McLennan Ross LLP

Edmonton, AB

Telephone: 780-482-9123

E-mail: vicki.giles@mross.com

 

James Kondopulos - Director, British Columbia

Roper Greyell LLP

Vancouver, BC

Telephone: 604-806-8635

E-mail: jkondopulos@ropergreyell.com

 

Matthew Carroll ‐ Director, Corporate Counsel (1 of 2)

Royal Bank of Canada

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-974-1790 

E-mail: matthew.s.carroll@rbc.com

 

Erin Ludwig ‐ Director, Corporate Counsel (2 of 2)

Alberta Health Services

Calgary, AB

Telephone: 587-578-4315

E-mail: erinludwig@albertahealthservices.ca

 

Nicole Skuggedal ‐ Past President - Director At Large (1 of 2)

Lawson Lundell LLP

Vanouver, BC

Telephone: 604 -631-6795

E-mail: nskuggedal@lawsonlundell.com

 

Brittany Carson, Director At Large (2 of 2)

Lavery de Billy LLP

Montreal, QC

Telephone: 514-877-3027

E-mail: bcarson@lavery.ca

 

 


Committee Chairs

 

George Avraam - Chair, Advocacy Committee

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-863-6275

E-mail: george.avraam@bakermckenzie.com

 

Robert Sider, KC - Chair, Corporate Commercial Transactions Committee

Lawson Lundell LLP

Vancouver, BC

Telephone: 604-694-2929

E-mail: rsider@lawsonlundell.com

 

Caroline Richard - Chair, Human Rights

Bird Richard

Ottawa, ON

Telephone: 613-238-3772

E-mail: crichard@birdrichard.com

 

Deanah Shelly - Chair, Occupational Health & Safety

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-869-2502

E-mail: dshelly@mathewsdinsdale.com

 

 

Meghan Cowan - Chair, Privacy

Aird & Berlis LLP

Toronto, ON

Telephone: 416-865-4722

E-mail: mcowan@airdberlis.com

 

Rebecca Saturley ‐ Law Firm Liaison Committee

Stewart McKelvey

Halifax, NS

Telephone: 902-422-3333

E-mail: rsaturley@stewartmckelvey.com

 

Jill Wilkie ‐ Future Leaders Conference Chair

Miller Thomson LLP

Calgary, AB

Telephone: 403-294-2402

E-mail: jwilkie@millerthomson.com

 

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