OBA Municipal Law PROGRAM | Original Program Date: March 30, 2021

A year into the pandemic, work from home has taken away countless informal peer mentorship opportunities, preventing many of us from informally learning from one another’s successes and failures as we might ordinarily at an industry dinner or CPD event. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to build new connections and gain insight from your colleagues’ recent experiences in the municipal and planning bar. Following a panel discussion that looks at the important role mentorship and reverse mentorship play in combatting discrimination and fostering a welcoming professional bar, participate in interactive roundtable sessions to discuss how to create and manage successful relationships in law. Discussion topics will include how to engage in formal and informal mentorship opportunities, addressing discrimination in the legal relationship, building relationships in a work-from-home-environment, and navigating ethical issues.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Christie E. Gibson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Jonathan J. Nehmetallah, Gardiner Roberts LLP

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Peter Gross, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Sharmini Mahadevan, Wood Bull LLP
Kelly Matsumoto, Solicitor, Planning & Administrative Tribunal Law, City of Toronto

FACILITATIORS

Christie E. Gibson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Sarah Hahn, Barriston Law LLP
Jonathan J. Nehmetallah, Gardiner Roberts LLP
Joanna Wice, City of Toronto, Planning and Administrative Tribunal Law