10th World Women Lawyers' Conference: Driving Change
23 Oct - 25 Oct 2024
Session information
Description
Topic one: Taxing topics: global trends in taxation
Discussion Leader: Zahra Nurmohamed, Cassels Brock & Blackwell
Topic two: Current trends in project finance and development
Discussion Leader: Adeola Sunmola, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Topic three: Going private, staying private or selling
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Cochrane, Wildeboer Dellelce
Topic four: Director’s liability in M&A transactions
Discussion Leader: Beth McGrath, McInnes Cooper
Topic five: Proactive risk management: litigation pain points
Discussion Leader: Samaneh Hosseini, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Topic six: Diversity, inclusion and corporate social responsibility
Discussion Leader: Charlene Theodore, Chief Inclusion Officer, McCarthy Tétrault
Topic seven: Considerations in cross-border litigation
Discussion Leader: Erika Levin, Fox Rothschild
Topic eight: Corporate investigations and compliance
Discussion Leader: Maureen Ward, Bennett Jones
Topic nine: Employment in a remote world
Discussion Leader: Donna D’Andrea, Hicks Morley
Topic ten: The rise of private debt
Discussion Leader: Amanda Balasubramanian, Torys
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Amanda Balasubramanian | Torys, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Rebecca Cochrane | Wildeboer Dellelce, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Donna D'Andrea | Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Samaneh Hosseini | Stikeman Elliott, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Diversity and Equality Officer, Litigation Committee |
| Erika Levin | Fox Rothschild, New York, New York, USA; North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Beth McGrath | McInnes Cooper, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Zahra Nurmohamed | Cassels Brock & Blackwell , Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Adeola Sunmola | Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Lagos, Nigeria; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Charlene Theodore | McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Maureen Ward | Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Asset Recovery Committee |