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25 TOP MOST INFLUENTIAL Edward 'Ted' Hughes Retired judge, Vancouver Peter Hogg Professor emeritus and former dean of Osgoode Hall Law School and scholar in residence at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto Julian Falconer Senior partner, Falconer Charney LLP, Toronto Julian Falconer has gained notoriety in the Canadian legal community for his role in a number of high-profile cases and his advocacy for human rights. He was a part of Canadian legal history when he acted on behalf of Maher Arar. He also rose to prominence as the head of the Toronto school board's School Community Safety Advisory Panel, which looked into the conditions that existed at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute prior to the shooting death of 15-year-old Jordan Manners. That role led to numerous awards related to his activism, includ- ing Pride News Magazine's African Canadian Achievement Award, and the Urban Alliance Race Relations Medal. His alma mater, the University of Toronto, has named him one of the 20th century's 100 most notable gradu- ates. Continuing his advocacy role, this summer Falconer is representing four independent journalists in G20 summit- related complaints against Toronto police. What panellists had to say: "Deserves a spot high on any list of the country's top advocates." www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com A UGUST 2010 35 Peter Hogg is considered the lead- ing authority on constitutional law in Canada, and his writings have report- edly been cited more in the Supreme Court of Canada than any other single source. Hogg, who was originally edu- cated in New Zealand, has received numerous honours and awards, includ- ing being made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and was elevated to companion of the Order in 2003, receiving the Law Society Medal from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1996, and a slew of honorary doctor- ates. What panellists had to say: "It is difficult to overestimate the influence that Hogg has had on the way in which we think about constitutional law in Canada." During his 50-plus-year career, Ted Hughes has seen and done it all. He became a judge in 1962 and in 1974 was promoted to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench. After John Diefenbaker's death in 1979, Hughes acted as an executor of the former prime minister's estate. In 1980, he stepped down from the bench and moved to B.C. where he served as a legal adviser to the province's attorney gener- al. In 1990, he was appointed as B.C.'s first conflict-of- interest commissioner and oversaw an investigation that resulted in the resignation of Bill Vander Zalm, the premier of B.C., for mixing private business with public respon- sibilities. In the early part of the last decade, he acted as conflict-of-interest com- missioner for the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and is currently overseeing a coali- tion against homelessness in Victoria. What panellists had to say: "When governments get into trouble in Western Canada, Hughes is the go-to guy to set things right." THE