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#1 IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Nathalie Des Rosiers General counsel and executive director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Toronto Since joining the CCLA in 2009, Nathalie Des Rosiers has boosted the influence and reach of her organization to put it on the front lines fighting against government abuse and supporting individual rights. She had big shoes to fill following the departure of Alan Borovoy, but in 2011 showed her mettle by becoming the voice of those opposing alleged Charter rights violations by police during mass s arrests at Toronto's G20 summit. She was a finalist for 2010 Nation Builder title — losing out in the end to John Furlong, organizer of the wildly successful Vancouver Olympics. She was dean of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law from 2004 to 2008 and is past president of multiple organizations, including the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Council of Canadian Law Deans, Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario, and Canadian Association of Law Teachers. In 1999, she received the Law Society Medal from the Law Society of Upper Canada. 25 INFLUENTIAL TOP MOST distinction recognized The professionals and staff of Gowlings congratulate their friend and colleague The Honourable Patrick J. LeSage in recognition of his place among Canada's 25 Most Influential Lawyers. gowlings.com montréal ottawa toronto hamilton waterloo region calgary vancouver moscow london 32 A U GUST 2011 www. CANADIAN Lawyermag.com Untitled-1 1 7/12/11 1:08:03 PM The Globe and Mail' W aci ud ha t a v ao n ty t " N a t rs ima e d ha lie i had g t o s s io a ina t a s c h y n. : " " A o l a r w i t na t io n b ui lder h v i sio f u l l o f n a n d r e a l-w o r ld p er s p e c t i v e . " THE