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34 A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Éloïse Gratton Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Montreal In the current age where the importance of and even the meaning of privacy mean so many different things to different generations, Gratton is a forward thinker who leverages her in-depth understanding of privacy laws to practical business solutions. One of Canada's foremost experts in the field of privacy, Gratton is recognized as the "go to" person, relied upon by both federal and provincial privacy commissioners, as well as by the federal government. In April, she provided a paper on the right to be forgotten and online reputa- tion to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Gratton writes and maintains an award-winning blog called "Privacy and IT Law" and is one of the most sought-after speakers at privacy conferences — including the Canadian Privacy Summit and the IAPP's Global Privacy Summit & Canada Privacy Symposium — and in the media. Corporate-Commercial Bindu Cudjoe Deputy general counsel and chief administrative officer, BMO Financial Group Toronto Cudjoe leads the operations of the legal, compliance, and investigative & security services groups for BMO. She has driven BMO's external law firm management program including the creation of management tools and their governance model. She was the founding member of the Diversity Council of the legal, corporate & compliance group and is co-chairwoman of the talent development committee in the areas of recruitment and retention. She spearheaded efforts to align a fresh recruiting process with best practices for diverse recruitment and retention and is also an advocate for diversity in-house, which she does at BMO and with her work with the South Asian Bar Association. What voters had to say: "She is a mentor and leader in the provision of legal services. She has a great vision, and her approach is freshly innovative." What voters had to say: "Thank you for ensuring that privacy matters." "Ten steps ahead of everyone on privacy matters, great university teacher." "Passionate, sharp, and eloquent." What voters had to say: "Finkelstein's helming of one of the most important contract cases in the last 20 years is another feather in the cap of his storied litigation career." Neil Finkelstein Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Toronto Finkelstein has been particularly active in high-profile commercial litigation cases recently. Among them, he represented the successful appellant Harish Bhasin, in Bhasin v. Hrynew, in which the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time recognized a legal duty to act honestly and in good faith in their contractual obliga- tions. It's a landmark decision that dramatically impacts the obligations of all parties to commercial contracts in Canada. Finkelstein was also lead counsel to Abbott Laboratories in Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories, Ltd., which set an important precedent in the area of product liability class actions; and Uber Canada Inc. in Edmonton (City) v. Uber Canada Inc., where he defeated an application by the city for an interlocutory injunction to prevent Uber from operating in Edmonton.

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