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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 25 Nadia Effendi Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Toronto and Ottawa Effendi is chairwoman of BLG's Supreme Court of Canada agency group and a member of BLG's commercial litigation and appeal and review groups. She recently acted for an intervenor in World Bank Group v. Wallace, which represents a significant development in the law, standing as one of only two SCC decisions addressing the scope of international organizations' immunities and privileges. She represented the Law Society of Upper Canada in appeals in Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada. In June, she was before the Court of Appeal defending the Divisional Court decision that unanimously upheld the LSUC's decision to deny accreditation to TWU's prospective law school. The case engages fundamental issues of Constitutional and human rights and administrative law — including the delineation of equality rights, religious freedoms, and the LSUC's jurisdic- tion as an administrative decision-maker. Louis-Alexandre Guay Counsel, Aboriginal Law Directorate, Quebec Regional Office, Department of Justice Canada Ottawa Most recently, Guay was responsible for the multi-million-dollar settlement of Indian Day School litigation initiated against Canada. With his young team, he advanced the law of Crown responsibility and fiercely worked to change views from within govern- ment, selflessly working in the dark for the greater good of facilitating reconciliation of the Crown with First Nations. Guay has been working on Indian school files for more than a decade, contributing to the beginnings of the settlement of the Indian Residen- tial Schools class action litigation against the Crown, and paved the way for the IRS dis- pute resolution process and thereafter the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agree- ment and its day-to-day implementation via an independent assessment process. In this context, he has single-handedly participated in as many as 500 individual hearings. Jessica Prince Senior policy adviser to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Ottawa Prince was a top-tier Bay Street litigator who worked on high-profile cases including inter- vening for the Canadian Medical Association on the recent Carter case at the SCC. Since last November's election, she has been working as senior policy adviser to Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould, who is working on many hugely influential issues at this time, including the inquiry into missing and murdered women, marijuana laws, and physician-assisted death. Prince's work there is making a strong impact on her community. Prince is a very well connect- ed lawyer and serves as a mentor to many young lawyers, particularly young women. What voters had to say: "Nadia is one of the brightest and hardest-working advocates I know. Her passion for her clients' causes and advocacy skills makes her one of the most influential young lawyers in Canada today." What voters had to say: "She fits your category perfectly as a lawyer under 40 who is really making an impact in her communities and in the profession." 2 5 the top infl uential most What voters had to say: "He's a hard worker, one of the nicest people I know, so easy to work with and always there to help a colleague. He's defending his cases with heart and passion! He is the young most influential Canadian lawyer!" "A great lawyer and a great guy."

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