NOVEMBER 2016
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INHOUSE
P r o f e s s i o n a l P r o f i l e
WHEN LYNN KORBAK was a university
student, she took a summer job securing
bolts on a car assembly line. Now in a new
role as Toyota Canada's general counsel,
Korbak's objective is to spot and tighten
gaps in legal risk at a time of big changes for
the auto industry.
After 12 years as general counsel at hu-
man resources giant Morneau Shepell,
Korbak joined Toyota as part of the
executive committee and senior manage-
ment team in July. She says she's come into
the auto industry at an exciting time.
"This opportunity presented itself at a time
when the auto industry is really at a turning
point," she says. "There's a lot of disruptive
technologies and ideas, and the opportunity
for innovation is pretty spectacular."
Korbak, who says she's always thrived in
innovative and entrepreneurial environ-
ments, says she's fascinated by the future of
the auto industry at a time when self-driving
cars, ride sharing and green initiatives are
shaking up its core.
"There's just so many different ways that
we can answer the next question that our
Shifting gears
After fi ve years at Morneau Shepell, Lynn Korbak
moves on to automotive sector and GC role at Toyota.
BY YAMRI TADDESE
P r o f e s s i o n a l P r o f i l e
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T H E L A W Y E R
Lynn Korbak
T H E C O M P A N Y
Toyota Canada
• Year of call: 1995
• Bachelor of Laws degree,
Osgoode Hall Law School
• Sits on the advisory board of the Law
Practice Program at Ryerson University
• Member of the Legal Leaders for
Diversity group
• Women of Influence Diversity
Champion, 2012
