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The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) would like to congratulate all of the nominees and those recognized as being one of Canada's 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the following practice categories: CORPORATE COMMERCIAL Christopher Du Vernet, Du Vernet Stewart, Toronto Yves Fortier, International arbitrator, Montreal Dimitri Lascaris, Partner, Siskinds LLP, London, Ont. Justice Paul Perell, Judge, Ontario Superior Court, Toronto Chief Justice Warren Winkler, Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto CHANGEMAKERS Dianne G Corbiere, Partner, Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig, Rama, Ont. Rosemary McCarney, President and chief executive officer, Plan Canada, Toronto Laurie Pawlitza, Former Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada Geoff Plant, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Vancouver/Victoria Dean Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto OUTLIERS Chief Justice Robert Bauman, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Douglas J. Black, Vice chairman and senior counsel of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and chairman of the University of Calgary's board of governors Michael Geist, Professor, University of Ottawa's law faculty, Ottawa Jordan Furlong, Partner, Edge International Inc.; senior consultant, Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc.; award-winning blogger, Ottawa Norman Steinberg, Chairman, Norton Rose Group, Montreal CRIMINAL/HUMAN RIGHTS LAW Joseph Arvay, Partner, Arvay Finlay, Vancouver Nathalie Des Rosiers, General counsel and executive director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Toronto Justice Morris Fish, Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa Bill Trudell, Criminal lawyer, William Trudell Professional Corporation/Simcoe Chambers, Toronto Alan Young, Associate professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT/ASSOCIATIONS Melanie Aitken, Competition Commissioner, Ottawa Thomas Mulcair, Leader, New Democratic Party of Canada Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, MP for Niagara Falls, Ont. Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Ottawa With a membership of over 37,500 legal professionals, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is the only national association that promotes the interest of lawyers, upholds the rule of law and protects the core values of the legal profession. 36 A U GUST 2012 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com