Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization based in Toronto, Ontario.
Organization
The institute is partnered with the National Judicial Institute (NJI).[1]
Personnel
The institute's personnel and leadership is available on its website.[2]
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Wagner | Patron | Supreme Court of Canada, Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 |
| Robert P. Armstrong | Honorary President | Court of Appeal for Ontario |
| Robert Sharpe | Honorary President | Court of Appeal for Ontario, University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
| Guy J. Pratte | Chair and President[3] | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), The Advocates' Society |
| Randall Hofley | Vice-President and Treasurer | Blakes |
| Ira Nishisato | Vice-President | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), The Advocates' Society |
| Anne Thomas | Vice-President and Secretary | - |
| Renée Maria Tremblay | Vice-President | Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL), Supreme Court of Canada |
| Pierre Bienvenu | Director | IMK, International Bar Association (IBA), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) |
| Nadia Effendi | Director | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), The Advocates' Society |
| Jacques Fournier | Director | Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), Superior Court of Quebec |
| Brian Gover | Director | Stockwoods, The Advocates' Society |
| Brad Green | Director | Court of Appeal of New Brunswick |
| Claire E. Hunter | Directorz | Hunter Litigation Chambers, Law Foundation of British Columbia |
| Patricia Jackson | Director | Arbitration Place |
| Nicholas Kasirer | Director | Supreme Court of Canada, National Judicial Institute (NJI) |
| Robert Leurer | Director | Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan |
| Lise Maisonneuve | Director | Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19, Ontario Court of Justice |
| Benoît Moore | Director | Court of Appeal of Quebec |
| Mick Ryan | Director | Stewart McKelvey, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) |
External links
Judicial Education Partners. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/judicial-education-partners/ ↩︎
Patron/Officers/Directors. Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250227212107/https://www.canadian-institute.com/english/index.html ↩︎
Guy J. Pratte | Professional & Community Involvement. Guy J. Pratte. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://guypratte.com/pro-bono-community-involvement.html ↩︎