Jennifer King is the national co-lead of the administrative law practice group at Gowling WLG. She was recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2023. For Canadian Lawyer’s CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about what it means to be an administrative, ESG and climate change lawyer, and her work representing Windsor on the Ambassador Bridge blockade injunction. Nominations for the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of 2024 are open now – the deadline is April 19. Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLGR3VH to nominate.

Amanda Fowler is a sports lawyer and corporate counsel at Aviva Canada. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about balancing a sports law practice with her in-house role at Aviva, overcoming barriers in male-dominated fields, the importance of self-advocacy, and advice to young lawyers. Fowler will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about strategies to empower women in law and how they can take charge of their own career path.

Joshua Lenon is the lawyer in residence and data protection officer at Clio. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about his role at the legal tech company, legal ethics, innovation, access to justice, privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence and the Canadian legal market.

Radha Curpen is the Vancouver managing partner and the national leader of ESG strategy and solutions firm at Bennett Jones LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about, diversity, equity and inclusion in law and how intersectionality fits within that framework. She spoke about how her experiences inform her understanding of intersectionality, and how this relates to her work advising clients on ESG.

Deborah Smith was appointed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 2019. Before her judicial career, she practised civil and family law for 17 years at McInnes Cooper. She sat in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia family division until 2004 when she was appointed associate chief justice and transferred to the court’s general division. She was the first female associate chief justice appointed in the province of Nova Scotia. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about virtual proceedings, courtroom decorum, judicial independence, being a female legal leader and how the profession has changed over her 40-year tenure.

Linda Beairsto is the president of MT Align and a partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about MT Align’s innovative approach to legal services delivery and how offering flexible working arrangements can help improve diversity in the profession. Beairsto will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about senior leadership's role in advancing diversity in law.

Erin Durant is a litigator in Ottawa, Founder of Durant Barristers and was named one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2022. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about her book It Burned Me All Down, where she wrote openly about her mental health struggles during the pandemic and argued for the need for better health and wellness in the legal profession. Durant will speak at Canadian Lawyer’s Women in Law summit in April, where she will be addressing the importance of mentoring and sponsorship.

Tim Haney is the Canada Chief Executive Officer of Dentons. He was the winner of the Managing Partner of The Year at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to Haney about his transition to a leadership role, his firm’s strategic plan, working with cross-functional teams, mental health, diversity, inclusion and being client-centric.

Colin Levy is a US-based legal tech expert and corporate lawyer. He is currently the director of legal for Malbek, a leading contract management company. He has served in numerous legal roles for companies in the technology industry for over a decade and is a legal tech thought leader with a large online following. His recent book is The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to Levy about how lawyers who are not tech-savvy should approach legal tech.

Jordan Furlong is a strategic consultant to legal organizations in Canada and the United States. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to him about artificial intelligence, the billable hour, mental health and why he is done predicting the future of the profession.