CGCA 2025 - Business Achievement Award Nomination Form

Business Achievement Award 2025

Nomination Form
NOMINATION CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025,
AT 12 PM – EASTERN TIME
INSTRUCTIONS:

Before submitting the form:

- Collect all necessary information about the nominator(s) and the candidate.

- To draft your nomination, download the Word version here.

In the process of submitting the form:

- Make sure to fill out all mandatory sections. You won't be able to proceed to the next step if any section is missing or exceeds the allowed word count.

- To resume your form later:
- Click on the "Save" button.
- Choose the "Skip Create an Account" option when the pop-up window appears.
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After submitting the form:

- Keep the confirmation email. Please check your spam.

- Need to update the form?
- In the confirmation email, click on “Edit Submission”. You’ll be able to retrieve the form and make the necessary changes.
- No new submission and/or revision will be accepted after the nomination closing date.

ELIGIBILITY: All In-House Counsel no longer practicing as full time In-House Counsel.

By training, lawyers are risk averse. However, an effective businessperson cannot afford to be. The skill sets, while complimentary, are very different. The Business Achievement Category recognizes that the transition from lawyer to senior executive directing a corporation is a difficult one.

Our Advisory Board seeks to identify a practicing lawyer who has successfully made that leap, and who has gone on to excel amongst the champions of industry. The award recipient in this category is traditionally someone who is no longer a full-time practicing GC, but has demonstrated the ability to both develop and implement the overall strategy contributing to the success of the division or the company itself.

Previous Business Achievement Award Recipients:

2024 – Paul Petrelli, Assuris
2023 – Anita Dusevic Oliva, Brookfield Asset Management
2022 – Patricia Gauthier, Moderna (Canada)
2021 – Janie C. Béïque, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
2019 – Noah Waisberg, Kira Systems
2018 – Julie Shin, Toronto Stock Exchange
2017 – Marni Dicker, Infrastructure Ontario
2016 – Sheila Murray, CI Financial Corp.
2015 – Shannon Rogers, Global Relay
2014 – Michael Thompson, EY
2013 – Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada
2012 – Michael Medline, FGL Sports Limited & Canadian Tire Corporation
2011 – Sharon Dowdall, Franco-Nevada Corporation
2010 – Anne Giardini, Q.C., Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
2009 – Christopher Montague, TD Bank Financial Group
2008 – Walentin Mirosh, Nova Chemicals Corporation
2007 – John Richels, Devon Energy Corporation
2006 – Kathleen Taylor, Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.
2005 – H.W. (Henry) Sykes, Conoco Phillips Canada

Please ensure you address the following areas in your nomination:

- Description of nominee’s role (400 words)
- Description of nominee’s company/division (300 words)
- Nominee’s accomplishments/transactions (500 words)
- Awards/Recognition (300 words)
- Former Law Firms (300 words)
- Years Since Leaving Private Practice (300 words)
- Quotes & References (400 words)

Nominator
Name*

First NameLast Name
Title*
Corporation*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to nominee*

Additional Nominator (1)
Name

First NameLast Name
Title
Corporation
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to nominee

Additional Nominator (2)
Name

First NameLast Name
Title
Corporation
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to nominee

Additional Nominator (3)
Name

First NameLast Name
Title
Corporation
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to nominee

Additional Nominator (4)
Name

First NameLast Name
Title
Corporation
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to nominee

Nominee
Name*

First NameLast Name
Title*
Corporation*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Year called to the Bar
Province*

DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S ROLE:*

0/400
DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S COMPANY:*

0/300
NOMINEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS/TRANSACTIONS:*

0/500
AWARDS/RECOGNITION:*

0/300
FORMER LAW FIRMS:*

0/300
YEARS SINCE LEAVING PRIVATE PRACTICE:*

0/300
QUOTES & REFERENCES

0/400
Should be Empty:

Business Achievement Award 2025

Nominator

Nominee