CGCA 2026 - Mid-Market Excellence nomination form

Mid-Market Excellence Award

Nomination Form
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: April 13th, 2026
INSTRUCTIONS:

Before submitting the form:
- Gather all necessary information regarding the nominator(s) and the nominee.
- If you need a draft version, download the Word file here.
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ELIGIBILITY: All In-House Counsel regardless of year of call or position. Eligible companies will be limited to public companies with a market capitalization under $1 billion and private companies (excluding subsidiaries of public companies with a market capitalization in excess of $1 billion) and in all cases with no more than 500 employees.

In a private company or a smaller-sized public company or non-profit, In-House Counsel are often called upon to play a role of broader scope than management of the company’s legal issues. They tend to work more closely with their company’s CEO and are more likely to play a role in developing and implementing corporate strategy. In short-they do more with less!

In addition to managing legal and other risks, or holding multiple positions such as Corporate Secretary or Chief Privacy Officer, they may be mandated to participate in key negotiations with decision-making authority.

In this category, our judges look not only for department level excellence, but for evidence that the broader challenges inherent in organizations of this size have been handled in an effective and sure handed manner.

Nomination guidance:

- Law departments should be 5 lawyers or less

Previous Mid-Market Excellence Award Recipients:

2025 - Dinesh Ramanathan, Fengate Asset Management
2024 - Andrew Mclaughlin, Major Drilling Group International Inc.
2023 - Maxime Charbonneau, Novacap
2022 - Loreto Grimaldi, Tricor Automotive Group Inc. and Rustam Juma, Eckler Ltd.
2021 - Katherine Gurney, Northleaf Capital Partners
2019 - Gregory Joffe, InstarAGF Asset Management
2018 - Josiane Turcotte, NovaCap
2017 - Vivian Leung, BlueCat Networks Inc.
2016 - Sivan Fox, Dundee Corporation
2015 - Gail Harding, Canadian Western Bank
2014 - Anne Fitzgerald, Cineplex Inc.
2013 - Peter Brent, CML Healthcare Inc.
2012 - Bruno-Étienne Duguay, Novacap Investments Incorporated
2011 - Barbara Snowdon, Chorus Aviation Inc.
2010 - William Chyfetz, IESI-BFC Ltd.
2009 - Michael D. Gorman, New Brunswick Power Holding Corp.
2008 - Pamela Fruitman, Teranet Inc.
2007 - Kevin Derbyshire, Virgin Mobile

Previous Mid-sized Law Department Excellence Award Recipients

2006 - Robin Brudner, Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment Ltd. and Riccardo Trecroce, Patheon Inc.

Please ensure you address the following areas in your nomination:

- Description of nominee’s role
- Description of nominee’s company/division
- Nominee’s accomplishments/transactions
- Awards/Recognition
- Quotes & References

Nominator
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First NameLast Name
Job Title*
Law Firm/Company*
Email*
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Phone Number*
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Relationship to nominee*

Additional nominator (1)
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Additional nominator (2)
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Additional nominator (3)
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Additional nominator (4)
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Relationship to nominee

Nominee
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Year called to the Bar*
Province*

DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S ROLE:*

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DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S COMPANY/DIVISION:*

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NOMINEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS/TRANSACTIONS:*

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION:*

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QUOTES & REFERENCES:

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Mid-Market Excellence Award

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