WCGCA 2026 - Deal Making nomination form

Deal Making Award

Nomination Form
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: September 24th, 2026 - 12:00pm PT
INSTRUCTIONS:

Before submitting the form:
- Gather all necessary information regarding the nominator(s) and the nominee.
When submitting the form:
- Make sure to complete all required sections. You will not be able to proceed to the next step if a section is missing or exceeds the word limit.
To resume your form later:
- Click the “Save” button.
- Select “Skip creating an account” when the window appears.
- Enter your email address. A link allowing you to resume the nomination will be sent to you.
After submitting the form:
- Keep the confirmation email. Please check your spam folder.
Need to edit the form?
- In the confirmation email, click “Edit submission” You will then be able to retrieve the form and make the necessary changes.
No new submissions and/or revisions will be accepted after the nomination deadline.

ELIGIBILITY: All In-House Counsel regardless of year of call or position.

Outstanding performance in the Deal Making category is judged on the creativity, broad technical excellence and dexterity necessary to get complex deals successfully completed.

In some cases a merger or acquisition with a huge dollar value may be very straightforward to structure while a smaller transaction may be considerably more complex…and demand considerably more creativity to complete.

Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation in the transaction and how it affected the structure or outcome of the deal; overall complexity; how the nominee managed the cross-jurisdictional issues where appropriate; and management of both internal and external teams. The nomination should underscore the role the nominee played on the team.

Previous Deal Making Award Recipients:

2024 – Darren Watt, RB Global, Inc.

2022 – Grant Stevens, Parkland Corporation

2019 – Benjamin Lee, Mosaic Forest Management Corp.

2017 – B. Kathryn Chisholm, Q.C., Capital Power Corp.

2015 – Curt Bernardi, Silver Wheaton Corp.

2013 – Lara Pella, Imperial Oil

2011 – Curtis Serra, Suncor Energy

2009 – Peter Rozee, Teck Resources Ltd.

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
- Description of specific deals and what makes them unique or challenging
- Awards/Recognition
- Quotes & References

Nominator
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Law Firm/Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
Relationship to nominee
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Job Title
- Law Firm/Company
- Email
  example@example.com
- Phone Number
  Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
- Relationship to nominee
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Job Title
- Law Firm/Company
- Email
  example@example.com
- Phone Number
  Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
- Relationship to nominee
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Job Title
- Law Firm/Company
- Email
  example@example.com
- Phone Number
  Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
- Relationship to nominee
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Job Title
- Law Firm/Company
- Email
  example@example.com
- Phone Number
  Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
- Relationship to nominee

Nominee
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone numberFormat: (000) 000-0000.
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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DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC DEALS AND WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE OR CHALLENGING:

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

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QUOTES & REFERENCES:

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Should be Empty:

Deal Making Award

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