WCGCA 2026 - Lifetime Achievement nomination form

Lifetime Achievement 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.
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No new submissions and/or revisions will be accepted after the nomination deadline.

ELIGIBILITY: Senior member of the in-house Bar (with 20 years or more experience as a lawyer), or one who recently retired (in calendar year 2025/26) with a distinguished history as a General Counsel.

To find our Lifetime Achievement award recipient, our Advisory Board looks for a senior member of the in-house Bar (with 20 years or more experience as a lawyer), or one who recently retired (in calendar year 2025/26) with a distinguished history as a General Counsel. Finalists have made a real difference –– both within their own company and in-house department, as well as with the external counsel who have worked alongside them during their careers. This will be an individual with a commitment to excellence and leadership within the legal profession.

A Lifetime Achievement award recipient has the broadest possible range of accomplishments – the ability to run the complicated deals, the major litigation, the handling of governance issues as well as employment and regulatory matters. They will also have made a lasting contribution to their work community and the community at large within which their company operates. In short, they’ve done it all.

The submission should explain how this nominee distinguished him/herself in his/her field of expertise; in industry and in the legal community at large.

Previous Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

2024 – Robert (Bob) Rooney, KC, Enbridge

2022 – Stuart Mckellar, KC, ICD.D, GCB.D, ATB Financial

2019 – Kristine L. Delkus, TC Energy

2017 – William Hartnett, Q.C., Imperial Oil Ltd.

2015 – Anne Giardini, Q.C., Simon Fraser University

2013 – Donald MacDonald, Investors Group Financial Services Inc.

2011 – Jim Emmerton, British Columbia Law Institute

2009 – William Cottick, British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Please ensure you address the following areas in your nomination:

- Description of nominee’s career
- Description of nominee’s accomplishments
- Description of specific deals and what makes them unique or challenging
- Awards/Recognition
- Nominee’s role in the community at large
- 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 CAREER:

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NOMINEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

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DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC DEALS AND WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE OR CHALLENGING:

0/400
AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

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NOMINEE’S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE:

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QUOTES & REFERENCES:

0/400
Should be Empty:

Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominator

Nominee