WCGCA 2026 - Litigation Management nomination form

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

Litigation Management is not only about managing a court process but also managing the entire legal team-including outside counsel. It's not the size of a lawsuit that defines exceptional accomplishment in this category but rather, its complexity. In today’s commercial lawsuits counsel face a wide range of issues including the question of when to settle.

Judges will be looking for effective quarterbacking of overall legal strategy as well as evidence of hands on management of external advisers; how decisions made in legal strategy underpinned the company’s brand; and where appropriate, how the nominee managed multi-jurisdictional issues.

The information should include a brief profile of the businesses involved; the issue; the jurisdictions; list of the external law firms used; and the outcome of the litigation.

Previous Litigation Management Award Recipients:

2024 – Janaya Flower, NOVA Chemicals Corporation

2022 – Lawna Hurl, Mundoro Capital Inc.

2019 – Keely Cameron, Alberta Energy Regulator

2017 – Jody Johnson, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.

2015 – Peter Forrester, Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.

2013 – Monique Mercier, Telus

Previous Litigation Management & Corporate Restructuring Award Recipients:

2006 - Patricia Olah, BCE Inc. & Bell Canada
2005 - Donald R. McCarty, Imperial Tobacco.

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 litigation and what made it unique or challenging
- External law firms used
- Jurisdictions involved
- Litigation outcome
- 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:

0/300
NOMINEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS/TRANSACTIONS:

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DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION AND WHAT MADE IT UNIQUE OR CHALLENGING:

0/400
EXTERNAL LAW FIRMS USED:

0/300
JURISDICTIONS INVOLVED:

0/300
LITIGATION OUTCOME:

0/300
AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

0/300
QUOTES & REFERENCES:

0/400
Should be Empty:

Litigation Management Award

Nominator

Nominee