{"id":24,"date":"2025-06-22T15:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lco-projects-work.local\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-03-07T21:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:21:49","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:4px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-25b7f25d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-bottom-color:#2660A4;border-bottom-width:2px;min-height:300px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-max-60-font-size wp-elements-678aa6b28d9ee44a0209f8bcd417bc80\">The People Behind the LCO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-54d4b1d6e4fe149b44583f215ff056af\">Meet the staff and board members who bring expertise and vision to law reform in Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who We Are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCO was founded in 2008 and has a small, dedicated staff who are experts in legal and public policy research and development, law reform, access to justice, and consultation and stakeholder engagement.&nbsp;Our work is guided by a Board of Governors that includes a broad cross-section of leaders within Ontario\u2019s justice community. Past and current board members include Deputy Attorney Generals, law deans, judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal, and leading lawyers and academics from across Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tabs alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id24_117c39-d9 kt-tabs-has-2-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-inherit kt-tabs-mobile-layout-inherit kt-tab-alignment-center \"><ul class=\"kt-tabs-title-list\"><li id=\"staff\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-1 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-active\"><a href=\"#staff\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"board\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#board\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Board<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab24_3242b5-d1\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_0f7f8d-24 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_3998c3-ae alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_60a6bc-40\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"nye-thomas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nye.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-164\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nye.jpg 310w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nye-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nye-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_5afd2c-38\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Nye Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Executive Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Nye<\/summary>\n<p>Nye Thomas joined the LCO in October 2015. As Executive Director of the LCO, Nye is responsible for producing independent, balanced, and authoritative advice on complex and important law reform issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nye has been leading projects in Ontario\u2019s justice system for more than 25 years.&nbsp;His expertise includes access to justice, law reform, technology and legal rights, and legal services for low-income communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current projects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/ai-regulation-and-human-rights\/\" title=\"AI Regulation and Human Rights\">AI Regulation and Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/ai-in-criminal-justice\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"645\">AI in Criminal Justice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/protection-orders\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"648\">Protection Orders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/workplace-surveillance\/\">Workplace Surveillance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/intimate-images-and-deepfakes\/\">Intimate Images and Deepfakes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>His earlier LCO work includes projects addressing consumer protection, environmental accountability, defamation, consent and capacity, and class actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining the LCO, Nye was Director General, Policy at Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) where he was responsible for policy and planning at one of the world\u2019s largest legal aid plans. Nye\u2019s work at LAO included leading the most significant expansion of legal aid financial eligibility, client service strategies, tariff reform, client needs assessments, and panel standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nye has also been Policy Director on major provincial inquiries, including the Ipperwash Inquiry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nye is currently a member of the Law Society of Ontario\u2019s Access to Innovation Committee and Action Group on Access to Justice. He also sits on the Information and Privacy Commissioner\u2019s Strategic Advisory Committee and the National Action Committee on Access to Justice. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nye studied at the University of Toronto (BA), Queen\u2019s University (LLB), and New York University (LLM).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_14c209-38 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_3d6780-c1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"laura-caruso\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Laura-C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-168\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Laura-C.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Laura-C-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Laura-C-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_a38b6d-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Laura Caruso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Executive Officer &amp; Secretary to the Board of Governors<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Laura<\/summary>\n<p>Laura Caruso joined the LCO in June 2014. As Executive Officer, Laura is the primary contact and liaison for communications between the ED and the LCO\u2019s stakeholders, and manages the day-to-day operations of the LCO. As Secretary to the Board of Governors, Laura works closely with the LCO\u2019s Board and its Committees, and is responsible for its operational and administrative functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon her return from studying and working in Europe, Laura gained valuable work experience in both the private and public sector. Prior to the LCO, Laura held a position at the Senate of Canada as a Legislative Assistant to a Senator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LLB, Honours, University of Huddersfield (UK); NCA Certificate of Qualification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate in Dispute Resolution, York University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BA Honours, York University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_ab9b89-aa alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_08c9cb-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"taylor-najjar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taylor.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-855\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taylor.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/taylor-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_4f8c5b-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Taylor Najjar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em>Project and Web Coordinator<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Taylor<\/summary>\n<p>Taylor Najjar joined the LCO in September 2024 with a decade of experience in communications, project management and software development. As the LCO\u2019s Project and Web Coordinator, Taylor is primarily responsible for managing project delivery of LCO initiatives. Taylor maintains digital communications, the LCO website, and supports project research. Taylor also corresponds with internal and external stakeholders, implements emerging activities and supports day-to-day administration.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_e859b0-b0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_ed5ecd-a8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"ryan-fritsch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ryan.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-170\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ryan.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ryan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ryan-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_1c4361-6e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Ryan Fritsch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em>Counsel<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Ryan<\/summary>\n<p>Ryan Fritsch joined the LCO in December 2016. He is experienced in teaching, litigating, and leading community and corporate social justice initiatives as a Toronto-based lawyer experienced in human rights, technology law, administrative law, and health law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan previously served as policy counsel leading Legal Aid Ontario\u2019s province-wide Mental Health Strategy, and as legal counsel to Ontario\u2019s Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office. He also served as a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Mental Health Sub-Committee and co-chair leading the Police Record Check Coalition. A frequent lecturer, Ryan taught mental health law at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law (2011-2019) and in the Osgoode Hall Law School Professional LLM in Health Law (2020) where he was nominated for the annual teaching award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sessional Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy Counsel, Mental Health Strategy, Legal Aid Ontario (2012-2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sessional Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor (2011-2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal Counsel, Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office (2008-2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff Lawyer, EcoJustice Canada (2007-2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>McGill University, Faculty of Law \u2014 Montreal \u2014 LL.M., 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Windsor, Faculty of Law \u2014 Windsor \u2014 LL.B., 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Victoria, Department of Political Science \u2014 Victoria \u2014 B.A., 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Projects: <\/strong><a data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"645\" href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/ai-in-criminal-justice\/\">AI in Criminal Justice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/workplace-surveillance\/\">Workplace Surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Projects: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/last-stages-of-life\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"1313\">Last Stages of Life<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/last-stages-of-life-indigenous-engagement\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"1315\">Last Stages of Life &#8211; Indigenous Engagement<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/consumer-protection-digital-marketplace\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"647\">Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_4b7615-2e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_307a34-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"susie-lindsay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Susie-Lindsay.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-174\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Susie-Lindsay.png 310w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Susie-Lindsay-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Susie-Lindsay-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_cb92a8-e9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Susie Lindsay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em>Counsel<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Susie<\/summary>\n<p>Susie Lindsay joined the LCO in November 2018 with academic, policy and private practice experience. She spent the last twelve years practising litigation: first in regulatory law at a large communications company, and then in civil defence and administrative law at a boutique litigation firm. Susie is a Fulbright Scholar, has a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and was a fellow at the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Associate, Rogers Partners LLP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory Counsel, Bell Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard Law School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law Clerk, Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Harvard Law School \u2014 Cambridge, MA \u2014 LL.M., 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Queen\u2019s University, Faculty of Law \u2014 Kingston \u2014 LL.B., 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Honours English \u2014 Vancouver \u2014 B.A., 1998<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Project:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/ai-regulation-and-human-rights\/\" title=\"AI Regulation and Human Rights\">AI Regulation and Human Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/intimate-images-and-deepfakes\/\">Intimate Images and Deepfakes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Project: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/class-actions\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"681\">Class Actions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_b264c8-af alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_c25eb8-c5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" id=\"laura-snowdon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LauraS.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-176\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LauraS.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LauraS-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LauraS-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_5a6c15-a8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Laura Snowdon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em>Counsel<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Laura<\/summary>\n<p>Laura Snowdon joined the LCO in May 2023. She has experience in trauma-informed approaches to the law and has worked on issues of gender-based violence, human rights, and criminal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura recently practised civil litigation for claims relating to sexual, physical, and psychological harms at Gillian Hnatiw &amp; Co. She previously served as Commission Counsel to the Mass Casualty Commission, an independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia and to provide recommendations to help make communities safer. Laura holds an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University, where she was a Hauser Global Scholar, the Thomas M. Franck Scholar in International Law, and the Canadian Federation of University Women\u2019s Ruth Binnie Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commission Counsel, Mass Casualty Commission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate, Gillian Hnatiw &amp; Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal Attach\u00e9, International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the United Nations in New York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law Clerk, Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New York University School of Law \u2014 New York \u2014 LL.M., 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western University, Faculty of Law \u2014 London \u2014 J.D., 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Queen\u2019s University, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science \u2014 Kingston \u2014 B.Sc.H. in Biochemistry, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Project: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/en\/projects\/protection-orders\/\" data-type=\"project\" data-id=\"648\">Protection Orders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab24_bc526a-e6\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f8022a37 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_ddc8f2-2e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_f8893e-91\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anand-Raj-Photo-2020-800x801-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-189\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anand-Raj-Photo-2020-800x801-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anand-Raj-Photo-2020-800x801-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anand-Raj-Photo-2020-800x801-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anand-Raj-Photo-2020-800x801-1-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_946105-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Raj Anand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Board Chair<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Raj<\/summary>\n<p>Raj joined the LCO Board of Governors in 2014 and was appointed Chair effective April 16, 2020. After 25 years as a partner with WeirFoulds LLP, he set up his own firm in 2024 through Raj Anand Professional Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raj acts as a mediator, adjudicator, investigator or counsel, largely in administrative, human rights and regulatory cases. He served as an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario for three terms, &nbsp;and he previously worked with the Law Reform Commissions of Ontario and Canada. Raj taught undergraduate or graduate law school courses in administrative law and professional ethics for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lawyer, Raj Anand Professional Corporation (2024\u2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner, WeirFoulds LLP (1998\u20142023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner, Scott &amp; Aylen (1989\u20141998)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission (1988\u201489)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner, Cavalluzzo Hayes &amp; Shilton (1985\u201487)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner, Laskin Jack &amp; Harris (1983\u201485)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner, Cameron Brewin &amp; Scott (1980\u201483)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dean\u2019s Key, University of Toronto Faculty of Law (1978)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair, Ontario Task Force on the Law of Trespass to Publicly Used Property as it affects Youth and Minorities (1986\u201487)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bilingual Adjudicator, Ontario Human Rights and Police Boards of Inquiry (1989\u201494), U of T Tribunal (1998\u20142010) and Law Society Tribunal (since 2007); Vice Chair of the Law Society Tribunal Hearing Division (2015\u201419); currently Panel Chair for Discipline Committees of four other professional regulators, and Mediator for the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President, Pro Bono Law Ontario (2003\u201405), Minority Advocacy and Rights Council (1989\u20142000) and U of T Law Alumni Assn (2006\u201408) and Acting President of the International Commission of Jurists (Canada) (2014\u201415)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board of Directors, Advocates\u2019 Society; Legal Aid Ontario; Income Security Advocacy Centre; Justice for Children; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founding Chair, Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre (2008\u201410)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elected Bencher of Law Society (2007\u201419); served as Chair of Tribunal Committee, Working Groups on Systemic Racism in the Legal Profession, Tribunal Reform, and Tribunal Three Year Review; Member of various Law Society standing committees and task forces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published numerous articles and chapters on equality rights, constitutional and administrative law, access to justice, appellate advocacy, legal ethics and employment law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McMurtry Fellow, Osgoode Hall Law School (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asper Centre Constitutional Litigator in Residence (2015\u201416)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recipient of Law Society Medal; SABA Distinguished Career Award; Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year; FACL Lifetime Achievement Award; Desi Achievers Award; Arbor Award; OBA Distinguished Service Award; Advocates\u2019 Society Award of Justice; and SOAR medal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A., Queen\u2019s University, BA (1975)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B, University of Toronto Faculty of Law (1978)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Called to Ontario Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1980<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_e7af49-78 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_a27e61-36\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chugh-Neha-Photo-2021-2-scaled-2-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-190\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chugh-Neha-Photo-2021-2-scaled-2-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chugh-Neha-Photo-2021-2-scaled-2-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chugh-Neha-Photo-2021-2-scaled-2-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chugh-Neha-Photo-2021-2-scaled-2-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_9abf69-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Neha Chugh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Board Vice-Chair<\/em>, <em>Appointee of the Law Foundation of Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Neha<\/summary>\n<p>Neha Chugh joined the LCO Board of Governors in January 2021 and is the appointee of the Law Foundation of Ontario. Neha is a criminal defence lawyer practicing in Eastern Ontario since 2011, and since 2014 has been the owner and managing partner of Chugh Law Professional Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neha graduated from the University of Waterloo with honours degrees in Sociology and Social Work, a Masters of Science from the University of Guelph in Planning, and a juris doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.&nbsp;Neha is currently working on a PhD from Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Martin French focusing on problem solving courts, therapeutic justice, and access to justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following law school and her articles with the Honourable Justice David Berg and defence lawyer Gerald Logan, she joined Dotsikas Hawtin in Ottawa where she worked for two years before setting up Chugh Law Professional Corporation in Cornwall. Neha\u2019s focus is primarily on conducting effective trials and managing fair resolutions, with a specific focus on youth and adult mental health, litigation, and research. She has conducted a wide range of judge-alone and jury trials including break and enters, sexual assaults, assaults, mischiefs, drinking and driving, and cases in front of various tribunals in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neha also serves as the prosecutor in the Akwesasne Court, assists with provincial offences prosecutions with the City of Cornwall, and is an instructor at Iohahi:io Akwesasne Education &amp; Training Institute.&nbsp; Neha serves as the chair of the board of the Centre York Centre supervised access facility in Cornwall, on the community editorial board of the Cornwall Standard Freeholder, and on the board of directors of CUREA\/CURET \u2013 an organization founded to address systemic racism in local institutions.&nbsp;In her spare time, Neha can be found playing board games with her kids or taking walks with her mom squad.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_36c431-3c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_6bdce9-5b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BERNSTEIN_andrew-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-191\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BERNSTEIN_andrew-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BERNSTEIN_andrew-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_0fd300-f0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Andrew Bernstein<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Member-at-large<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Andrew<\/summary>\n<p>Andrew Bernstein joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in September 2024. Andrew is a partner in Torys\u2019 litigation department, and head of Torys\u2019 Appellate Practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew\u2019s practice focuses on appeals, public law, intellectual property, and commercial cases. He has appeared frequently in the Divisional Court, the Ontario and Federal Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has litigated issues involving federalism, administrative law, freedom of expression, contracts, administrative law, defamation, patents and copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew is a former director of the Advocates Society, where he focused on policy, civility and professionalism. He is also a former chair of the CBA National Intellectual Property Section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of the legal profession, Andrew has served on the Board of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Queen West Art Crawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law in 1997, as the gold medalist. In 1999, he graduated from the Bar Admissions Course with the Treasurer\u2019s Medal. In 1997-98, Andrew served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer. In 2003-04, Andrew obtained his LL.M. at the University of California (Berkeley), as a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew frequently writes and speaks on constitutional law, administrative law, professional ethics, legal writing and appellate advocacy. Andrew has several professional recognitions, such as Lexpert, Chambers &amp; Partners, Best Lawyers and Benchmark. He was once a \u201cTop 40 Lawyer Under 40\u201d but that was longer ago than he would care to admit.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_c38f9c-34 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_196792-c3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/olha_dobush.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-192\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/olha_dobush.jpg 401w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/olha_dobush-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/olha_dobush-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_62b049-1b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Olha Dobush<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Appointee of the Ministry of the Attorney General<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Olha<\/summary>\n<p>Olha Dobush joined the LCO Board of Governors in May 2025 and is the appointee of the Ministry of the Attorney General. Olha is currently the Assistant Deputy Attorney General with the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division at the Ministry of the Attorney General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olha has been an Assistant Deputy Attorney General with the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division, Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) since January 2021, responsible for the development, delivery and oversight of policies, programs and services supporting victims of crime and vulnerable persons in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining MAG, Olha worked at the Ministry of Long-Term Care, where she provided strategic leadership on initiatives supporting the long-term care sector\u2019s efforts to respond to COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olha also held a number of senior leadership roles as the Director of Public Appointments and Agency Governance with the Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat, Director of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention with Region of Peel, and Interim Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Strategic Initiatives, Health Promotion Division with the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olha\u2019s career spans many ministries and portfolios within the Ontario Public Service and municipally in the areas of public policy, corporate governance, strategic planning, program management, service delivery, and human resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olha holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MBA in International Management from the University of London in the U.K.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_6ee431-92 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_10789c-d0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FARROW_Trevor_Dean_2023_2-927x1024-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-193\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FARROW_Trevor_Dean_2023_2-927x1024-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FARROW_Trevor_Dean_2023_2-927x1024-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FARROW_Trevor_Dean_2023_2-927x1024-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_6be89d-13\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Trevor Farrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Appointee of Osgoode Hall Law School<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Trevor<\/summary>\n<p>Dean Trevor Farrow joined the LCO Board of Governors in September 2023 and is the appointee of Osgoode Hall Law School. Trevor C.W. Farrow, AB (Princeton), BA\/MA (Oxford), LLB (Dalhousie), LLM (Harvard), PhD (Alberta), is the Dean and a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Farrow is the Chair of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice and was the founding Academic Director of the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and former Director of the York Centre for Public Policy and Law. He is internationally recognized as a leading scholar on access to justice, legal process and the profession. His scholarship is widely published in Canada and internationally. He has taught and lectured at universities across Canada and around the world. Professor Farrow has received teaching awards from Harvard University and Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor Farrow was formerly a litigation lawyer in Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_4e9a37-20 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_3db7d5-37\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/colleen_flood-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-194\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/colleen_flood-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/colleen_flood-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/colleen_flood-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/colleen_flood-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_32bb51-0e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Colleen Flood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Representative for the Law Deans of Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Colleen<\/summary>\n<p>Dean Colleen Flood joined the LCO Board of Governors as the representative for the Law Deans of Ontario in January 2025. She is the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Flood served as a professor and the Canada Research Chair for the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Law from 2000-2014 and as the inaugural director of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and University of Ottawa Research Chair in Health Law &amp; Policy from 2014-2023. Dr. Flood holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) and Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honours from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research informed national and global debates over privatization, health system design, accountability, governance, and the role of courts in defending rights in health care. Her latest research focuses on the governance of health-related artificial intelligence. She holds many honours and accomplishments, including being named a Justice Emmet Hall Laureate in 2022, and member of the Canadian Council of Academies Scientific Advisory Committee in 2021, and a member of the Royal Society Taskforce on COVID-19 in 2021. She has over 100 publications and over 1200 citations, including publications on implementing digital passports for COVID-19 immunizations, vaccine ins and outs, the legal issues that have been raised in the presence of COVID-19, and accounts of what our country could look like post-pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_14880d-de alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_e1750a-2e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kingsley_Jesuorobo-800x800-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-195\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kingsley_Jesuorobo-800x800-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kingsley_Jesuorobo-800x800-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kingsley_Jesuorobo-800x800-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kingsley_Jesuorobo-800x800-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_e73473-cd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Kingsley Jesuorobo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Member-at-large<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Kingsley<\/summary>\n<p>Kingsley Jesuorobo joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in September 2024. He is the founder and principal counsel at Kingsley Jesuorobo &amp; Associates: Barristers, Solicitors &amp; Notaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kingsley is also the founder and CEO of Danalix Software Limited, an all-in-one legal and business management software solution that simplifies service delivery and fulfills the regulatory compliance needs of professionals in the legal sector. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lil Requester, a technological software solution that helps developmentally challenged people to combat socio-communication challenges. He also serves as a member of the Law Society of Ontario\u2019s Advisory Council on Access to Innovation (A21) where he is actively engaged as part of a team of experts that reviews applications from developers of innovative technological legal services to serve Ontario consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kingsley graduated from the University of Benin, Nigeria with LL.B. (Hons) and he attended the University of Toronto for his Canadian LL.B. equivalency program. He was called to the Bars of Ontario, Canada (1996) and Nigeria (1990).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has written numerous legal articles, presented legal lectures and moderated various scholarly fora, including the University of Oxford, UK; York University, Canada; international Bar conferences and seminars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Nigerian Lawyers (CANL) (2022 \u2013 Present).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the President, Canadian Association of Nigerian Lawyers (CANL) (2017 \u2013 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He currently serves as the Vice President (North America), African Bar Association, and Chairman (Canada Forum), African Bar Association (2017 to Present).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He organized intensive Law Course\/Professional Training program for over a dozen foreign judges in Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has trained and mentored dozens of lawyers and paralegals under the Bar Admission program of the Law Society of Ontario, Canada, and the Law Practice Program of Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He co-founded Canada\u2019s first 24-hour black television network, First Entertainment Voice of Africa Television (FEVA TV); and he served as the Chief Legal Counsel at FEVA TV (2013 \u2013 2016.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the Chair of the Board of Directors, Canada Nigeria Chamber of Commerce (2011 to 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Democratic Alliance for Nigerians in Canada (DANIC) during Nigeria\u2019s pro-democracy struggle in the 1990s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has received numerous awards of recognition for community service, including an Award of Recognition from the Nigerian Canadian Association (NCA) for outstanding contributions to the community and an Award of Excellence from the Nigerian Bar Association and many more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is the author of an Amazon Bestselling book, titled: \u201cProvince of Poetry: A collection of poems and philosophical phrases\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_5f7534-2c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_a3cda6-8f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lassonde-Julie-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-198\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lassonde-Julie-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lassonde-Julie-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lassonde-Julie-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lassonde-Julie-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_e9f769-9f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><strong>Julie Lassonde<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Member-at-large<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Julie<\/summary>\n<p>Julie Lassonde (she\/they) joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in 2024. She is a bilingual lawyer, a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Barreau du Qu\u00e9bec, and an accredited mediator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me Lassonde holds a joint Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Laws from McGill University, and a Master of Laws with interdisciplinary studies in visual arts from the University of Victoria. Over the past few years, she has developed a business focused on social justice, in particular in the areas of harassment, discrimination and violence, including domestic violence. Her work has spanned training, mediation in workplaces, universities, and communities, as well as legal work in family law, mainly in the public and non-profit sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2022, they are a part-time commissioner at the Canadian Human Rights Commission. From 2018 to 2020, they were a part-time member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board of Ontario. They have been a member of several committees and boards of directors, including the Association des juristes d\u2019expression fran\u00e7aise de l\u2019Ontario (AJEFO). Their previous work also includes heading a family law research project at the Law Commission of Ontario, and managing the construction of the first Francophone women\u2019s shelter in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me Lassonde won the Innovative Electronic Theses &amp; Dissertations Award for her master\u2019s thesis at the University of Victoria titled \u00ab Performing Law \u00bb, which combined the domains of law and performance art. She also received the Law Society of Ontario <a href=\"https:\/\/lso.ca\/about-lso\/medals,-awards-and-honours\/law-society-awards\/the-laura-legge-award\">Laura Legge Award<\/a>, which recognizes her leadership within the profession.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_c17d35-03 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_336cd9-f7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miller-JA.2019-Photo-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-200\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miller-JA.2019-Photo-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miller-JA.2019-Photo-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miller-JA.2019-Photo-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miller-JA.2019-Photo-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_f565f5-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><strong><strong>The Honourable Bradley W. Miller<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Judicial appointee<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Justice Miller<\/summary>\n<p>The Honourable Bradley W. Miller joined the LCO Board of Governors in January 2024 and is the judicial appointee. Justice Miller was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his initial appointment to the Superior Court of Justice, Justice Miller was a professor of constitutional law at the University of Western Ontario. He held appointments at Princeton University as a visiting professor in the Department of Philosophy and a visiting fellow in the Department of Politics. He was also a visiting fellow in the Department of Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was called to the bars of Ontario and British Columbia and practiced commercial and constitutional litigation in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Miller holds a doctoral degree in law from the University of Oxford and an LL.M. (<em>magna cum laude<\/em>) from the University of Edinburgh, in addition to degrees in law and commerce from the University of British Columbia. He has published numerous scholarly articles on judicial reasoning and constitutional interpretation, and is an author of <em>Legislated Rights: Securing Human Rights through Legislation<\/em>: Cambridge University Press, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_60f243-cf alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_32c454-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodriguez-Natalia-Photo-2025_2-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-201\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodriguez-Natalia-Photo-2025_2-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodriguez-Natalia-Photo-2025_2-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodriguez-Natalia-Photo-2025_2-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodriguez-Natalia-Photo-2025_2-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_44a41c-5d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Natalia Rodriguez<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Appointee of the Law Society of Ontario<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Natalia<\/summary>\n<p>Natalia Rodriguez joined the LCO Board of Governors in May 2025 and is the appointee of the Law Society of Ontario. Natalia is a partner at Conway Baxter Wilson LLP, a boutique litigation firm in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalia practices civil litigation and dispute resolution, with a focus on commercial litigation, public and administrative law and appellate advocacy. She is also a bencher of the Law Society of Ontario and an adjudicator of the Law Society Tribunal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2012-2014, Natalia served as Commission Counsel for the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry investigating the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall and the subsequent emergency response. In May 2022, Natalia was appointed Senior Commission Counsel to the Public Order Emergency Commission, established to inquire into the circumstances that led to the Federal Government\u2019s invocation of the <em>Emergencies Act<\/em> in February 2022, and the measures taken thereunder. Most recently, she was Commission counsel to the Foreign Interference Commission, established to examine any interference by foreign actors, assess any repercussions on the integrity of the 43rd and 44th general elections and make recommendations for better protecting federal democratic processes from foreign interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalia is a former judicial law clerk to Justice Louis LeBel at the Supreme Court of Canada and to Justices Juriansz, Laskin and Goudge at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24_e75f5f-fb alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_1566dc-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shull-Aaron-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-neutral-border-color wp-image-202\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shull-Aaron-800x800-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shull-Aaron-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shull-Aaron-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lco-cdo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shull-Aaron-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24_40cdad-74\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Aaron Shull<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em><em>Member-at-large<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Learn about Aaron<\/summary>\n<p>Aaron Shull joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in 2024. He is the managing director and general counsel at Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron is a senior legal executive and is recognized as a leading expert on complex issues at the intersection of public policy, emerging technology, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. He has extensive experience building global networks of experts to enhance engagement with researchers and practitioners drawn from government, academia, industry and civil society. He recently concluded a significant research effort that focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigionline.org\/activities\/reimagining-canadian-national-security-strategy\/\">Reimagining a Canadian National Security Strategy<\/a>. This project was unprecedented in scale and scope in Canada. It engaged a multidisciplinary network of more than 250 experts to inspire updated and innovative national security and intelligence practices and offered a series of key policy recommendations to assist the Government of Canada in addressing the challenges of a new security environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining CIGI, Aaron practised law for a number of organizations, providing strategic legal advice and trial and appellate advocacy in regulatory, quasi-criminal and white-collar crime. He has taught courses at the University of Ottawa\u2019s Faculty of Law and Carleton University\u2019s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar upon receiving his LL.M. from Columbia Law School. He graduated cum laude with first-class honours when he obtained his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa and graduated with distinction when he received his M.A. in international affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Prior to this, he received his B.A. in political science and history from the University of Waterloo, where he graduated first in his class and was recognized as the departmental scholar.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark L. Berlin (2012 \u2014 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gwen Boniface (2011 \u2014 2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Boniferro (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christopher D. 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