2017 AWARD RECIPIENTS NAME TITLE COMPANY Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner Harry Andersen Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Chief Legal Officer Pembina Pipeline Corp. Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner David M. Calabrigo, Q.C. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Legal Affairs & CorporateCanfor Secretary Corp & Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner William (Bill) Hartnett, Q.C. Vice President & General Counsel (Retired) Imperial Oil
DEAL MAKING B. Kathryn Chisholm, Q.C. Senior Vice President, Legal & External Relations Capital Power Corp.
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT John Lowe Executive Vice President AltaGas Ltd.
TOMORROW'S LEADER Siobhan Galbraith Legal Counsel, Canada Schlumberger Canada Ltd.
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT Jody Johnson Associate General Counsel & Director, Litigation & Employment Law TransCanada Ltd.
2017 FINALISTS NAME TITLE COMPANY WESTERN CANADA GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE YEAR Michel Bélec Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary TELUS International Pierre Magnan Interim SVP, Supply & Trading; VP, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryParkland Fuel Corp. Paul M. Mendes Vice President, Legal, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Barbara Munroe Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & General Counsel WestJet Airlines
DEAL MAKING M. Joanna Cameron Vice President, Legal & General Counsel NexGen Energy Ltd. Randall C. Chatwin Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Goldcorp Inc. Deepk Hundal Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Ero Copper Corp. Kevan King Senior Vice President & General Counsel (Retired) Veresen Inc. Darren J. Watt Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Zora Lazic Senior Vice President, Law & Regulatory, General Counsel AltaLink Ronald G. Panchuk Vice President & Chief Corporate Officer Maha Energy AB
TOMORROW'S LEADER Kyle Brunner General Counsel Seven Generations Energy Ltd. Scott Cedergren Assistant Corporate Secretary Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Ryan LaRose General Counsel & VP, Corporate Compliance First Nations Bank of Canada Benjamin Lee Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary TimberWest Forest Corp. Kate Ryder Senior Legal Counsel Cenovus Energy Inc.
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT Kevin Price General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Methanex Corp. Andrew Wallace Deputy General Counsel PCL Constructors Inc. 2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS NAME TITLE COMPANY Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner Charlene Ripley Executive Vice-President, General Counsel Goldcorp Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Anne Giardini, Q.C. Chancellor Simon Fraser University
DEAL MAKING Curt Bernardi Senior Vice-President, Legal & Corporate Secretary Silver Wheaton Corp.
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Robert Rooney Vice-Chair Talisman Energy Inc., a Repsol SA Company
TOMORROW'S LEADER Chris Hoeschen Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary UrtheCaste Corp.
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT Peter Forrester Senior Director, Aboriginal & Legal Affairs Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.
2015 FINALISTS NAME TITLE COMPANY WESTERN CANADA GENERAL Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Legal Affairs and COUNSEL OF THE YEAR David Calabrigo Corporate Secretary Canfor Corporation Bonita Croft Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Trican Well Service Ltd. Michael Guttormson Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary James Richardson & Sons, Ltd. Barbara Munroe Sr. Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Services WestJet Airlines
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Legal Affairs and DEAL MAKING David Calabrigo Corporate Secretary Canfor Corporation Debra Poon Senior Legal Counsel Enbridge Inc. Joel Schuster Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President, and Corporate Secretary Avigilon Corporation
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Cameron Proctor Chief Operating Officer Prairie Sky Royalty Ltd. Joel Schuster Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President, and Corporate Secretary Avigilon Corporation
TOMORROW'S LEADER Sarah Black Legal Counsel LNG Canada Tamar Epstein Associate General Counsel Cenovus Energy Inc. Benjamin Lee Vice President, Legal & General Counsel TimberWest Forest Corp. Shannon Webber General Counsel Alterra PowerCorp
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT Alan Dabb Vice President, Litigation TELUS Legal Services Shelley Nixon Director, Legal & Commercial, North America Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. Bruce Thompson Vice President, Legal, Investment Services AMEC Foster Wheeler 2013 AWARD RECIPIENTS NAME TITLE COMPANY Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner Alan O'Brien Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Nexen
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Donald J. Macdonald Q.C Vice President & General Counsel Investors Group
COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Lara Pella Assistant General Counsel & Coporate Secretary Imperial Oil
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Shannon Rogers President & General Counsel Global Relay Communications Inc
TOMORROW'S LEADER Salman Manki Corporate Counsel Westport Innovations Inc.
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT Monique Mercier EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Telus
2013 FINALISTS NAME TITLE COMPANY COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Kathryn Chisholm Q.C. Senior Vice President, Legal & External Affairs Capital Power Corporation Alan O'Brien Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Nexen
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Joanne Alexander Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Precision Drilling Corporation Angela Avery General Counsel & Vice President, Legal & Business Development ConocoPhillips Canada Ray Hansen Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Syncrude Canada Ltd. Andrew Mayer Vice President, Commercial & Regulatory Affairs Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) Michael Mezei President, Director Mawer Investment Management
TOMORROW'S LEADER Steve Michoulas Director, Legal Services & Legal Counsel Vancouver Airport Authority Cameron Proctor Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer Sinopec Canada Erika Ringseis Senior HR Legal Counsel TransCanada Nicole D. Springer Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Axia NetMedia Corporation
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT David de Vlieger Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation Talisman Energy Inc. Peter Forrester Senior Director, Aboriginal & Legal Affairs Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. Ron Hampel Legal Counsel, Litigation & Labour Relations Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP Rail) Chuck Meagher Senior Counsel TransAlta Corporation 2011 AWARD RECIPIENTS NAME TITLE COMPANY Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner Peter Rozee Senior Vice President, Commercial & Legal Affairs Teck Resources Ltd.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jim Emmerton Executive Director British Columbia Law Institute & Canadien Centre for Elder law
COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Curtis Serra Director, Legal Affairs, Energy Supply, Trading & Development Suncor Energy
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT James Ludlow President & Chief Executive Officer True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
TOMORROW'S LEADER Lisa Skakun General Counsel Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
2011 FINALISTS NAME TITLE COMPANY COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Keenan Hohol Interim General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Walter Energy, Inc. Marilyn Paterson Manager, Legal – A&D, Projects, Marketing & Midstream Talisman Energy Inc. Ted Semadeni General Counsel MEG Energy Corp. Curtis Serra Director, Legal Affairs, Energy Supply, Trading & Development Suncor Energy Inc.
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT James Ludlow President & Chief Executive Officer True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd Leslie O’Donoghue Executive Vice President, Operations Agrium Inc. Peter Rozee Senior Vice President, Commercial & Legal Affairs Teck Resources Ltd. Daniel Simonelli President & Chief Operating Officer TransCanada Turbines Ltd. Hannelie Stockenstrom Senior Vice President, Contracts & Legal SNC-Lavalin Inc.
TOMORROW'S LEADER Evan Johnston Vice President & General Counsel The Churchill Corporation (formerly with the Forzani Group) Cam Proctor Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Daylight Energy Ltd. Lisa Skakun General Counsel Coast Capital Savings Credit Union Steven Tam General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Christopher White Senior Legal Counsel Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co 2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS NAME TITLE COMPANY Western Canada General Counsel of the Year Award Winner Terrence J. Hopwood Senior Vice President & General Counsel Suncor Energy Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner William Cottick Executive Vice-President and General Counsel British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Peter Rozee Senior Vice- President, Commercial Affairs Teck Resources Limited
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Kerry D. Dyte, Q.C. Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary EnCana Corporation
TOMORROW'S LEADER Darren J. Watt Counsel & Director Legal Affairs Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
2009 FINALISTS NAME TITLE COMPANY COMMODITIES DEAL OF THE YEAR Kerry Dyte, Q.C. Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary EnCana Corporation
Leslie O'Donoghue Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Agrium Inc. Anne Schenkenberger General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. ("AOSC")
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT Kathryn Chisholm Capital Power Corporation & EPCOR Power Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Raymond John Dean Viterra Inc. TransCanada Corporation & TransCanada Executive Vice-President, Corporate and General Counsel Sean McMaster PipeLines Limited John M. Sibley Executive Vice-President, Corporate and General Counsel Uranium One Inc.
TOMORROW'S LEADER Suzanne Davies Legal Counsel and Associate Corporate Secretary Ensign Energy Services Inc. Simon Richard Foxcroft Senior Legal Counsel Sherritt Coal Andrea Hatzinikolas General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. Leigh Peters Vice President Legal Oilsands Quest Inc. Nicole D. Springer Vice President and General Counsel Axia NetMedia Corporation