Erin Ryskamp

Erin Ryskamp

Director, Legal - Mogo Finance

Vancouver, BC
In-House FinTech Industry Aug 23, 2021

Tackling over 200 pieces of legislation and a new fintech challenge every day is best done in a home gym, not a pencil skirt. Erin Ryskamp has the career she dreamt of as a kid, even though she did not know it existed until a few years ago.
Breanna Needham

Breanna Needham

Litigation Associate - DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Toronto, ON
Aug 16, 2021

If you hang out on #lawtwitter, you know Breanna Needham’s name. As a queer woman and first-generation lawyer from a small town in Saskatchewan, Breanna uses Twitter to advocate for issues she cares about, including gender-based discrimination and the need for diversity in the legal profession.
Karima Kanani

Karima Kanani

Partner - Miller Thomson LLP

Toronto, ON
Healthcare Law Aug 11, 2021

When Karima Kanani found the career that combined her two greatest skill sets – social work and law, it was magic. If you mix your core set of legal skills with your interest area, you will find your passion and work won’t feel like work anymore. When Karima wakes up each morning, she feels a sense purpose – and you can too.
Dan McPherson

Dan McPherson

Founder/Lawyer - Elevator Law

Olds, AB
Wills and Estates Real Estate Law Aug 9, 2021

If you think you need a thick skin to practice law, try the intense criticism of theatre school on for size. Even with a successful background in acting, Dan was restless. That was until he started a solo practice in the rural community of Olds, Alberta.
Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis

Senior Legal Counsel - BMO Financial Group

Toronto, ON
In-House Aug 4, 2021

Glen Lewis has not made one cent from the most rewarding experience of his legal career and he probably never will. The work that Glen does as Board Member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance does not feel like work because it is fueled by his passion to effect change.
Sophie Virji

Sophie Virji

Partner - Bennett Jones LLP

Calgary, AB
Tax Law Jul 13, 2021

It is often said that the path to success is not a straight line. Although Sophie Virji thought her career path would be straight forward, she temporarily left the practice of law altogether before returning to it and rising to the ranks of Partner.