Not exact matches
Will Horter, formerly the
executive director at DogwoodBC and a staff lawyer at EcoJustice (then Sierra
Legal Defence Fund), is an activist and writer
whose work focuses on reinvigorating democracy, redefining citizenship and pondering things that matter in the world.
I also want to acknowledge Law.com
Executive Editor David Snow, who gave me the freedom and encouragement to blog on whatever I wanted; Law.com Vice President Jill Windwer,
whose vision and hard work have made Law.com a leading destination for
legal professionals on the Web; Jennifer Collins, the former Law.com editor who first invited me here; and ALM CEO Bill Pollak, one of the few corporate leaders in publishing or in any industry who truly gets social media.
Another lawyer with that firm very recently has just commenced a two - year leave of absence to serve as
Executive Legal Officer to the Chief Justice of Canada (
whose career as a judge also began in Vancouver).
Mark is a highly experienced and sophisticated corporate,
executive compensation, IP and transactional lawyer,
whose 20 + year
legal career began in the Wall Street office of Fried Frank.
Colangelo is a veteran
legal executive and corporate lawyer
whose 20 year career includes leadership positions at two Am Law 100 firms, where he served as both a lawyer and an
executive.
Today is the first anniversary of the death of Bridget Lindley, Family Rights Group's Deputy Chief
Executive and Principal
Legal Adviser who consistently highlighted injustice faced by parents
whose children had been removed.
Cathy Ashley, the Charity's Chief
Executive commented: «The honour is a tribute to Bridget's 25 years work for the Charity, giving
legal advice to thousands of struggling families
whose children are in need or at risk and campaigning for
legal and policy changes to enable more children to live safely in their family network rather than end up in care.»