Valli Chettiar of the Vancouver firm Valli Chettiar Law Corporation is the recipient of this award, which celebrates the accomplishments of a lawyer who has succeeded in advancing equality in the legal profession or generally in BC. The award recognizes significant contributions to improving the status of women, people with disabilities, people of colour, Aboriginal people or peoples, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or two-spirited people or people who are members of historically marginalized communities.

Sandra Jakab, Director, Capital Markets Regulation, British Columbia Securities Commission says that Ms. Chettiar is “one of British Columbia’s strongest leaders on Equity and diversity issues. Valli leads us by living, teaching, and fighting for equity for all Canadians at every opportunity.”



[posted June 25, 2008]