Advisory: Certification program for in-house counsel, Barometer survey results to be released Apr. 15 at CCCA National Spring Conference

  • April 12, 2013

TORONTO – The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) and the Rotman School of Management will launch a certification program for Canadian in-house counsel on Monday, April 15, at 8:00 am, at the CCCA National Spring Conference.

The announcement will be made by CCCA Chair Grant Borbridge, Q.C., of Calgary, and Roger Martin, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, in Toronto rooms I and II at the Hilton Toronto. Grant Borbridge will be available for interviews following the announcement.

At 2:00 pm, also in the Hilton's Toronto rooms I and II, the CCCA, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, and Vision Critical will announce the findings of the 2013 In-House Counsel Barometer Survey. This annual survey provides the most current information on the attitudes and opinions of Canadian in-house counsel.

The full Barometer survey will be available on April 15 in hard copy at the conference. To receive the survey results electronically, please contact Karen Sadler.

The CCCA National Spring Conference takes place April 14-16 at the Hilton Toronto. Sessions are open to accredited media. Accreditation may be obtained by contacting Hannah Bernstein. Media are asked to check in at the registration desk on the Conference Floor.

An integral group within the 37,000-member Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the interests of Canadian corporate counsel. CCCA provides uniquely Canadian perspectives, resources, tools, professional development, conferences and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

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