Excellence Awardee
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Premiere Mortgage Centre
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Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.
Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.
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Torkin Manes LLP
info@torkinmanes.com
416 863 1188
151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500,
Toronto, ON M5C 2W7
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2017 - Present
Tenure at
current position
22
Years in the industry
Excellence Awardee:
Torkin Manes LLP
Ontario Law Firm of the Year
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Excellence Awardee:
Torkin Manes LLP
Ontario Law Firm of the Year
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Ontario Law Firm of the Year
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Torkin Manes LLP
info@torkinmanes.com
416 863 1188
PO Box 439 Hastings New Zealand
www.torinmanes.com
Torkin Manes LLP
info@torkinmanes.com
416 863 1188
PO Box 439 Hastings New Zealand
Torkin Manes LLP is a full service law firm based in downtown Toronto with 100+ lawyers committed to delivering superior client service. Our clientele ranges from public and private corporations, to financial institutions, to professional practices, to individuals.
Founded in 1974, we have built our firm by focusing on the core principles we believe make a great law firm: a deep and personal understanding of clients’ business needs; a results-oriented approach to practice that provides practical, smart and cost-effective advice; and, above all, responsiveness to our clients.
Karen Gadsdon
CEO
Ron Gadsdon
Director
Leadership
Rosella leads the Organisational Development, Culture and DE&I projects across the Asia Pacific and Canada regions. Rosella has more than 12 years working with FMCG and Healthcare companies before joining Constellation Brands four years ago. With her expertise in culture, talent development, coaching and leadership, Rosella is focused on building a robust talent portfolio to confidently deliver sustainable business results, and guide people managers to build a constructive culture for our people to thrive.
Organisational Development Manager
Rosella Dang
Jill Coyle is the Chief People Officer at the Far North District Council, a role she has held for over 6 years. Jill has been within the Human Resources sector for over 25 years in various industries such as Retail, Utilities, FMCG, Manufacturing and Local Government. As a member of the Strategic Leadership team at FNDC she is a key influencer, leading and sponsoring many change initiatives and programmes. She is passionate about enhancing workplace flexibility and championing innovative approaches to new ways of working.
Chief People Officer and Project Lead for Creating & Enabling Great Workplaces
Jill Coyle
Julie oversees the operational and strategic aspects of the human resources function across the region with employees in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Canada. A member of the Executive Leadership Team, Julie heads the P&C Team of senior leaders and administration staff. Across the business, the P&C team support managers and staff employed in a range of roles including: operations teams in the vineyards and wineries, remote sales teams, and office-based roles including finance, marketing, logistics and legal. With a focus on customer service, Julie is passionate about developing people and achieving business outcomes.
Vice President, Human Resources
Julie Bassett
Local Government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils. The Far North District Council is the most northern territorial authority and serves the residents of Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Paihia and Russell, as well as several smaller settlements and rural and Māori communities. We are a growing district of 71,000 people spread over 7,324km². The Far North district stretches from Cape Rēinga at the northern tip of New Zealand down to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
Local Government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils. The Far North District Council is the most northern territorial authority and serves the residents of Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Paihia and Russell, as well as several smaller settlements and rural and Māori communities. We are a growing district of 71,000 people spread over 7,324km². The Far North district stretches from Cape Rēinga at the northern tip of New Zealand down to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
Local Government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils. The Far North District Council is the most northern territorial authority and serves the residents of Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Paihia and Russell, as well as several smaller settlements and rural and Māori communities. We are a growing district of 71,000 people spread over 7,324km². The Far North district stretches from Cape Rēinga at the northern tip of New Zealand down to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
We are responsible for a large range of services including roads, water reticulation, sewerage and refuse collection, libraries, parks, recreation services, local regulations, community and economic development, and town planning.
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Oliver Ho
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Managing Partner
Oliver Ho is the firm’s Managing Partner. Beginning his term in 2022, Oliver strongly believes in the power of mentorship, which is demonstrated by his recent receipt of the Alberta Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Advocates’ Society. He has been a regular interviewer, while facilitating the admissions process for the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, and is presently on the admissions committee for the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.
He has been previously included in the Top 40 & Under Hot List by Benchmark Litigation and been named in Lexpert’s Ones to Watch.
Managing Partner
Oliver Ho
As Managing Partner, Jeff Cohen has led the ongoing development, growth and success of Torkin Manes. He is an active practising lawyer and member of the firm’s Business Law and Corporate Finance Groups, with a practice that encompasses a wide variety of business transactions and financings. He has significant experience with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and, as a trusted advisor, provides the firm’s clients valuable strategic legal advice, always keeping their goals top of mind. To complement his practice, Jeff sits on the Board of Directors of several companies to which Torkin Manes provides legal services.
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Oliver Ho
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Managing Partner
Leadership
Oliver Ho is the firm’s Managing Partner. Beginning his term in 2022, Oliver strongly believes in the power of mentorship, which is demonstrated by his recent receipt of the Alberta Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Advocates’ Society. He has been a regular interviewer, while facilitating the admissions process for the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, and is presently on the admissions committee for the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.
He has been previously included in the Top 40 & Under Hot List by Benchmark Litigation and been named in Lexpert’s Ones to Watch.
Managing Partner
Oliver Ho
As Managing Partner, Jeff Cohen has led the ongoing development, growth and success of Torkin Manes. He is an active practising lawyer and member of the firm’s Business Law and Corporate Finance Groups, with a practice that encompasses a wide variety of business transactions and financings. He has significant experience with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and, as a trusted advisor, provides the firm’s clients valuable strategic legal advice, always keeping their goals top of mind. To complement his practice, Jeff sits on the Board of Directors of several companies to which Torkin Manes provides legal services.
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Oliver Ho
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Managing Partner
Leadership
Oliver Ho is the firm’s Managing Partner. Beginning his term in 2022, Oliver strongly believes in the power of mentorship, which is demonstrated by his recent receipt of the Alberta Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Advocates’ Society. He has been a regular interviewer, while facilitating the admissions process for the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, and is presently on the admissions committee for the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.
He has been previously included in the Top 40 & Under Hot List by Benchmark Litigation and been named in Lexpert’s Ones to Watch.
Managing Partner
Oliver Ho
As Managing Partner, Jeff Cohen has led the ongoing development, growth and success of Torkin Manes. He is an active practising lawyer and member of the firm’s Business Law and Corporate Finance Groups, with a practice that encompasses a wide variety of business transactions and financings. He has significant experience with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and, as a trusted advisor, provides the firm’s clients valuable strategic legal advice, always keeping their goals top of mind. To complement his practice, Jeff sits on the Board of Directors of several companies to which Torkin Manes provides legal services.
Managing Partner
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Torkin Manes offers the same areas of expertise as larger firms, but with the advantages of a mid-sized, entrepreneurial law firm. Our clients have commended our efficiency and continuity in delivering exceptional legal counsel, as well as our creativity and innovation in applying the law to address their issues.
Our lawyers are highly respected in the profession and the community as leaders in their practice areas, as well as advocates, authors and teachers. Torkin Manes is consistently ranked the #1 Regional Law Firm in Ontario by Canadian Lawyer magazine.
