Southern Law Lawyer, Shelina Neallani, will be speaking on a panel on April 3 at the Lancaster House Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2024 pre conference workshop: Before and After the Investigation: Preventing Conflict, Restoring Relationships.

Southern Law Lawyer, Tonie Beharrell will be speaking on a Lancaster House panel on March 14, titled “Making a Fair Assessment: Evaluating credibility from an EDI perspective”, where she examined how stereotypes, bias, and other equity, diversity, and inclusion considerations can influence assessments of credibility during grievance procedures, in investigations, and at arbitration.

Southern Law Partner, Lisa Southern, will be presenting at the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch Workplace Investigations Section Meeting, on March 7, on the topic of Credibility Assessment which will cover legal and practical tips for investigations and a review of recent case law.

Southern Law Lawyer, Reut Amit, will be speaking at an International Women’s Day event on March 6 with the Matas Law Group, part of Bna’i Brith Canada. The event is dedicated to honouring the achievements and contributions of women lawyers in championing Jewish causes in Canada.

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Southern Law Lawyer, Reut Amit, participated, alongside Erin Brandt of PortaLaw, and Abigail Cheung of Harris & Company, in a panel discussion titled “Addressing Antisemitism in the Workplace”.

Southern Law Lawyer, Tonie Beharrell, will be presenting at the 2023 Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Human Rights Law Conference on November 17 on a panel about best practices in mediation.

Southern Law Lawyer, Reut Amit, will be presenting at the 2023 Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Human Rights Law Conference on November 17 on a panel about best practices in mediation.

On July 4, 2023, Lisa was appointed as the Integrity Commissioner for the Vancouver Park Board.

Reut Amit, will be presenting on a Canadian Bar Association panel on June 28, 2023, on the topic of Integrating ADR in the Workplace: Upholding Accountability, Fairness and Respect.

Lisa Southern, Southern Law Partner and Integrity Commissioner for the City of Vancouver, will be a featured speaker at a panel presentation, Local Government Accountability, Transparency, and Integrity.

Sarah Lumsden will be a speaker at the CLE BC 2023 Employment Law Conference on Thursday, May 4.

Yuki Matsuno will be moderating a webinar for Lancaster House on Thursday, April 27: Disagreement, Conflict, or Harassment? Practical guidance on dealing with workplace disputes.

Southern Law Lawyer, Tonie Beharrell, with Menachem Freeman and Victoria Merritt, will be speaking at the Lancaster House Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference.

Southern Law Lawyer, Nicole Byres, KC together with Rose Keith KC and Cheryl D'Sa will be speakers at the CBA Women Lawyers Forum (WLF) Education event.

Southern Law Lawyer, Maryse Séguin, will be speaking at the Conférence des arbitres du Québec, an annual event aimed at informing Montreal workplace lawyers and arbitrators of legal developments applicable to their practice.

Southern Law Lawyer, Reut Amit, will be speaking on a CBA Labour Law Section panel.

Tonie Beharrell on her appointment to the Collective Agreement Arbitration Bureau (CAAB) Register of Arbitrators.

Lisa Southern wrote an article titled “From Sole Practitioner to Mid-Size Firm in 10 Years”, for the February edition of The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch’s publication, BarTalk.

On January 1, 2022, Lisa was appointed as the first Integrity Commissioner for the City of Vancouver under the new Code of Conduct By-Law No. 12886.

Tonie Beharrell has been awarded the British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals (BCCAT) Recognition Award for Exceptional Service to the Administrative Justice Community in BC.