SAVE THE DATE!
Mark your calendars on Saturday, February 22, 2025 for the 24th Hellenic Professionals’ Gala, brought to you by the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association, the Asclepius Dental Society, and the Hippocrates Hellenic Canadian Medical Association. We are looking forward to another fantastic night of dancing, food, culture, and raising money to support scholarships for Canadian law, dental, and medical students of Hellenic descent.
More details to follow. Stay tuned!
Hellenic Professionals GalaThe HCLA, in collaboration with the Canadian Italian Advocates Association (CIAO), Portuguese Canadian Lawyers Association (PCLA) and the Serbian-Canadian Professionals in Law (USPIL) are pleased to present the following seminar:
Unlocking AI’s Potential for your Law Firm (CPD)
Agenda:
Topic: Avoiding fraud claims in the new AI legal landscape
Speaker: Raymond G. Leclair, LawPro
(2 hours professionalism)
Topic: Impacts of AI in various activities in the legal industry, how AI works and what lawyers should look for while adopting AI in their practice
Speaker: Ankit Sharma, Leap Legal Software
(1 hour substantive)
Eligible for $50 LawPro credit
Location:
Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites
Dundas Conference Room
5875 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1N1
In-person only
Cost:
$85 for members of HCLA, CIAO, PCLA, USPIL
$100 for non-members
Includes: Dinner, Coffee and Dessert
Registration:
To register visit: www.ciaocanada.com
Registration deadline: October 2, 2024
2024 CPD Unlocking AI Potential for Your Law FirmTICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
To purchase tickets, click here.
We are grateful to our members for their support and commitment to our association. We hope you can join us as we begin our 35th anniversary celebrations.
For this year’s CPD event, we are delighted to present:
Advancement and Transition: Positioning for Professional Success with panelists
Jeanie Theoharis, K.C., Former Associate Chair, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Eleni Damianakis, Vice-President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Canadian Tire Corporation
Maria Kotsopoulos, Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP
Moderated by Niki Kanavas, Matrona Law, HCLA Director
150 King Street West, 27th Floor, Toronto
6:00pm – Welcome Reception
7:00pm – President’s Dinner / Professional Development
8:00pm – Annual General Meeting
Members $130 / Student Members $110
We look forward to seeing you!
2024 Annual General Meeting, Presidents Dinner, CPD
The HCLA is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar:
ASPIRE TO JUDGE: LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A JUDICIAL CAREER AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT A MORE DIVERSE JUDICIARY IN CANADA
With Katie Black, former Judicial Affairs Advisor to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and special guests, Justice Lori Anne Thomas , Ontario Court of Justice and Justice Richard Bernstein, the first blind justice, elected by voters statewide, to the Michigan Supreme Court.
The webinar will take place online via Zoom and is free. There will be no registration and participation is anonymous.
JOIN DIRECTLY BY ZOOM: https://fasken.zoom.us/j/95974172452
This event may be of particular interest to diverse lawyers who are just starting their legal careers (or are still in law school), those considering applying for judgeships, and those wishing to help mentor prospective members of the bench.
All are welcome to attend.
Accessibility:
Please contact organizers by September 11 to request ASL interpretation at cald.acjsh (at) gmail.com.
Real-Time Captioning (CART) will be provided.
Do you have a question you would like to submit in advance? You may do so anonymously here.
ASPIRE TO JUDGE is a collaborative effort brought to you by the following organizations:
We wish to thank Blakes.com for sponsoring this event.
This event is accredited through the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) who has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by The Law Society of Ontario. The program contains 1 hour and 5 minutes of Professionalism content and 20 minutes of EDI Professionalism content.
2024 CPD Aspire to JudgeNetworking dinner for HCLA Women presidents:
– Gina Alexandris
– Eleni Damianakis
– Angela Nikolakakos
– Francesca Smirnakis
– Christine Arruda
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association and the Greek Community of Toronto proudly present: Seniors: Protecting Yourself Against Scams & Fraud with the Ontario Securities Commission.
The presentation will cover common scams, fraud and the warning signs of investment fraud and financial elder abuse. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Maria-Christina Spingos, Spingos Law who will provide information on the various legal options available to seniors and their families. Greek translation will be available. Διατίθεται Eλληνική μετάφραση!
Please register by email or phone at:
hcla.information@gmail.com or info@spingoslaw.ca
416-915-2440
The HCLA presents the Summer Kick-Off !
This event is open to members and friends of the HCLA.
Tickets are $60 per person and includes a buffet dinner.
RSVP: hcla.information@gmail.com
2024 Summer Kick-Off
TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
The HCLA is happy to announce the next Hellenic Women’s Networking Luncheon in Toronto! The goal of this event is to bring together women of Hellenic descent across all professions and at all career stages. The luncheon will feature a panel discussion on Resilience: Balancing Professional, Personal and Philanthropic Commitments.
Speakers:
Jeanie Theoharis, K.C., Angela Nikolakakos, Dr. Mia Skarpathiotakis
Agenda:
Location:
Centennial College Event Centre, 937 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON M1G 3T8
TTC accessible and fully accessible venue
Tickets:
$70 includes buffet lunch and parking
Tickets are available for purchase by clicking here.
Our Sponsors:
Silver Sponsor
Patron Sponsors
Sponsorship Opportunities:
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact: hcla.information@gmail.com.
*The program contains 1 hours of Professionalism Content accredited by the Law Society of Ontario.
2024 Hellenic Womens Networking Luncheon, CPD ResilienceThe HCLA is pleased to announce that our Winter 2024 Under 8 After 8 will take place on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at Melrose located at 270 Adelaide St. W., Toronto.
This social event is held on a semi-annual basis, and allows law students and lawyers under eight years of practice to get together for social drinks. All paid HCLA members under 8 years of call are welcome.
Space is limited – to RSVP, please email the HCLA to join our official reservation list. Please title your email “HCLA Winter 2024 U8A8 RSVP”.
Come meet and mingle with fellow Greek jurists and enjoy some hors-d’oeuvres on the HCLA!
