Hellenic Canadian Lawyers' Association
HCLA Winnipeg Meet-Up

Join us at Parcel Pizza for a night of networking, new friends, and old friends!

Open to former, current, and prospective members of the HCLA. Network with fellow lawyers and law students of Hellenic descent and learn more about the work of the HCLA.

The HCLA is happy to cover one beverage per guest, as well as food to share!

Please RSVP to agapim@gmail.com to reserve your space.

HCLA Winnipeg Meet-Up
Dear Members,
 
We are pleased to welcome all members to our New Year’s Cheer event, which is taking place on Friday, January 24, 2025! Following tradition, this event will be held at La Birroteca, in the lower level of Eataly Toronto, located in the Manulife Building at 55 Bloor St West (Bay Street and Bloor) from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm.


Eataly is accessible by TTC from both Bay Station and Bloor-Yonge Station. Parking is also available within the Manulife Building.

The HCLA will provide appetizers, vasilopita, and one (1) drink for each guest.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Paola Beci, Social Director, at paola@alfllp.ca to secure your spot!

We look forward to celebrating 2025 with you!

New Year Cheer 20252024 HCLA Board Vision Meeting, Thank You Dinner

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, was held at the Liberty Grant Entertainment Complext. We enjoyed a night of fantastic night of dancing, food, culture, and raising money to support scholarships for Canadian law, dental, and medical students of Hellenic descent.

 

2025 Hellenic Professionals Gala

The 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 Firm

TICKETS 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

Vantage Venues

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 Judge

Networking dinner for HCLA Women presidents:
– Gina Alexandris
– Eleni Damianakis
– Angela Nikolakakos
– Francesca Smirnakis
– Christine Arruda

2024 HCLA Women Presidents Dinner

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

2024 Seniors Protecting Yourself Against Scams and Fraud

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