Torys LLP Podcasts

In 2019, Jeff Davis, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, was awarded Counsel of the Year. When he got up to give his acceptance speech, he spoke not about his career achievements, but about the mental health challenges that face legal professionals. While the speech might have come as a surprise to some in the room, those who have worked with Jeff know that his focus on vulnerability is one that has defined his career and leadership style. In thi...

Do electoral riding officers have to live in the riding they represent – or does mandating their place of residence infringe their right to liberty? In this episode of BWA, our panelists discuss the scope of the right to liberty as outlined in section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and offer their views on why an upcoming Supreme Court case offers the possibility for robust debate on the issue of whether section 7 applies to claims that arise from interactions with the admi...

After a 30-year career as one of Torys’ top dealmakers, Sharon Geraghty made a bold career move by becoming Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Great-West Lifeco. Swapping the legal world for a corporate environment was a challenge Geraghty knew she was up to—but what about trading the collaborative dynamic of a law office for overseeing hundreds of employees across global offices? In this wide-ranging conversation with Zehra Sheerazi, Sharon shares her journey from private...

When a longstanding property deal falls through, can a party claim damages for hypothetical, rather than market, value? In this episode of Breakfast With Appeal, the panelists discuss the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision in Remington Development v. CPKC, offering new insight into the concept of indeterminate liability and limits to expectation damages.

Growing up as the lone corporate in a family of creatives, Tori Buffery’s pioneering career in GP-led secondaries has been anything but conventional. At what point did she stop considering her trajectory to be a series of “right place, right time” moments and begin recognizing her own role in her success? In this episode of In the Chair, Buffery—Principal at Neuberger—shares how she played a pivotal role in building the GP-led secondaries market from the ground up, and how fostering mea...