TORONTO, ONTARIO – The South Asian Bar Association of Toronto (SABA Toronto) held their Annual General Meeting on July 31, 2019. During the meeting, new board members and a new executive were also elected. SABA also recognized its Student Recognition Award Winners during this meeting.
SABA Board of Directors, 2019-2020
The 2019-2020 Board of Directors in alphabetical order per last name are as follows:
Sona Advani
Aarondeep Bains
Sunira Chaudhri
Ron Choudhury
Monty Dhaliwal
Amandeep Dhillon
Divya Khurana
Melissa Krishna
Sarah Malik
Ashok Menen
Richa Sandill
Janani Shanmuganathan
Jasmine Singh
Annie Tayyab
Ajith Thiyagalingam
SABA Toronto would like to thank all the outgoing Board members for their leadership and work.
SABA Board Executive
Aarondeep Bains of Aird & Berlis LLP has been re-elected as the President of the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto. “I look forward to working with our strong board and leading SABA Toronto as we work on important advocacy and diversity issues facing racialised licensees during the next year,” said Bains.
Divya Khurana has been elected as Vice-President, Jasmine Singh appointed as Treasurer, and Sarah Malik elected as Secretary.
SABA Student Recognition Award Winners
SABA Toronto would also like to congratulate our Student Recognition Award Winners: Mohena Singh from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Uttra Gautam from the University of Ottawa, and Anisha Bhardwaj from the University of Windsor. All award winners were selected due to their outstanding contributions to their schools, SALSA Chapters, local communities, and outstanding academic achievements.
About SABA Toronto
The South Asian Bar Association of Toronto is the GTA’s premier legal organization dedicated to promoting the objectives of South Asian members of the legal profession. Members of SABA Toronto include lawyers that self-identify as South Asian or are of South Asian origin, and lawyers that advocate on issues of relevance to the South Asian community. Our membership is dynamic, ever-expanding and includes lawyers from large and small law firms, sole practitioners, government agencies and departments, nonprofit organizations, and corporations. Members of the judiciary, academics and law students also form an integral part of SABA Toronto.
South Asian Bar Association of Toronto
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