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Jennifer Bishop is a Partner in the Toronto office of Miller Thomson’s Business Law group. Jennifer's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, as well as providing advice to clients on a broad range of corporate law matters.
Jennifer has experience with transactions in a variety of sectors including retail, packaged goods, hospitality, manufacturing, energy, transportation, technology, healthcare, insurance and media. She regularly assists clients in the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements, and provides day to day general and strategic corporate-related advice.
Early in her career, Jennifer was seconded to a multinational oil and gas company, where she acted as counsel on a variety of business law and regulatory matters including corporate transactions, supply chain and distribution activity, marketing initiatives and crisis management.
Réalisations professionnelles et leadership
- The Best Lawyers in Canada – Corporate Law, 2021
- Recognized as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, 2010
- Recipient, J.W. Whiteside Award for outstanding commitment and service to the Faculty of Law, Legal Professional and Community, 1999
Leadership éclairé
Presentations
- Speaker, “Closing the Gender Gap”, Global Leaders 4 Parity Virtual Conference Series, Women in Governance, July 2020
- Speaker, “Future proofing Tennis in an era of Accelerated Transformation”, International Tennis Federation Annual General Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2019
- Speaker, “Insights from roads well-travelled – A panel of levelers, disruptors and alchemists talks success in navigating advancement in today’s legal environment”, International Bar Association Conference, Rome, Italy, October 2018
- Roundtable, « The Time is Now », Moderated and Presented by The Law Society of England & Wales International Group, International Bar Association Conference, Rome, Italy, October 2018
- Speaker, « Cracking the Glass Ceiling », World Women’s Lawyer’s Conference, International Bar Association Conference, London, UK, April 2018
- Speaker, “Resilience Under Pressure, Thriving or Surviving in the Legal Profession », International Bar Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2017
- Speaker, “Departures and Lateral Hires of Partners », International Bar Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2017
- Speaker, “Law in a Changing World – How Women Contribute to Innovation”, International Bar Association Conference, Washington, D.C., September 2016
- Speaker, 3rd Annual “Forward Together” Conference (in association with American Express, Catalyst, Corus, Dentsu Aegis, Facebook, Exact Media, Google, P&G, Pepsi Co, Salesforce and Telus), Toronto, Ontario, May 2016
- Speaker, « Leading the Change, Women and Men Who Made a Difference, » 6th World Women Lawyers’ Conference, International Bar Association Conference, Paris, France, May 2014
- Speaker, “Practice Gems: Essentials of the Privately Held Company 2013”, Law Society of Ontario (formerly Law Society of Upper Canada), September 2013
- Speaker, “Client Care Best Practices,” Ontario Bar Association Leadership for Women Lawyers, December 2012
Publications
- Lexis PSL – Doing Business in Canada, 2019
- Business Laws of Canada, West (a Thomson Reuters business), 2019
Engagement communautaire
- Chair of the Board of Directors, Tennis Canada
- Chair of the Board of Directors, The Doug Philpott Inner-City Children’s Tennis Fund
- Member, International Tennis Federation, Federation Cup Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors, Toronto Swim Club, 2017 – 2019
- Past President of the Board of Directors, Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, 2016 – 2017
- Member of the Advisory Board, Smiling Land Foundation, 2008 – 2014
- Member of the Board of Directors, Live to Give Relief Organization (Dress for Success), 2009 – 2010
Associations professionnelles
- Officer, Women’s Leadership Group, International Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Sports Lawyers Association
- Women in Sports and Events
- American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association (Business Law, Corporate Counsel)
Formation et admission au barreau
- Ontario Bar, 2001
- LL.B., University of Windsor, 1999
- B.A., University of South Florida, 1993
