Daniel Zuniga

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

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“I had a picture of a house, and the house was Premiere Mortgage Centre”

Kerri Reed, Premiere Mortgage Centre

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Winner: RISING STAR

Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.

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Daniel Zuniga’s unique talents as a trusted business advisor combined with his exceptional legal abilities allow him to expertly deal with the intricacies of building businesses from scratch – leading emerging companies confidently through both successes and struggles. For this work, Dan is the only lawyer in Alberta recognized for his expertise working with startups and emerging companies by Chambers Canada. Outside of work, Dan devotes his time to emerging companies in Alberta, supporting multiple organizations, including Avatar Innovations, C100 Association, Creative Destruction Lab, and the U of T Entrepreneurship Program. In recognition of his niche expertise and skills within the firm, Dan was named the Chair of the firm’s High Growth & Venture Capital Group at Cassels. In this role, he created the Cassels High Growth & Venture Capital Program, a program designed to be an investment of time and money by Cassels in the early stages of high-growth companies, with the view of developing a long-standing partnership as the companies grow. Dan is a true business partner to his clients, many of whom are new to working with external counsel and have questions that go beyond a typical legal advisor. It is in this role that Dan truly shines.

J.R. Laffin is widely recognized as a leading dealmaker and talented public M&A lawyer. He advises on many of Canada’s most sophisticated and complex M&A transactions, offering strategic solutions and innovative approaches. J.R. was honoured in 2021 as a Top 10 M&A lawyer in Canada by a global news outlet for his leadership in high-profile transactions. He is known for his legal expertise, professionalism and collaborative approach helping clients complete industry-altering transactions. In addition to his distinguished legal presence, J.R. provides leadership as public M&A practice group head and is an active mentor to junior lawyers providing advice and support.

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