This year's event will be held on Nov. 20 at Toronto's Liberty Grand
Registrations are now open for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards, Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer’s annual celebration of Canada’s brightest lawyers aged 40 and under.
This year’s awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Toronto’s Liberty Grand, where the winners – a selection of the country’s most exceptional young talent across law firms, legal departments, government, and academia – will be unveiled.
Jennifer Hsiung, co-anchor of CP24 Breakfast, Toronto’s most-watched morning show, will host the formal event, which will include a cocktail reception, awards ceremony, dinner banquet, and post-party celebration.
Register for the event here.
The 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.
These include Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer’s education partners, Osgoode Hall Law School and York University.
“At Osgoode Professional Development, we’re committed to supporting excellence in the legal profession,” said Victoria Watkins, assistant dean at Osgoode Hall Law School and executive director at Osgoode Professional Development.
“Many Lexpert Rising Star honourees are part of our community as students, alumni, or faculty, and we’re thrilled to celebrate their skill, vision, and dedication at the awards on November 20.”
Other sponsors of this year’s celebration include event partner Dye & Durham and silver sponsors McMillan LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright. The Black Law Students Association, Korean Canadian Lawyers Association, and South Asian Bar Association of Toronto are media partners and supporting organizations for the event.
