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2026-2027 Appellate Advocacy Practice Group
Chair: Justin Safayeni, Stockwoods LLP (Toronto)
Vice-Chair: James Plotkin, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (Ottawa)
Member-at-Large: Yael Bienenstock, Torys LLP (Toronto)
Member-at-Large: Vanita Goela, Public Prosecution Service of Canada (Toronto)
Member-at-Large: Samuel Greene, Ministry of the Attorney General (Crown Law Office - Criminal) (Toronto)

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