The Advocates' Society BC in Bloom Gala 2025

The Advocates' Society BC in Bloom Gala

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: Cocktails: 5:30PM | Dinner: 7:00PM (PT)
Location: Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC.
Delivery: In Person

Registration Closes: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Event Chairs:
Kinji Bourchier, Fasken
Samantha Chang, Dentons Canada LLP
Brian Duong, Hunter Litigation Chambers
Ludmila Herbst, KC, Farris LLP

Join us on March 6, 2025 for The Advocates' Society's fourth annual Gala exclusively for the British Columbia Bench and Bar.

This is your chance to gather outside the courtroom with old friends, make some new connections and help us celebrate excellence in advocacy.

This event is open exclusively to members, non-member lawyers, and law school and articling students.

Tickets include:

Host cocktail reception;
3-course dinner with wine;
After-party and an unforgettable evening with your peers.

Dress:
Business attire. Colourful or floral accents are encouraged to match the "BC in Bloom" theme

Keynote Speaker:
Author Norman Bacal

Norman Bacal was once no more than a seedling. An obscure tax lawyer in Montreal experimenting in film and television finance in the early days of the industry. In 1989 he took a risk, opening a four person Toronto office for Heenan Blaike. A move that changed his life. Over the course of a quarter century he emerged as a builder, helping to grow the firm into a national and international presence, leading as national co-managing partner for sixteen years. He sat on the board of a Hollywood studio. A year after he left his post, the firm famously collapsed, starting Norm on an entire new journey as bestselling author, motivational speaker, and mentor to aspiring law firm leaders, students and young lawyers. His memoire, Breakdown, has been read from coast to coast, and his Ted Talk on Becoming the Person You Can't Imagine, has been viewed by over 650,000 worldwide.

This event is open exclusively to members, non-member lawyers, and law school and articling students.

Pricing:

Table of 10: $1,850.00 + Tax
TAS Member: $185.00 + Tax
Non-Member: $235.00 + Tax
Judicial/Government: $180.00 + Tax

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