The Advocates' Society (TAS) has appointed Gowling WLG lawyers Heather Fisher, John Sorensen and Alyssa Tomkins to practice group leadership positions for 2022-2023. Together, they will be responsible for enhancing TAS membership benefits, fostering collegiality among advocates within their designated practice areas, and supporting all TAS advocacy initiatives.

Their appointments are as follows:

  • Heather Fisher, member-at-large for the Insolvency Litigation Practice Group
  • John Sorensen, chair of Tax Practice Group
  • Alyssa Tomkins, chair of Regulatory and Administrative Law Practice Group

The Advocates' Society is a not-for-profit association of over 6,000 judges, lawyers and advocates from all practice areas. For more than 50 years, TAS has been a trusted resource for thousands of advocates across Canada who want to learn, teach, connect and best serve their clients and the justice system.

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