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Michelle Kumar Associate

Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 2020 - Ontario

Primary phone: +1 519-575-7533

Email: michelle.a.kumar@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Waterloo Region

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Michelle Kumar

Michelle Kumar is an associate in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region office.

Michelle joins the firm after completing her summer and articling terms with a full-service Bay Street firm in downtown Toronto and then working with a local busy Waterloo firm, where she was involved in the sale and acquisition of businesses, corporate restructures, shareholder and partnership agreements, and general corporate advice regarding numerous legal issues.

Michelle completed a judicial clerkship under the Hon. Judge Mark McConnell at the 18th District Court of Michigan. She also spent time shadowing Justice King at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Justice Trotter at the Ontario Court of Appeal.

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Career & Recognition

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  • 2020

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2020
      Year of Call, Ontario

  • 2019

    • Education
       2019
      University of Windsor Faculty of Law & University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, JD (cum laude)

  • 2018

    • Rankings & Awards
       2018
      2018 Champion of the Patrick A. Keenan Appellate Advocacy Competition | Michigan Supreme Court Judges

  • 2017

    • Community
       2017
      Military Veterans' Law Clinic in Detroit, Michigan, Volunteer (supporting war veterans in obtaining government benefits)

  • 2016

    • Rankings & Awards
       2016
      Virginia Leo Sirotnak Scholarship
    • Rankings & Awards
       2016
      2016 G. Mennen Williams Moot Court Competition Champion | Distinction for Exceptional Advocacy
    • Education
       2016
      University of Western Ontario - School of Postgraduate Studies, Master of Social Work

  • 2015

    • Education
       2015
      York University, Bachelor of Social Work (Hons.) (Dean's List Graduate)

  • 2014

    • Rankings & Awards
       2014
      Twice Nominated for Membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society (York University) (2014 & 2015)

Memberships

  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Insights & Resources

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Client work
12 January 2024 Senske Services completes cross-border acquisition of Nutri-Lawn and Mosquito.buzz
Client work
13 October 2023 Waterloo, Ontario dental practice acquired by Dr. Gurbanni Virk Dentistry Professional Corporation
Client work
22 August 2023 Mather Economics acquires AI-powered solution provider Sophi

Featured news

14 November 2023 Global team authors Joint Ventures 2024 guide

In March 2022, Michelle was a contributing author to "2022 Joint Ventures - Canada" in Lexology Getting the Deal Through.