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Sarah Qadeer
Legal Officer
Sarah Qadeer is the firm’s Legal Officer. In this role, Sarah is responsible for setting the firm’s legal strategy, leading in-house legal and corporate governance teams in Canada and Chile, and advising on legal, risk and strategic business matters.
Sarah has over 24 years of experience in corporate and regulatory matters from her tenure at a leading national law firm and in the capital markets arm of a large financial institution. She was previously general counsel and a member of the executive team of a large national retailer. She is a bilingual graduate of McGill University’s civil and common law program.
Sarah was the recipient of the 2024 General Counsel of the Year Award at the Canadian General Counsel Awards and has been recognized as being one of WXN Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women. A passionate community leader, Sarah was formerly a GTA United Way Cabinet Member, past President and Executive of Legal Leaders for Diversity and Inclusion (LLD) and previously the vice-chair of a large corporate foundation to help end youth homelessness.