● Appointed by the Governor in Council to supervise and control the Tribunal operations and mobilized 14 staff members in their daily activities● Established the Tribunal’s overall vision, governance structure, and annual operating budget worth $1.3 million ● Presided over hearings as the Chairperson of the Tribunal to determine the validity of administrative monetary penalties in the Federal agriculture and agri-food regulations by rendering Tribunal decisions● Directed the 4 tribunal members in the adjudication of 60+ files per year with individual hearing cases lasting up to 5 days● Reviewed complex administrative and constitutional law during quasi-judicial proceedings Key Achievements:✓ Increased output from 20 to 60+ cases per year and streamlined average case time from 2.5 years down to 1 year by recruiting 2 additional members and introducing new processes and a new case management system ✓ Pioneered a strategic plan to expand access to justice, upgrade internal training programs, modernize the IT infrastructure, and strengthen performance tracking and management at Tribunal✓ Orchestrated the conversion to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic by sourcing the tools and coordinating the training programs to seamlessly transition to virtual hearings in only 6 months without impacting productivity ✓ Reduced significantly the number of decisions that were appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal by shaping the inaugural code of ethics and terms of reference for the Tribunal’s review committee✓ Implemented plain language in decisions

● Delivered guest lectures on agri-food law and administrative law at University of Ottawa, Université Laval & University of Saskatchewan

● Mobilized the 28-member of all federal administrative tribunals in Canada● Guided discussions on the federal government’s strategic priorities and approaches to administrative justice● Collaborated with the Privy Council Office, Department of Justice, and Treasury Board to devise best practicesKey Achievements:✓ Commissioned a comprehensive research study to assess the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on administrative tribunals workflows and shared the final reports with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Minister of Justice and the Office of the Prime Minister✓ Improved administrative tribunal independence and impartiality by coordinating the drafting of the Council's October 2020 Statement of Deliberative Secrecy to raise awareness of secrecy and confidentiality protocols✓ Secured Chief Justice Wagner of the Supreme Court of Canada to deliver a presentation on tribunal independence

● Mandated with shaping the first eDiscovery framework for ESDC and calculated litigation budgets● Managed a 5-member legal team in their day-to-day activities and advised EDSC management on legal matters● Chaired eDiscovery Practice Group until 2015 with over 40 stakeholders from the across Department of Justice● Drafted briefing notes for senior leadership team and presented to EDSC's Legal Issues Management Committee● Represented ESDC during litigation in front of the Social Security Tribunal of CanadaKey Achievements:✓ Successfully defined and instituted the eDiscovery framework that impacted ESDC litigation readiness to maximize employee efficiency, and dramatically reduce yearly legal costs ✓ Led the ESDC’s response in the class-action lawsuits after 500,000 social insurance numbers were lost by overseeing teams in all stages of the electronic evidence disclosure processes ✓ Played an integral role in composing and updating the Sedona Canada Principles of Electronic Discovery (second edition) that was published in November 2015 and is used as reference document for all courts across the country

● Consulted the Department of Justice leadership team on the gathering and disclosure of electronic information● Administered budgets, outlined strategic plans, managed vendors, and coached and delegated the legal team ● Responded to requests for information and delivered presentations to the highest levels of federal government ● Organized the federal-provincial-territorial eDiscovery working group co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of JusticeKey Achievements:✓ Developed key processes for the collection and production of electronic documents ✓ Contributed to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27050 international standard for eDiscovery

● Acted as the eDiscovery expert and offered legal opinions on real estate, aboriginal, and environmental law issues●Drafted contracts, contribution agreements, and other instruments related to the transfer of real property interestsKey Achievement:✓ Conceived the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the federal public sector on the transfer of PWGSC real property assets that was projected to optimize the distribution of energy among publicly owned buildings in the downtown Ottawa core

● Oversaw the 8-member AAFC legal team in the full-cycle planning and execution of the litigation response to the largest class actions lawsuits in Canadian history with major tobacco companies seeking $100 billion in damages ● Prepared legal opinions, briefing notes, presentations, and various documentation to support the class actions● Conducted in-depth legal research and analysis to inform decision-making and address class action allegations Key Achievement:✓ Spearheaded the AAFC’s legal response to the class action lawsuit that resulted in a successful motion to strike by the Supreme Court of Canada against the tobacco manufacturer’s allegations that Canada should be held liable to pay damages