2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

Christine Staley is the Director of Professional Development at the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association where she focuses on ensuring that in-house counsel are provided up to date and relevant PD and insights.  She is most proud of her role in the development of a first of its kind executive-MBA style program specifically for in-house counsel, in collaboration with Rotman School of Management. She holds a law degree from the University of Ottawa and practiced in the areas of insurance defence and coverage in Toronto. After leaving the practice of law, she held senior leadership roles in various legal organizations in Ontario and Alberta. In addition to working with the CCCA, Christine is also the Executive Director of Dyslexia Canada, a not-for-profit dedicated to ensuring equal access to education for children in Canada with dyslexia and President of the Family Services of Peel.

Tim Harty is CEO at Mondaq, a leading global provider of AI-enabled content marketing, data and analytics solutions for professional services firms, helping its 20 million readers worldwide find answers to legal, tax and compliance questions and creating a market for professional services firms and organisations worldwide. Mondaq has over 2 million readers in Canada, including the vast majority of Canadian in-house counsel and executives from thousands of Canadian organisations. Tim is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience serving global legal and compliance markets in product development and general management roles at Thomson Reuters and Mondaq.