Heather K. Pessione

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2006

Areas of Practice
Corporate Commercial

Description
Heather is BLG’s research and written advocacy partner, and leads our team of research lawyers across the country. Heather’s practice focuses on supporting corporate and litigation clients and lawyers with complex legal strategy, research and written advocacy.

She specializes in corporate governance and thought leadership for not-for-profit corporations, including public hospitals, regulators, and Ontario Health Teams.

Heather regularly assists with written materials for appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and drafts opinions, pleadings, factums, corporate documents and publications. She also specializes in appellate and public law advocacy, and in the health and energy sectors.

Heather has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and at the Supreme Court of Canada.