The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is pleased to announce that Ross Earnshaw of Kitchener, Ontario has been elected President for 2018 - 2019. He is a partner in the Waterloo Region and Hamilton offices of Gowling WLG. He studied at Osgoode Hall, obtaining his...
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