Annual Women in Law: Leading with Intention

Cynthia Kuel is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation and a partner in the Toronto office of Lerners LLP, where she practices commercial litigation and arbitration, health law and appellate advocacy. She has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, in arbitrations, before various tribunals and at the Supreme Court of Canada.  Cynthia is a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and held a number of other leadership roles in the firm and with external organizations over the past 10 years. Cynthia regularly participates in the education of firm members internally, and has chaired and presented numerous times at CLE events for the Law Society, the Advocates Society, Osgoode, and other institutional providers. She currently is one of the Assistant Program Directors for TCAS’ Gold Standard Course in Arbitration. Cynthia is listed in Chambers, Best Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert and Benchmark for her work in corporate and commercial litigation and/or in health care law/medical negligence litigation. In 2017, she was a recipient of Lexpert’s Zenith Award recognizing women in law for her excellence in advocacy and commitment to the advancement of women in practice.