Larry Banack joined the LCO Board of Governors as Chair on July 1, 2009. He is a partner at Koskie Minsky LLP, and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, professional negligence and insurance litigation and mortgage enforcement; he is an arbitrator and mediator and a member of a number of organizations dedicated to conflict resolution. He is counsel to a number of law firms, a variety of corporate and individual clients, and is general advisor to various government funds and professional associations. He has been a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1995, and serves on the Ontario Bar Association’s governing council.
Professional Career:
• Past Chair of the Law Foundation of Ontario (7 years)
• Past Chair the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Institute of Continuing Education, and civil litigation section
Achievements:
• University of Toronto Arbor Award (2006)
• OBA 2001 Award for Distinguished Service, Volunteer contributions
Education:
• B. Comm., McGill University (1972)
• Dip. I.R., McGill University (1972)
• LL.B., University of Toronto (1975)
Called to the Bar of Ontario:
• 1977
