The Board of Governors, comprised of representatives of the founding partners and at-large members, determines policy for the LCO and approves projects, discussion papers and reports, among other responsibilities. Governors serve for three years.

Raj Anand (Chair)
Raj joined the LCO Board of Governors in 2014 and was appointed Chair effective April 16, 2020. After 25 years as a partner with WeirFoulds LLP, he set up his own firm in 2024 through Raj Anand Professional Corporation.

Neha Chugh (Vice-Chair)
Neha Chugh joined the LCO Board of Governors in January 2021 and is the appointee of the Law Foundation of Ontario. Neha is a criminal defence lawyer practicing in Eastern Ontario since 2011, and since 2014 has been the owner and managing partner of Chugh Law Professional Corporation.

Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernstein joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in September 2024. Andrew is a partner in Torys’ litigation department, and head of Torys’ Appellate Practice.

Trevor Farrow
Dean Trevor Farrow joined the LCO Board of Governors in September 2023 and is the appointee of Osgoode Hall Law School. Trevor C.W. Farrow, AB (Princeton), BA/MA (Oxford), LLB (Dalhousie), LLM (Harvard), PhD (Alberta), is the Dean and a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

Colleen Flood
Dean Colleen Flood joined the LCO Board of Governors as the representative for the Law Deans of Ontario in January 2025. She is the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University.

Kingsley Jesuorobo
Kingley Jesuorobo joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in September 2024. He is the founder and principal counsel at Kingsley Jesuorobo & Associates: Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries.

Randall Kahgee
Randall Kahgee joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in January 2021. He is Senior Counsel with Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP and specializes in indigenous rights law, with an emphasis on community-based processes and government-to-government negotiations.

Shalini Konanur
Shalini Konanur joined the LCO Board of Governors in January 2021 and is the appointee of the Law Society of Ontario. Shalini has worked in Ontario’s legal aid clinic system for her entire career (over 20 years).

Julie Lassonde
Julie Lassonde (she/they) joined the LCO Board of Governors as a member-at-large in 2024. She is a bilingual lawyer, a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Barreau du Québec, and an accredited mediator.