Yesterday the Ontario Bar Association announced W&Co. Senior Counsel, Kate Kempton, as the recipient of the 2026 OBA Award of Excellence in Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law.
The OBA Award of Excellence was created to recognize exceptional contributions and achievements by a lawyer practicing in the Constitutional Civil Liberties Human Rights Law, including:
- Excellence in the practice of human rights law or constitutional law.
- Mentorship of other lawyers and law students in the area of human rights and constitutional law.
- Contributions to the development of human rights and constitutional law, including through academic scholarship, teaching and continuing legal education at the OBA, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Ontario or other organizations on human rights and equality law.
Congratulations, Kate!