News & Media

• ReferToHer & LEAF Team Up in Fight for Gender Equity

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will once again partner with the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) as the exclusive matching donor for their largest Giving Tuesday fundraiser to date.

  November 27, 2023
• ReferToHer Partners with Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF)

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will once again be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF’s annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser.

  November 28, 2022
• ReferToHer™ Partners with Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF)

  Given our mutual mission to advance gender equity, Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF’s annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser for the next three years.

  November 29, 2021
• Lenczner Slaght expands ReferToHer to include more female lawyers with aim to improve diversity

  Sana Halwani spoke to Law Times about ReferToHer’s decision to expand its criteria to include senior associates in the hopes that it will help alleviate some of the barriers they are facing to becoming a partner. 

  Sana Halwani | October 20, 2021
• Women's Legal Education and Action Fund Collaborates With ReferToHer to Advance Gender Equality

  The Canadian Lawyer Magazine featured ReferToHer for its partnership with the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). For the next three years, ReferToHer will be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF's annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser. 

  October 8, 2021
• ReferToHer™ Expands List Criteria to Enhance Inclusivity

  ReferToHer™ is committed to supporting and promoting the advancement of women in the legal industry. Recognizing that it is just as important for senior associates to be top of mind for referrals in order to build a thriving legal practice, we have expanded our criteria for listees.

  October 7, 2021
• Women Lawyers of Ontario

  The Women's Law Association of Ontario has featured Sana Halwani in their Women Lawyers of Ontario series. Sana speaks about the drive behind ReferToHer™ and her personal insights and advice on taking control of your legal career.

  Read Sana's feature here. 

  Read the feature on ReferToHer™ here. 

  Sana Halwani | January 26, 2021
• Racial reckoning raises stakes for law firms

  In Financial Time's Special Report: North America Innovative Lawyers, ReferToHer™ is featured as an initiative that is advancing inclusion in the legal profession.

  December 10, 2020
• Bold action needed to accelerate slow progress on gender equity: panel discussion on diversity

  Our EDI Chair, Dena N. Varah, was invited to the Canadian Law Awards to speak about ReferToHer™ and how the program aims to advance access, equality, and inclusion in today’s legal profession.

  Dena N. Varah | November 11, 2020
• Référez donc une avocate!

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy are mentioned in a recent Droit-inc article about the origin of ReferToHer™ and why it is important to be intentional when you refer work in the legal industry.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | November 10, 2020
• Website aims to correct a lack of referrals to female lawyers

  Sana Halwani and Shara N. Roy speak about ReferToHer in the Radio Canada International article titled Website aims to correct a lack of referrals to female lawyers.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | October 26, 2020
• Lawyers team up to drive more business to female experts

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy were interviewed by The Globe and Mail for their feature on ReferToHer™, its inaugural virtual event, and what’s coming up next!

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | October 25, 2020
• ReferToHer™ Expands Beyond Lawyers

  Recognizing that referrals are key to achieving business success in areas beyond private legal practice, ReferToHer™ is introducing a new list of experienced female Licensed Insolvency Trustees to whom you can confidently refer work. Click here to view the list!

  August 27, 2020
• ReferToHer™ Celebrates One Year Anniversary

  One year ago today, on June 3, 2019, Lenczner Slaght took a bold step toward gender equality and launched ReferToHer™, a series of lists, organized by practice group, of experienced female lawyers to whom you can confidently refer work.

  June 3, 2020
• How a new website directs referrals to women in law

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy were interviewed in Precedent Magazine's article How a new website directs referrals to women in law. Sana and Shara spoke aboout the origin of ReferToHer™ and how it has expanded since the launch in 2019.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | May 28, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght partners with McCarthy Tétrault to expand women’s referral program

  Sana Halwani was interviewed for the Lawyer's Daily article "Lenczner Slaght partners with McCarthy Tétrault to expand women’s referral program". In this article, Sana discusses the drive behind the recent expansion of ReferToHer™.

  Sana Halwani | February 4, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght expands its referral network for female lawyers to corporate practice areas

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy are quoted in the Law Times article Lenczner Slaght expands its referral network for female lawyers to corporate practice areas.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | January 22, 2020
• Introducing ReferToHer™ Corporate

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to partner with McCarthy Tétrault to expand ReferToHer and launch Corporate lists of experienced female lawyers to whom you can confidently refer work.

  January 21, 2020
• The top stories impacting lawyers now — Ontario’s 2019 legal year in review

  Our firm was mentioned in the Law Times article "The top stories impacting lawyers now — Ontario’s 2019 legal year in review".

  November 11, 2019
• Introducing ReferToHer™

  At Lenczner Slaght, we are committed to supporting and promoting the advancement of women at our firm and in the legal industry.

  June 3, 2019
• New list aims to create referral network for Canada’s female lawyers

  Sana Halwani and Shara N. Roy were interviewed for the Law Times article New list aims to create referral network for Canada’s female lawyers.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | June 3, 2019