Winnipeg-based lawyer Melissa Cattini has been selected as an “Excellence Awardee” (finalist) for Female Trailblazer of the Year (Private Practice) for the 2025 Canadian Law Awards.
This award recognizes lawyers in private practice who have demonstrated outstanding professional accomplishments, leadership and community involvement and have contributed to advancing gender equality in the legal profession in 2024.
Excellence Awardees are shortlisted from a pool of nominees based on industry experience, feedback and research conducted by Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer to identify exemplary individuals. Awardees are then scored by an independent panel of judges to select a single winner.
The winner will be announced at a gala event on Wednesday, May 7 in Toronto.
Please join us in congratulating Melissa on this well-deserved recognition.
MLT Aikins partner Melissa Cattini practises primarily in areas of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity buy-outs, asset and share purchase transactions, business combinations, owner-operated enterprises, buy-sell agreements and transactions, corporate governance, commercial leasing and commercial financing. Melissa also focuses on franchise law and related regulatory compliance matters and is the head of the firm’s franchise practice group.
Melissa believes strongly in the value of education and mentorship. She frequently speaks on topics relating to corporate and commercial law, M&A, franchise law, legal negotiations, private practice, and personal practice management at events for students, practitioners, entrepreneurs and investors alike.
Now in its sixth year, the awards honour “the exemplary achievements and unwavering dedication of legal professionals across the nation” and celebrate the firms and legal professionals who are shaping the future of the industry. The awards are presented by Canadian Lawyer.
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