Dale Lastman, Chair of Goodmans LLP, will speak on The Power of Sports: “If Only Life Were More Like Sports” as part of Western Law’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

Dale is a Director of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. and serves as an Alternate Governor for the NHL and NBA and a Governor of the Toronto Argonauts for the CFL. In 2018, Dale was appointed Chair of the Baycrest Board of Directors. He also serves as an Honorary Trustee of the Hospital for Sick Children, and on the Board of Directors of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Roots Ltd. and the CAMH Foundation.

In 2017, Dale was named a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2014, Dale was appointed by the Minister of National Defence as an Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy. He has also been awarded the rank of an Honorary Detective by the Toronto Police Service. Dale has been recognized among "Toronto’s 50 Most Influential People" by Toronto Life Magazine. He was honoured as one of the ICRF’s 2010 “Men of Distinction” for his philanthropic efforts and contributions to the community and in 2011 and 2012, was presented with the ICRF’s Chairman’s Award. Dale is a Director of Canada’s "Top 40 Under 40", a recipient of the Award and its “Best of the Best” Canadian Leadership Award.

Contact:

Susanna Eayrs
seayrs@uwo.ca

Event Type:

Lecture / Seminar

Audience:

Alumni, Faculty, Future Students, Graduate Students, Staff, Undergraduate Students, Professional Students, Postdocs, General Public

Department:

Faculty of Law