The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the appointment of Zahra Taseer to serve as its representative on the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) Board of Directors and the reappointment of Neha Chugh as its representative on the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) Board of Governors.
As a founding partner of LCO and OJEN, the Foundation is entitled to appoint a representative to serve on each organization’s governing body. Representatives act independently of the Foundation while helping to keep our complementary organizations connected.
Zahra Taseer
Zahra Taseer joins as the Foundation’s representative on the OJEN Board of Directors effective April 2024. She replaces Paul Jonathan Saguil whose second and final term ended in February. The Foundation thanks Paul for his many years of service on its behalf.
Zahra is a family law lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator. She is a Partner at Laurel Family Law LLP and a panel lawyer for Legal Aid Ontario and the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. She is also an accredited mediator with the Ontario Association of Family Mediators and a roster mediator for Mediate393 that offers court onsite family mediation.
Zahra earned her LLM from the University of Toronto, her LLB from the University of Ottawa, and her BA from McGill University. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2004 and the Ontario Bar in 2009.
She has extensive experience serving on Boards of Directors and has worked for and volunteered with nonprofit organizations internationally and in Canada. In addition to her new role with OJEN, Zahra currently serves on the National Steering Committee of the National Association of Women and the Law. She is an executive member of the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association and she is a member of the Peel Law Association, Halton Law Association, Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association, Hamilton Lawyer’s Association, and The Advocates’ Society.
Neha Chugh
Neha Chugh has been reappointed as the Foundation’s representative on the LCO Board of Governors. She has been serving since January 2021.
Neha is a lawyer practicing in the East region of Ontario, Canada. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Waterloo, a Masters of Science in Planning from the University of Guelph, and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, and is pursuing a PhD in Sociology at Concordia University. Neha started Chugh Law Professional Corporation in 2014 in Cornwall, Ontario, and continues to pursue access to justice needs faced by the community, while also serving as the prosecutor in the Akwesasne Court. Neha was elected to be a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario in 2023.
About Law Commission of Ontario (LCO)
The Law Commission of Ontario is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. It provides independent, balanced, and authoritative advice on complex and important legal policy issues. Through this work, the LCO promotes access to justice, evidence-based legislation and legal policies, and public debate on important and topical law reform issues.
About Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN)
The Ontario Justice Education Network is a charitable not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with a province-wide mandate. We develop innovative educational tools that introduce young people to the justice system, help them understand the law, and build their legal capability. We work to help prepare young people to manage the legal aspects of problems that arise in their own lives.
