Toronto (Canada) – Fasken is proud to announce that Karen Sargeant, Managing Partner of the Firm’s Ontario Region, was named Female Trailblazer of the Year in the Private Practice category at the 2025 Canadian Law Awards.
“I would like to congratulate Karen on her well-deserved recognition as Female Trailblazer of the Year for Private Practice at the 2025 Canadian Law Awards,” said Martin Denyes, Firm Managing Partner. “Karen’s invaluable leadership and dedication to mentorship throughout her career has created lasting change within our Firm and the legal industry. We are proud of the work she has done and look forward to her continued dedication as Managing Partner in Ontario.”
As Regional Managing Partner, Karen Sargeant spearheads the region’s strategic direction, setting the highest standards for legal service delivery. Her leadership centres on fostering an environment that develops exceptional talent, promotes diversity, encourages innovation and prioritizes client service excellence.
The outstanding achievements of Fasken and the Firm’s clients were also highlighted in the list of Excellence Awardees nominated in the various categories. The full list of nominees and winners can be found here.
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About the Canadian Law Awards
The Canadian Law Awards recognize the nation's leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals, deals and cases over the past year. The Awards research team reviewed all nominations, applying its own knowledge and some third-party information, to identify the outstanding firms, teams, individuals, deals or cases in each category that received an “Excellence Award.” The second phase of the research process involved the “Excellence Awards” nominations material being forwarded to the extensive independent judging panel for scoring against strict criteria. Judges’ scores were aggregated to produce a single “Gold Winner” in each category that was announced during the Canadian Law Awards event on May 7, 2025.
