{"id":261822,"date":"2026-04-20T14:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=261822"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:54:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/canadian-in-house-counsel-celebration-2026\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">October 8, 2026 <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/181+Wellington+St+W,+Toronto,+ON+M5V+0A1,+Canada\/@43.6454133,-79.3872946,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x882b34d14ec3c2eb:0xbe94ece346b42afc!8m2!3d43.6454133!4d-79.3872946!16s%2Fg%2F11bw3w_qs5?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton 181 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0A1, Canada<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Dress Code<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> Formal (Black tie \/ gowns \/ cocktail dresses)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Reception<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> 6pm &#8211; 7pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Gala Dinner, Awards &amp; Entertainment<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> 7pm &#8211; 10pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hotel rooms are available at the host venue- The Ritz Carlton Toronto for a discounted rate of $495\/night. Please use this link to book your room:\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-gb\/event-reservations\/reservation-link.mi?id=1786556870237&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink&amp;_branch_match_id=1618221114131934163&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0MtNLCrKzC8p0UvOz9UvSi0uy0wtN7LPTLE1NLcwMzU1szA3MDI2V8tOrbR1DwpQA2qxBanKyczLVqsrSk1LBWrPS49PKsovL04tsnVNSU8FAMQCOZlfAAAA. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marriott.com%2Fen-gb%2Fevent-reservations%2Freservation-link.mi%3Fid%3D1786556870237%26key%3DGRP%26app%3Dresvlink%26_branch_match_id%3D1618221114131934163%26_branch_referrer%3DH4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0MtNLCrKzC8p0UvOz9UvSi0uy0wtN7LPTLE1NLcwMzU1szA3MDI2V8tOrbR1DwpQA2qxBanKyczLVqsrSk1LBWrPS49PKsovL04tsnVNSU8FAMQCOZlfAAAA&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceventchanges%40legal500.com%7Cee869df6e317484541f408df044b3bb3%7Cf33170414c364466b6b37bd7c561ec7c%7C0%7C0%7C639234393299900499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GGwpmTHKyG%2B%2BfGtwq8rBn0Zg5VLeeYE0FQzVMJ19Srg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Book your group rate for Canadian In-House Counsel Celebration 2026<\/a>\u00a0OR call 1-800-241-3333 and reference the name of the Event: Canadian In-House Counsel Celebration Awards<\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Your host<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"548\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-261824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Jessi_Cruickshank_Feb2021_alt.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Jessi_Cruickshank_Feb2021_alt.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Jessi_Cruickshank_Feb2021_alt-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Jessi_Cruickshank_Feb2021_alt-1024x468.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Jessi_Cruickshank_Feb2021_alt-768x351.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Jessi Cruickshank: Television Personality<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Called &#8220;the funniest woman on TV today, period&#8221;, by The Province, Jessi Cruickshank has been the host of some of television&#8217;s most popular programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Jessi broke into comedy as the only girl in an all-male improv troupe alongside Seth Rogen. She soon became a household name as the face of MTV, hosting the daily show MTV Live and smash hit The Hills After Show, which was syndicated in ten countries and generated record-breaking ratings in Canada and the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Jessi went on to host Live from E!, Oh Sit!, Jerseylicious, and Olympic Morning. She was also a correspondent for Etalk for six seasons, the co-host of CBC&#8217;s The Goods, and the host of Canada&#8217;s Smartest Person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Today, Jessi is the founder of New Mom, Who Dis?, a global community and national brand that has become a go-to destination for candid, honest, and always funny takes on motherhood. She is also the host of the weekly podcast series, Phone a Friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Please welcome&#8230;Jessi Cruickshank!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 8, 2026 The Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton 181 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0A1, Canada Dress Code Formal (Black tie \/ gowns \/ cocktail dresses) Reception 6pm &#8211; 7pm Gala Dinner, Awards &amp; Entertainment 7pm &#8211; 10pm Hotel rooms are available at the host venue- The Ritz Carlton Toronto for a discounted rate of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/canadian-in-house-counsel-celebration-2026\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":261768,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-261822","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":277014,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261822\/revisions\/277014"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}