Lie was a Paliare Roland partner, while Godil was a Fasken partner
Sean Fraser, federal justice minister and attorney general, has announced the appointments of the following judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice: Tina H. Lie in Toronto and Rahat Godil in Newmarket.
According to the news release from Canada’s justice department, Lie took the place of Justice Peter J. Cavanagh in Toronto, who elected to be a supernumerary judge as of Oct. 25.
Godil replaced Justice Kenneth L. Campbell in Toronto, who elected to be a supernumerary judge as of June 15. As Patrick J. Boucher, the court’s chief justice, transferred Justice Jill C. Cameron in Newmarket to that slot, Godil thus filled the vacancy in Newmarket.
“I wish Justices Lie and Godil every success as they take on their new roles,” Fraser said in the news release. “I am confident they will serve the people of Ontario well as members of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.”
The federal justice department’s news release provided more information regarding the two new judicial appointees.
Lie was most recently a partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP in Toronto. Her litigation practice has centred on administrative law, employment law, and commercial litigation.
She has appeared before administrative tribunals and all court levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She has mentored lawyers and students alike and presented at continuing professional development programs.
Lie acted as counsel on the Motherisk Hair Analysis Independent Review and as a staff lawyer on the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario.
In 2007, she gained admission to the Ontario bar and the New York state bar after clerking for the justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. In 2006, she obtained her LLB and BCL from McGill University.
Lie is a second-generation Chinese Canadian.
Over the past two decades, Godil has worked at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. She most recently served as a partner at Fasken in Toronto.
Her litigation and dispute resolution practice has focused on contractual, civil, and commercial disputes. She has appeared before all court levels and before domestic and international arbitral tribunals.
Godil has contributed to the efforts of the South Asian Bar Association and Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association.
She has been a faculty member for The Advocates’ Society’s and Osgoode Professional Development’s annual written advocacy course and a guest lecturer for the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society’s “Gold Standard” commercial arbitration course.
Godil earned admission to the Ontario bar in 2007 and received her JD from the University of Toronto in 2006.
In a news release, Fasken congratulated Godil on her judicial appointment and wished her success in her new role.
“Rahat is an exceptional advocate and colleague whose sound judgment, integrity and commitment to excellence have made a lasting contribution to our Firm and the broader legal community,” said Clarke Barnes, Fasken’s managing partner, and Neil Kravitz, the firm’s managing partner-elect.
“Rahat has distinguished herself as a talented and strategic litigator, a trusted adviser to her clients and a dedicated leader,” added Karen Sargeant, Fasken’s Ontario managing partner. “She has also been a generous mentor and a passionate champion of equity, diversity and inclusion.”
On Oct. 21, Fraser announced the appointment of Karen P. Hulan as a Superior Court judge in Barrie.
On Oct. 19, Fraser announced the following Superior Court appointments: Julie Audet as regional senior judge for the East Region and Gabrielle M.S. Beaulieu as a Family Court judge in Ottawa.
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