9 Sotos lawyers take on 15 Ontario Bar Association leadership roles for 2026–27
Nine Sotos lawyers are taking on key leadership roles with the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) for the 2026–27 term, reflecting the depth of the firm’s involvement in the legal profession and across several areas central to our practice.
The firm’s representation includes leadership in Franchise Law, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, International Law, Aboriginal Law, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, and the Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance, as well as roles in OBA governance, professional development and public affairs.
At the association level, Mohsen Seddigh has begun his term as 2nd Vice-President of the OBA. He is set to become the OBA President in 2028.
Sotos also has significant representation within several OBA Sections.
- Idan Erez – Chair
- Adrienne Boudreau – Vice-Chair
- Ashley Caldwell – CPD Liaison
- Adil Abdulla – Past Chair
- Maria Arabella Robles – CPD Liaison
- Sara Ray Ramesh – Public Affairs Liaison
- Luca Bellisario – Public Affairs Liaison
- Karine Bédard – Member-at-Large
- Adil Abdulla – Member-at-Large
Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law
- Karine Bédard – Member-at-Large
Sexual & Gender Diversity Alliance
- Karine Bédard – Member-at-Large
- Sara Ray Ramesh – Secretary
Adil also serves as a Member-at-Large of OBA Council and a member of the OBA Professional Development Committee.
These roles involve more than participation in the profession. OBA leaders contribute to professional development, advocacy and dialogue on emerging legal issues and help shape programming and priorities within their respective areas of law.
For Sotos, the breadth of this involvement reflects something fundamental to our approach as a full-service business law firm: our lawyers are deeply engaged in the areas in which they practise, contributing their knowledge and experience to the continued development of the law and the profession.