Board of Directors
President
Alexis Eun Young Choi is a Solicitor, Municipal Law Section at the City of Toronto. She previously worked at Hydro One as Legal Counsel, with a broad practice in corporate and securities law. Prior to law school, Alexis worked in project management at a regulatory body for physiotherapists, where she spearheaded national and provincial projects.
Alexis is an enthusiastic advocate for mentorship, access to justice, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in the legal profession. She has been actively involved with FACL as the Treasurer, Secretary, and Co-Chair of various committees, including the Conference and Gala, Mentorship, and Strategic Planning Committees.
Most recently, she has served as a director on the board of Orchestra Toronto, one of Canada’s oldest and largest volunteer orchestras, and YWCA Toronto, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women, girls, and gender diverse people.
Alexis graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and obtained her M.A. and B.A. from University of Toronto.
Vice-President External
David Spence Valenzuela is an Assistant Crown Attorney with Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto. Until 2025, he was a member of the Child Abuse and Internet Child Exploitation Team. He is currently a member of the Guns and Gangs Unit, where he prosecutes serious firearms and drug trafficking offences. Before joining the Crown Attorney’s Office in 2017, David practiced civil litigation at Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a focus on professional liability and regulatory law. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals.
David volunteers with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, a national youth program affiliated with the Canadian Armed Forces. He teaches trial advocacy in the Law Practice Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and coaches high school students through Ontario Justice Education Network mock trial programs. David serves as Co-Chair of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers’ 2SLGBTQ+ Committee and represents FACL on the Law Society of Ontario Equity Advisory Group.
Vice-President Internal
Jessica Chan is a corporate-commercial lawyer at Torkin Manes LLP, where she advises clients at various stages of their business — from inception, through growth, reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions. She draws on her previous experience as a litigator and real estate lawyer, combining these with her corporate expertise to develop practical solutions and handle disputes in commercial, operational and governance matters.
Jessica has been a sole practitioner, served in-house, and worked in small, medium and large firms. She has built her legal career by taking untraditional paths, and is passionate about helping lawyers navigate language, jurisdictional, systemic and cultural hurdles.
Jessica is an enthusiastic advocate for mentorship, equity, diversity and inclusivity, and is the co-founder of her firm’s East Asian Lawyers Group.
Prior to law, Jessica was the Editor‐in‐Chief of Ricepaper, a nationally-distributed Asian Canadian magazine. For the past two years, Jessica has been the Co-Chair of the FACL Ontario Mentorship Committee. Her board experience includes terms on health, literary, arts and charitable organizations. Jessica is a law graduate of Dalhousie University and holds a Masters of Publishing from Simon Fraser University.
Secretary
Rui Zhang is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. Rui brings legal experience from all three levels of government. He supported a senator at the Senate of Canada on legislative and policy development initiatives, including work related to the Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act. He also worked on complex civil litigation matters at the Crown Law Office – Civil with the Ministry of the Attorney General, and appeared on motion hearings involving municipal and planning law issues at the City of Ottawa.
Committed to equity, justice, and mentorship, Rui is passionate about supporting students, young professionals, and internationally trained lawyers, while advancing inclusive opportunities through FACL.
Outside of law, Rui enjoys swimming, cycling, and exploring the city on foot. He is also an avid cat lover, especially fond of Dragon Li cats, orange tabbies, and munchkins.
Treasurer
Kate is a tax lawyer at Taxpayer Law where she handles tax litigation matters and judicial reviews.
Kate has been on the Board for 3 years as a Student Director and is elated to be returning as a Full Director. She has spent her prior three years working on various internal and external committees and initiatives with FACL and has most recently served as Secretary of the organization. Kate's priorities are governance, fiscal management and planning, wellness, and equity, inclusion, and diversity within the pan-Asian communities.
Prior to FACL, Kate was the Co-Chair and VP Finance of the Asia-Pacific Law Students' Association at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. There, she created and organized the first mentorship program for Asian law students which is a continued program.
Kate looks forward to the incoming term and connecting with colleagues to continue to advance the interests of the Asian legal community and building a stronger, healthier community.
Director
Allyson Lee is a partner at Sherrard Kuzz LLP, a management-side employment and labour law firm in Toronto.
Allyson has represented clients before administrative tribunals, all levels of court and the Supreme Court of Canada. A former judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, Allyson has a strong background in administrative law and judicial review. Her expertise includes the full range of employment, labour, and human rights law, including acting as an independent investigator for complex workplace investigations on sensitive matters such as allegations of sexual assault, racism and discrimination, and workplace violence and harassment.
Allyson is an active member in numerous professional organizations, including the Canadian Association for Counsel to Employers’ human rights committee.
Allyson obtained her J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Prior to law school she obtained an M.Sc. from Western University and a B.Sc. from Queen’s University.
Director
Annie Hu is Legal Counsel at Metrolinx, advising on corporate commercial matters. Prior to joining Metrolinx, Annie worked at a national full-service law firm, focusing on insurance defence, health law, and public sector litigation.
Annie graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School, where she received the Dean's Gold Key Award in recognition of her leadership and contributions to the law school community. Annie completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, earning an Honours Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Music and Criminology, and a minor in Sociology.
Annie was a recipient of the FACL Omatsu Scholarship, and has been involved with the organization in various capacities. She has served on the Board since 2023, co-chairing the Students Committee and Events Committee in 2024 and the Conference & Gala Committee in 2025. Currently, Annie serves as Secretary of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Communications & Marketing Committee, while remaining an active member of the Mentorship Committee.
In law school, Annie served as Co-President of the Asian Law Students Association and Vice-Chair of Student Caucus. Committed to access to justice, she worked at the Community & Legal Aid Services Program and the Investor Protection Clinic, both of which serve vulnerable communities. Annie is fluent in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien.
Outside of practice, Annie is a content creator, avid café explorer, and classically-trained pianist and violinist. Annie also serves as Marketing Chair on the Board of Directors for Orchestra Toronto, one of Canada's largest community orchestras.
Director
David Ang is a Member at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Before joining the IRB, David’s practice focused on family law litigation and Legal Aid work, and he later taught as a full-time professor at Algonquin College in the law clerk and paralegal programs.
In 2020, David helped form the FACL Ottawa Committee, with a continuing mandate is to highlight Asian representation in the Ottawa legal community, and to create programs that serve the needs of Asian law students and legal professionals in Ottawa.
David is a founding member of the County of Carleton Law Association’s Diversity Committee. David also serves on the Ottawa Humane Society’s Board of Directors.
Director
David How (he/him) is an associate in the Aboriginal Law Practice Group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell, where he advises Indigenous, government, and industry clients on Indigenous self-governance, the duty to consult, and treaty and impact benefit agreement negotiations.
David is originally from Vancouver where he summered, articled, and practiced after graduating from McGill Law and prior to moving to Toronto in 2024. He previously served on the Board of Directors of FACL BC and was the Advocacy Committee Chair and Co-Chair. David is also a member of the Law Society of British Columbia’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee and the CBABC’s Equity Subcommittee.
Outside the practice of law, David is an avid frisbee and volleyball player and lover of travel, having been to all seven continents.
Director
Hillson Tse is a Partner at RGZ Law in Toronto. In addition to a criminal and professional regulation defence practice, he also represents students in university academic proceedings. Hillson has defended clients in courts across Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba on all manners of criminal matters ranging from homicide to complex frauds. He teaches Criminal Procedure at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and coaches the OJEN Mock Trial competition.
Hillson was the President of FACL from 2023-2025 and co-Chaired the 2024 Conference and Gala. He chaired the FACL Mentorship Committee and the Advocacy and Policy Committee in his previous terms.
Hillson is also a Director with HF Cares (previously Hong Fook Mental Health Association) which provides culturally competent mental health care and support to Asian and Southeast-Asian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.
Hillson credits his ongoing legal progression to strong mentorship that started in law school and remains active in mentorship activities through various legal organizations.
Director
Jennifer is an associate at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with a practice in a broad range of banking and finance transactions. Jennifer completed her J.D. at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law where she was the 2021-2022 co-president of Asia Law Society, the 2021 O-Week Student Coordinator, and the visual coordinator of Ultra Vires, the Faculty’s independent student newspaper. She also volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada.
Prior to law school, she obtained her Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Honours, Co-op) from the University of Waterloo and her Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Before embarking on this journey in the legal field, Jennifer was an urban planner for a few years at a global urban design and planning consultancy based in Toronto and worked on a full range of development and master plan projects in Canada and the United States.
Having lived in four countries, Jennifer is also fluent in Mandarin and Japanese. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys digital art and regularly collaborates with other international digital artists.
Director
Kenneth Yau-Wing Jim graduated from the University of Ottawa with an Honours BA in History with a second concentration in Criminology in 2004. He then graduated from the University of Windsor’s Law School in 2007. Throughout his university career, Kenneth was heavily involved with volunteering and student associations. Kenneth articled with the union-side labour firm of Jewitt McLuckie and was called to the bar in 2008. Since his call, Kenneth has practiced criminal defence exclusively. Since 2009, Kenneth has been a staff lawyer with Legal Aid Ontario.
From 2010 to 2023, his practice was dedicated to criminal trials and appeals. He has defended charges ranging from theft under to first degree murder. He specialized in cases involving Charter violations and bringing applications to exclude evidence or to stay proceedings. He has appeared before all levels of trial and appeal court in Ontario, including the Ontario Review Board.
He is currently a Case Manager, in the Provincial Case Management Office, at Legal Aid Ontario. Kenneth dedicates a lot of time to the community, and legal profession. He is a volunteer in LSO’s articling mentor program, a tutor for the barrister exam, and provides advice to other lawyers through the Coach and Advisor Network. He is also an active member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association and is a member of their Diversity Committee. He is the current president of the Association of Chinese Canadian Lawyers of Ontario, and sits on the board of directors for Coral Place (non-profit housing), PLASP (Peel Lunch and After School Program), St. Teresa of Avila Parent and School Council, and FACL’s Policy and Advocacy Committee. He also is on the LSO’s Equity Advisory Group, and also is vice-chair of RODA.
He also volunteers extensively with the Ontario Justice Education Network, and has coached high school students for mock bail and trial tournaments. His one team from Gordon Graydon Secondary became the first school to capture both bail and trial championship titles in the same school year. Kenneth is also a mentor through First Generation Network, and other initiatives at law schools. Kenneth’s interests include collecting vintage shoes, homage watches, wok cooking, and using charcoal to burn his food.
Director
Megan Mah is a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP. Her practice focuses on human rights, employment, administrative, regulatory and constitutional law. Megan has represented clients on a range of litigation matters. She regularly advises on workplace-related issues, including workplace policies, accommodation, and performance management. Megan also has experience in facilitating training sessions focused on respect in the workplace, and in conducting workplace investigations. Representing both employers and employees, Megan has worked for clients including private individuals, private companies, public institutions, professional regulators, not-for-profit organizations, and universities.
Megan completed her LL.B. and B.C.L. at McGill University, and served as a board member and the Director of Human and Material Resources at the Legal Information Clinic at McGill. Megan is currently the Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section and a member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Council. She is a member of FACL’s Advocacy & Policy Committee, and is the Vice-Chair and FACL’s representative for the Roundtable of Legal Diversity Associations (RODA). Megan was the recipient of FACL’s 2021 Young Lawyer of the Year Award. She has also been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the category of Labour and Employment Law.
Director
Robert Shek is an Intellectual Property lawyer at Fasken and is focused on providing strategic guidance in the field of trademarks, copyrights, and patents. He represents clients in all areas of technology, advising them on strategies for protecting and managing their intellectual property portfolios.
As part of his practice, Robert places an emphasis on ensuring that his client’s intellectual property strategies align with their business objectives. Robert assists clients with the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, covering a range of technologies, including software, and computer-related technologies. He has extensive experience with matters involving patentability, validity, infringement, and enforcement of patent rights.
During the last few years, Robert has been a member of FACL Ontario and more recently has served on the Membership Committee. Once a mentee of the FACL mentorship program, Robert gladly gives back by providing advice to students and builds on the mentorship he received by passing it to the next generation of legal professionals.
Director
Light completed B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics at Memorial University and LL.B. in Law at King’s College London. He’s lived many different cities around the world before arriving in Ottawa to join Engineers Canada.
Prior to this, Light worked as a legal counsel and corporate secretary within the technology sector where he provided legal expertise in due diligence, contract negotiation, compliance and board services.
As General Counsel for Engineers Canada, Light provides strategic solutions to all legal matters impacting the organization, including trademark protection, contracts, privacy, employment, policy development, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. As corporate secretary, Light provides operational and oversight support to the Board.
Director
Veenu Goswami 
Veenu Goswami attended the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2018. His professional experience in law consists of a summer student position at a civil litigation boutique, clerkships at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, and his current position as Crown counsel at the Crown Law Office – Criminal. He has served as a member of FACL’s Mentorship Committee and Awards Committee.
Director
Victoria practices in plaintiff-side personal injury and class actions at Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP, in Toronto. In particular, Victoria is heavily involved in cases that disproportionately affect women and vulnerable individuals, for instance, talcum powder and ovarian cancer, and breast implants and lymphoma cancer. Prior to joining HSH, Victoria maintained a broad commercial litigation practice.
Outside of the office, Victoria has been actively involved with FACL, and currently co-chairs the mentorship committee. She also regularly volunteers her time with The Advocates Society, various continuing education programs, and Pro Bono Ontario. She will be teaching Insurance Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. In her free time, Victoria competed in salsa and bachata dancing and in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and enjoys rock-climbing and off-the-beaten path travelling.
Director
Bill Wu maintains a dynamic and wide-ranging practice in competition law, antitrust, foreign investment and international trade.
Bill’s competition law practice includes the full range of competition law matters, including merger reviews, supplementary information requests, competition litigation, internal investigations, cartel defence and class actions.
As part of his international trade law practice, Bill works on anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations involving the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Bill is teaching Competition Law as an adjunct instructor at Queens’ University Faculty of Law.
Bill is also an active member of the leadership of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section and has assisted on a variety of competition and policy matters in the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law. He has testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding amendments to the Competition Act.
Student Director
Dorothy Dinh Chan is an articling student at Lighthouse Family Law LLP and a graduate of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, where she was the recipient of the 2023 Staffieri Family Scholarship in Law.
During law school, Dorothy served as Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Law Students’ Association and summered at the Family Responsibility Office. In 3L, she completed a supervised independent research project examining parental alienation and hopes to further develop the paper for publication. Prior to law school, Dorothy worked in clinical nutrition research before founding a content creation and research business.
Dorothy is returning to the FACL Board after serving as a Student Director for the past two years. During her time on the Board, she has served as the Women's Subcommittee Lead, Podcast Project Co-Lead, and a member of the Conference/Gala Team.
Outside of law, Dorothy enjoys spending time with her family and is a mom to a toddler. Having balanced law school, community involvement, and parenthood, she is passionate about fostering supportive and inclusive professional communities.
Student Director
Felice Chun is a recent graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to law school, she earned a Master of Science in Applied Immunology from the University of Toronto, where her research focused on skeletal muscle proteins in diabetes. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Immunology and Global Health.
During her time at Osgoode, Felice served as a Senior Editor and Director of Technical Training for the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and as the Upper-Year Representative for the Asian Law Students Association. Felice also gained valuable experience working with in-house counsel at the University Health Network and AstraZeneca Canada.
Felice looks forward to her articling term at WeirFoulds LLP. In her spare time, she enjoys staying active, trying new restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.
Student Director
Jacqueline Chan
Jacqueline Chan is a rising 3L at Lincoln Alexander School of Law. She will complete a mini-pupillage at Armis Chambers in Hong Kong in her 2L summer, following a mini-pupillage at RW Chambers in her 1L summer.
During law school, Jacqueline was selected as an alternate contestant for the 2026 WeirFoulds‑Arnup Cup Trial Advocacy Competition (formerly Sopinka Cup) and advanced to Round 2 of the Norton Rose Fulbright Venture Capital & Private Equity Competition, where she drafted a Series A term sheet. She also serves as a Peer Mentor with the Asia Pacific Law Students' Association and as a Courtroom Coordinator for moot competitions. Next semester, she will complete a placement at Neighbour Legal Services, assisting clients with social assistance matters.
Prior to law school, she worked in advertising technology before founding a health-tech startup, where it was admitted into AllRaise fundraising bootcamp and H2i Accelerator. She holds an MBA from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, where she was a finalist in the MIINT Impact Investing Case Competition at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and travel planning, learning languages from watching TV dramas, American and British comedies and attending tech events. She is joining FACL's board to help students from non‑traditional backgrounds, especially those pivoting from business and tech, navigate their path into law.
Student Director
Student Director
Serina Som is a 3L at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. She is a Summer Student at Boghosian + Allen LLP and will be completing an exchange at the National University of Singapore in her final year of law school. Originally from Vancouver, she holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Counselling from the University of British Columbia.
Her research at the UBC Sauder School of Business on racial bias in perceptions of diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders sparked her interest in advancing equity and justice for underrepresented communities. She continues to pursue this interest through her role on the executive team of the Queen’s Asian Law Students Association and her involvement with FACL.
At Queen’s, Serina has been involved with Pro Bono Students Canada, the Law Students’ Society, and the Conflict Analytics Lab’s Legal AI Clinic. As a Student Director with FACL, she is focused on creating meaningful opportunities for students to connect with mentors, peers, and the broader legal community.
With experience in research, event planning, and student leadership, Serina is committed to bridging students and professionals and amplifying Asian Canadian voices in the legal profession. In her spare time, she enjoys ceramics, lagree, and following fashion trends.
Student Director