Background & Experience
Sotonye is a lawyer at Koskie Glavin Gordon and represents a variety of unions covering various industries. Prior to joining Koskie Glavin Gordon, she practiced civil litigation in Nigeria representing labour unions in appellate advocacy in the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Sotonye’s practice in Canada includes working in the insurance industry as a defence lawyer representing clients in complex litigation involving tort claims to contractual disputes in all stages of litigation including, discoveries, chambers hearing, mediations and trials. Sotonye is excited to be starting a new chapter of her career returning to union side labour and employment law. Outside of work, she sits as a board member of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) BC branch and a member of the Accessibility Committee of the BC Labour Relations Board.
Education
- Business Leadership Certificate – Rotman School of Management- University
of Toronto (2021) - Master of Laws – University of British Columbia (2012)
- Bachelor of Laws – Obafemi Awolowo University (2007)
Associations
- Member Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
- Member- Law Society of BC – 2020
- Member – Canadian Bar Association – 2013
- Associate- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) – 2010
- Member -Nigerian Bar Association – 2008
Awards & Rankings
- Law Foundation Fellowship 2010-2012
- Dale Carnegie Scholarship Foundation 2005/2006
Publications
- Integrating Trade and Human Rights in West Africa: An Analysis of the
ECOWAS Experience” (2012) 32 Windsor Rev Legal Soc. Issues. - How CSR Can Help Lagos Get Disabilities Law on Right Track” The Guardian
Newspaper July 2012.