Lai-King Hum appointed President of the Ontario chapter of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers

Lai-King Hum appointed President of the Ontario chapter of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers

Lai-King Hum was recently appointed President of the Ontario chapter of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL). Lai has been an active member of FACL since late 2010, and was co-chair of the FACL Conference in 2011 and 2012. She is committed to actively working to raise the profile of Asian-Canadian lawyers, and to ensure diversity in the profession.

FACL was founded in Toronto as an organization of Asian Canadian legal professionals and has grown to a national organization with provincial chapters, partnering with other lawyer and like-minded associations on various initiatives. FACL’S mandate is supported by the three pillars of promoting equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Canadians in both the legal profession and in the wider community. FACL is an affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (“NAPABA”), an organization of over 40,000 attorneys.