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2024 Fall & Recent Call Conference - sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities

  • 13 Jun 2024
  • 16 Nov 2024
  • Toronto

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We are now accepting sponsors for the following:

1. 52nd Annual CLA Fall Conference (November 15-16, 2024 - in-person)


  • 600 to 700 attendees
  • 90% of attendees are practicing criminal defence lawyers.
  • 95% of attendees practice in Ontario.
  • Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto

2. 36th Annual G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Award Presentation (November 16, 2024 - in-person)
  • 2024 Winner: The Honourable Bruce Durno.
  • 200 to 300 attendees
  • Attendees are criminal defence lawyers, justices and o various members of the legal community.
  • Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto

3. Annual Women in Criminal Law Dinner (November 14, 2024 - in person)

  • Leña Restaurante, 176 Yonge St, Toronto, 7 to 9 p.m.
  • 72 criminal defence lawyers that identify as female.

4. 10th Annual Recent Call Conference (October 19, 2024 - Hybrid)

  • 200 to 300 participants
  • 90% of participants are practicing criminal defence lawyers in their first seven years of practice.
  • Ontario Bar Association, 20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto

Sponsorship levels (includes all four functions noted above):

  • Visionary (x1) $10,000
  • Platinum (x3) $7,500
  • Gold (x5) $5,000
  • Silver (x10) $2,000
  • Bronze (unlimited) $1,000

BREAKDOWN OF SPONSOR BENEFITS NOTED BELOW:

VISIONARY X1 $10,000 CDN

  1. COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs

  2. COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,200+ legal professionals

  3. ONE DEDICATED EMAIL PROMOTION - sent via the CLA office to more than 5,200+ legal professionals.

  4. EXHIBITOR SPACE at the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  5. VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.

  6. 60 SECOND COMMERCIAL  – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  7. FIVE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATIONS to the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  8. LEAD SPONSOR OF G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Award Presentation.

  9. PDF ADVERTISEMENT SHARED WITH ALL REGISTRANTS

  10. CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

PLATINUM X3 $7,500 CDN EACH

  1. COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs

  2. COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,200+ legal professionals.

  3. EXHIBITOR SPACE at the main Fall Conference.

  4. VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.

  5. 45 SECOND COMMERCIAL  – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  6. THREE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATIONS to the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  7. CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

GOLD X5 $5,000 CDN EACH

  1. COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs

  2. COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,200+ legal professionals

  3. VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.

  4. 30 SECOND COMMERCIAL  – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  5. ONE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION to the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.

  6. CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

SILVER X10 $2,000 CDN EACH

  1. COMPANY NAME ON EVENT WEB PAGES

  2. COMPANY NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,200+ legal professionals

  3. VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.

BRONZE $1,000 CDN EACH

  1. COMPANY NAME ON EVENT WEB PAGES

  2. COMPANY NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: sent to more than 5,200+ legal professionals

FALL CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR SPACE $1,250 CDN EACH PLUS HST

ONLY 16 EXHIBITOR SPACES ARE AVAILABLE.

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:

  • The exhibitor space will be in the Ballroom Foyer – where all coffee breaks and Friday's cocktail reception will be held.
  • A listing of exhibitors, with a map with the placement of each, will be included in the Conference Materials. 
  • Email confirmations sent to all conference attendees will list confirmed exhibitors. 
  • The CLA website will also include a listing of confirmed exhibitors.
  • Food & beverages provided during scheduled CLA breaks are open to exhibitor staff to enjoy. Food circulated during the Friday social is also open to exhibitor staff to consume, but beverages will be at the expense of individuals (cash bar). 
  • Actual conference registration and luncheon attendance are NOT included with Exhibitor fee, but may be purchased separately. 
  • Space allocations will be available by mid-November. Each exhibitor will be contacted with space allocation details and shipping instructions closer to the conference date.
  • We will provide a 10' x 10' space, six-foot table, two chairs and an electrical outlet for your use. Exhibitors MUST stay within their allotted 10' x 10' space due to fire-code regulations and in fairness to other exhibitors.
  • We will print exhibitor staff name badges IF names are provided to the CLA office at least 48 hours in advance of the conference.
  • Set-up time will begin at 6:30 a.m., Friday, November 15, 2024.
  • Take-down time will end at 5 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2024.
  • Security personnel will be on duty between 7 p.m., Friday, November 15 and 8 a.m., Saturday, November 16; however, the CLA is not responsible for any lost or damaged items.
  • Wifi is included. However, exhibitors requiring telephone or hardwired high-speed lines will need to make arrangements directly with the hotel banquet office. Any additional fees for telephone/internet are to be paid directly to the hotel.  

What geographic regions are our members from?

  1. Alberta - 2%
  2. Belleville/Napanee - .7%
  3. British Columbia - 1.5%
  4. Durham - Victoria - Peterborough - 2.6%
  5. Grey/Bruce - .9%
  6. Haldimand/Norfolk/Brantford - .3%
  7. Halton - 1.3%
  8. Hamilton - 1.9%
  9. Kingston - 1.2%
  10. London - 3%
  11. Manitoba - .4%
  12. New Brunswick - .4%
  13. Newfoundland and Labrador  - .3%
  14. Niagara - .9%
  15. Northwest Territories - .1%
  16. Nova Scotia - .6%
  17. Nunavut  - .1%
  18. Ottawa - 6.3%
  19. Peel - 6.8%
  20. Quebec - .9%
  21. Rideau/St.Lawrence - .4%
  22. Saskatchewan - .5%
  23. Sault Ste. Marie - .5%
  24. Simcoe/Muskoka - 1.7%
  25. Sudbury - 2.5%
  26. Thunder Bay - Kenora - 1.6%
  27. Toronto - 48.5%
  28. USA - .3%
  29. Waterloo - Wellington - 2.4%
  30. Windsor - 1.7%
  31. York Region - 4.8%
  32. Yukon - .2%

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