Jennifer Bishop, Past Chair

Jennifer Bishop is a senior partner at the law firm Aird & Berlis LLP, where she serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and as Founder and Co-Chair of the firm’s Sports, Media & Entertainment Group. She is the Global Chair of the International Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Committee. Jennifer is recognized as a leading Canadian business lawyer by multiple legal ranking organizations, including Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40. She has also been named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence by Women of Influence+. In 2025 she was inducted into the Canada Games Hall of Fame as a distinguished alumni, and in 2022 was inducted into the Newfoundland & Labrador Hall of Fame as both an athlete and a builder.

Formerly an elite tennis player, Jennifer remains dedicated to sport through her work with Tennis Canada and other key global leadership sport positions. She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Tennis Canada and currently serves on the Executive Board and as Chair of the Nominating Committee. Jennifer is a member of the International Tennis Federation’s Davis Cup Committee, which oversees the men’s World Cup of Tennis having previously served on the Billie Jean King Cup Committee from 2019-2021, which oversees the women’s World Cup of Tennis. In 2022, Jennifer was appointed to the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Ethics and Governance initiative, a position she holds with great pride. 

Jennifer fuels her passion for giving back to sport as Chair of the Board of the Doug Philpott Inner-City Children’s Tennis Federation, which is dedicated exclusively to helping change the lives of children through tennis in Toronto’s highest priority needs neighbourhoods. She also serves as is also an ambassador for Tennis Canada’s Game. Set. Equity initiative, advocating for increased participation for women and girls and commercial advancement for the women’s game. Jennifer is a former board member and President of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (est. 1876). 

Jennifer is frequently called upon to speak internationally on matters relating to business law and corporate governance, leadership and gender equity. In recent years, she has Co-Chaired a United Nations Session on the Status of Women, spoken on the Said Business School/Oxford University International Women’s Day Panel, spoken to Georgetown University’s MBA class regarding the monetization of sport, and was keynote speaker at both PepsiCo Canada’s International Women’s Day Event and Rotman School of Management’s Sports Business Association Annual Conference. Jennifer is also a key contributor to Tennis Canada’s annual UNMATCHED: Gender Equity in Sports Conference, where influential attendees and speakers such as Billie Jean King, Maria Sharapova and Dawn Staley rally together to advance gender equity.