Mark M. Persaud, LL.B., LL.M., LL.D. is a member of the Ontario Bar and held a broad range of positions with the Department of Justice as a prosecutor, counsel to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and civil litigation counsel. He studied political science at York University, attended the Center for Study of Values in Public Life at Harvard University and obtained his law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School. He is the recipient of many awards and recognition for his civic and public sector contributions including a Public Sector Law Alumni Gold Key Award in 2007 from Osgoode Hall Law School, both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and a Canada 150 Medal for leadership and significant service to Canada. He was nominated by the diplomatic community for the prestigious 2006 Seoul Peace Prize.
He was twice elected to the national executive of a Federal Canadian political party and has chaired and advised on political campaigns at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. He has also been recognized as an exceptional lawyer by the Law Society of Ontario’s Lawyers Make History project. He received a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa in June 2016 from the Law Society of Ontario. He practises in both civil and criminal litigation including commercial and real estate litigation, administrative and regulatory law and professional discipline. He has also been an adjunct law professor in the United States. He is the Chair of the Justice Committee for the Black North Initiative (BNI).
