Tanya Walker

Editorial Board member - Canadian Lawyer

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Tanya Walker obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in 2005 and her Honours Bachelor of Commerce, with a minor in Economics, from McMaster University in 2002. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2006.

Tanya is currently serving her third term as a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario. She was elected by her peers as the first Black female Bencher from Toronto in the Law Society’s almost 230-year history.

Tanya is the Managing Partner of Walker Law, a Bay Street litigation firm focused on complex commercial disputes. She is a frequent speaker on legal issues within the Toronto community and a regular legal analyst on national television and radio, including appearances on CTV, CBC and Global News.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Development Award, and has been recognized in the Lexpert Guides (2017 and 2018) as a “Leading Lawyer to Watch” in Corporate/Commercial Litigation.