Nicole Merrick –  President

Nicole Merrick – President

Nicole Merrick, B.A., LL.B,  is a long standing advocate on the issue of children’s rights. Nicole is a lawyer and partner at one of Winnipeg’s leading law firms, Taylor McCaffrey LLP. Nicole has volunteered in the past with the Office of the High...
David Matas, LL.M

David Matas, LL.M

David Matas is a Winnipeg based immigration and refugee lawyer. He chaired the international meetings of ECPAT in Bangkok in 2002, and in Rio de Janiero in 2005 and 2008. He provides legal counsel for Beyond Borders. He was awarded the Order of Canada in December...
Mark Erik Hecht, B.A., DIA, LL.B.

Mark Erik Hecht, B.A., DIA, LL.B.

Mark Erik Hecht is a lawyer, academic and human rights advocate as well as the co-founder of Beyond Borders.  He is currently legal advisor to the Children’s Aid Society and the senior legal counsel to Beyond Borders/ECPAT Canada. Prior to his recent appointments, he...
Jonathan Rosenthal, LL.B.

Jonathan Rosenthal, LL.B.

Jonathan Rosenthal is a Toronto based criminal defence lawyer and professor adjunct at Osgoode Hall Law School.He is a frequent media commentator and has made it his passion to advocate as best he can on behalf of society’s most vulnerable members; children.Speaking...