Laila Azizi

ASSOCIATE

Laila Azizi is an associate practicing criminal law at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP.

Laila clerked at three levels of court: the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. At the Supreme Court, she clerked for Justice Sheilah L. Martin. At the Court of Appeal, she clerked for Associate Chief Justice J. Michal Fairburn and Justice Gary T. Trotter.

Laila was the recipient of the Board of Governors Gold Medal at the University of Windsor, where she earned her Juris Doctor. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and a Master of Arts in Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies from the University of Toronto. During her master’s studies, she was nominated for the John Edwards Award, which recognizes overall outstanding academic performance in the program.

During law school, Laila spent two summers at the Crown Attorney’s Office in Toronto.

Before law school, Laila worked for seven years in the Ontario Court of Justice, gaining extensive experience with the daily workings of a criminal court.

Called to the bar in 2024.