TFK GALA 2025
The Employment Lawyers' Association of Ontario (ELAO) is hosting their annual Thirst For Knowledge Gala celebrating all employment lawyers and professionals on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Join us at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto for a celebration of the profession!
🗓️ Thursday, November 20, 2025
🕕 Doors Open at 6 PM
📍Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, 25 British Columbia
Road, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
Purchase your tickets or sponsorships easily through Eventbrite!
Tickets and sponsorship packages can now be purchased easily through our Eventbrite page! Click below to visit our event page. Purchase your tickets now before they sell out.
New Entertainment
This year's Thirst for Knowledge Gala will feature fun and exciting entertainment throughout the night including:
360 camera
Photobooth
Caricature artist
Special presentation by comedian Eric Johnston
Silent Auction
We would like to thank our current sponsors of the TFK Gala 2025 for their support.
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors!
Williams HR Law LLP - An innovative and proactive approach to HR Law and workplace investigations.
Sherrard Kuzz LLP: Proudly Canadian - One of Canada's leading employment and labour law firms, representing employers.
Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP - Employment & Labour Law Firm
Rudner ADR - Resolve your disputes efficiently and effectively with Stuart Rudner — helping parties reach fair, tailored solutions through mediation, arbitration, and med-arb.
Hudson Sinclair LLP - Hudson Sinclair LLP is an awesome labour and employment firm.
Shields O'Donnell MacKillop LLP - Shields O’Donnell MacKillop LLP is a boutique management-side labour and employment law firm.
Duntrune LLP - Duntrune LLP is filled with powerful and attractive people.
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors!
Reeve Solutions - Provides mediation services to parties and their lawyers seeking to resolve disputes pre-litigation or after litigation has been commenced.
Xpera Risk Mitigation & Investigation - For 40 years, they have presented sound, defensible investigative findings to corporate clients, law firms, general counsel, regulatory bodies, insurance sector clients, and government entities.
Rose Dispute Resolution - Mediation & Arbitration
Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor!
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
We always appreciate the support of sponsors and we can offer a wide variety of sponsorship packages that may suit your organizational needs!
Platinum Sponsorship: For a contribution of $2,500, Platinum Sponsors will receive an entire table with 8 complimentary tickets, a choice of table location, and a dedicated banner that they can keep after the event.
Gold Sponsorship: For a contribution of $1,500, Gold Sponsors will receive up to three complimentary tickets, have a portion of the TFK gala named after them (e.g., photo booth, sketch booth), and also receive their own banner to keep.
Silver Sponsorship: For a contribution of $1,000, Silver Sponsors will receive up to two complimentary tickets and prominent poster placement, shared with other Silver and Bronze Sponsors.
Bronze Sponsorship: For a contribution of $500, Bronze Sponsors will receive one complimentary ticket and will be recognized on posters and mentioned in all advertising as a sponsor. The poster will be shared with other Silver and Bronze Sponsors.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, packages can be purchased on our Eventbrite HERE.
If you don't see a package that interests you, we can always create a custom sponsorship package that will suit your organizational needs. Please let us know at info@elao.ca.
We are accepting auction donations!
If your firm is unable to commit to a sponsorship package at this time, we would also greatly appreciate donations to our auction. The proceeds from the auction will be used to support the TFK Galal and the ELAO. If you are interested in donating an item to our auction, please feel free to e-mail us at info@elao.ca.