Katrina Stephania Kairys

Katrina Kairys, Lawyer Katrina practices charity and not-for-profit law. She specializes in matters affecting voluntary sector organizations including corporate governance, charitable registration, and regulatory compliance. Katrina obtained her J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2020. Prior to attending law school, she obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. Katrina practiced charity and not-for-profit law at a national law firm for several years prior to co-founding Patel Kairys Law. Katrina is a director of ACCESS Community Capital Fund, a charity based in Toronto that provides eligible entrepreneurs with microloans and education. Katrina also volunteers her time as Vice-Chair of the Women's Nonprofit Network and is a director of Young Women in Law, a non-profit that supports women lawyers in their first years of practice. Katrina has authored articles in the Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal, Canadian Tax Foundation Conference Report and Ontario Bar Association Section Insider: Charity and Not-for-Profit Law. Katrina has also co-authored a chapter in The Muttart Foundation’s publication, Intersections and Innovations: Change for Canada’s Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector.