Mann & Partners, LLP in the Community

Each year, the firm prioritizes charitable donations and participation in community and charitable events. Our lawyers also volunteer with a variety of community organizations as a way to share our knowledge and skills.

Below are some of the community organizations and events with which our firm and our lawyers are involved:

Friends Of Hospice Ottawa

Friends of Hospice Ottawa (FOHO) is an organization committed to supporting, educating and empowering those who are affected by or caring for an individual with a life-threatening illness. Foho cares for people and helps them live life as fully as possible.

Every year, lawyers and staff at Mann & Partners participate in the Hike for Hospice Palliative Care at Andrew Haydon Park. Mann & Partners has fundraised and donated thousands of dollars to FOHO's hospice care programs.

In addition, firm partner, Heather Austin-Skaret is a former member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Hospice Ottawa.

Ottawa Chamber Music Society

The Ocms is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to presenting chamber music of the highest possible artistic standard and making classical music accessible to everyone. Mann & Partners, LLP has sponsored OCMS special events and has pledged donations to the Concert Hall project.

Great Canadian Theatre Company

Mann & Partners is proud to support the GDTC’s capital campaign in support of the new Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. We are one of several local law firms to sponsor the bar at the centre called "Call to the Bar". The GCTC is just up the street from our offices, on Holland Avenue.

Ottawa Chamber Of Commerce

The Ottawa Chamber is an independent and non-partisan, member-driven business organization providing leadership to enhance economic prosperity and quality of life in the Ottawa area.

Capital Business Association

Capital Business Association is a group of business people who gather on a regular basis to encourage new business, exchange ideas and build friendships. Heather Austin-Skaret represents Mann & Partners, LLP as a member of CBA.

Capital Food Blitz

Mann & Partners, LLP is pleased to sponsor the Capital Food Blitz, organized by the Young Lawyers' Division of the OBA. The Capital Food Blitz is a door-to-door food collection initiative in Ottawa. Proceeds go to the Ottawa Food Bank.

Family Services / La Famille Ottawa

Family Services à la famille Ottawa (FSFO) works with individuals, communities, and families in all their forms, who are in distress or at risk through counseling, education, and advocacy. Mann & Partners, LLP lawyer, Mimi Marrello is a member of the Board of Directors of this organization.

LGX (Lesbian And Gay Xpo - Captial Xtra)

Mann & Partners, LLP are Proud Partners of the LGX, held annually at Jack Purcell Centre. The Xpo is a showcase of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-oriented community groups and businesses. Mann & Partners, LLP is a proud member and supporter of Ottawa's LGBT community.

The Annual Lawyers' Play

For several years, Mann & Partners, LLP lawyer and partner, Ted Mann, has had acting roles in the Annual Lawyers' Play, held each spring in Ottawa. The Lawyers' Play raises funds for local charities and the GCTC.

County Of Carleton Law Association

Mann & Partners, LLP lawyers are all members of the CCLA. Firm partner Heather Austin-Skaret co-chairs the East Region Solicitors Conference Planning Committee.