Ella summered at the firm in 2024 and 2025. She recently graduated from the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. During law school, Ella served as the 1L Executive on the Criminal Law Students' Association and participated in the Hamish Stewart Cup, a criminal and constitutional law moot for first year students. Ella also volunteered as an intake committee member at Downtown Legal Services (a legal aid clinic affiliated with the University of Toronto) and conducted research for the clinic's Refugee and Immigration Division. In her final year of law school, Ella completed an exchange program at the University of Amsterdam. Prior to law school, Ella earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Political Studies from Queen's University, graduating with Distinction. During her undergraduate studies, Ella served as the Co-President of Queen's Correctional Services Volunteers. In that role, she led a team of 25 students working with federal inmates (including those in isolation units at a maximum-security prison), facilitating skill-building workshops and supporting rehabilitation efforts. Prior to joining Aird & Berlis, Ella worked as an Account Associate at a full-service financial marketing agency, nurturing client relationships and coordinating multiple projects. She also worked as a Project Management Intern at a contact centre. Outside of work, Ella enjoys working out, travelling and baking for her friends and family.
