Each year, we host our signature Gala to bring members of the legal profession together, celebrate the achievements of our community, and fundraise for our year-round initiatives. The Gala is attended by current and former judges of the courts in BC, members of the legal profession, law students, politicians, and our allies in the community, among others. It is now one of the largest legal events in BC and has consistently been a sold-out event, with 780 attendees in 2024 and 790 attendees in 2025.
This year’s 15th Annual Gala will be held on November 6, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. The Gala will include a reception, dinner, and after-party, and will feature a keynote speaker and remarks from our Board of Directors.
The theme of the Gala this year is "Cultivating the Future." This theme reflects our commitment to investing in the next generation of pan-Asian Canadian legal professionals while ensuring the sustainable growth of FACL BC. As we mark our 15th anniversary, we celebrate how far we have come while looking ahead to the future. By nurturing people, ideas, and relationships, we are strengthening FACL BC so that it can continue to be a trusted resource, advocate, and catalyst for connection, professional development, and positive change within our community.
For full details about the 15th Annual Gala, please visit faclbc.ca/gala.
Please inquire with your firm, organization, or law school prior to purchasing a single or student ticket. Many employers and law schools are generous sponsors of the FACL BC Gala, so you may be able to secure a seat through them rather than purchasing an individual ticket.
Tickets will be released in stages:
- FACL BC member tickets: available beginning September 8, 2026
- General public tickets: available beginning September 14, 2026
- Student tickets: available beginning September 21, 2026
Two types of tickets are available for purchase:
Single Tickets (Non-Refundable): $190 per ticket
- Single tickets can be purchased individually or in groups.
- Single ticket holders will be assigned seating at a table of 10 closer to the date of the Gala.
Student Tickets (Non-Refundable): $90 per ticket
- Students currently enrolled at a Canadian law school, articling students, judicial law clerks, and NCA candidates are eligible to purchase a student ticket.
- Guests of individuals who purchase student tickets must also be eligible for student tickets in order to attend the Gala using student tickets.
- A limited number of student tickets will be available for purchase starting September 21, 2026.
- If you have any questions about your eligibility to purchase student tickets, please contact Rachel Cerilli, gala chair, at gala@faclbc.ca.
Seating Requests
Single or student ticket holders will be assigned seating at a table of 10 closer to the date of the Gala. If you would like to request to sit together with one or more other attendee(s) at the Gala, please complete this form. Only one attendee in the group needs to complete the form after all attendees in the group have purchased their tickets. Please read the instructions on the form carefully before completing the form.
Please submit seating requests by October 9, 2026 via this request form. We will do our best to accommodate seating requests but are unable to guarantee these requests.
Bursaries
FACL BC, as an equity-seeking organization, recognizes that there can be financial barriers to our members attending the 15th Annual Gala. In order to help reduce this barrier, FACL BC is pleased to present two types of bursaries aimed at making attendance at the 15th Annual Gala more accessible for law students and lawyers practising outside of large firms.
These bursaries are awarded on a rolling basis and are subject to the availability of the bursaries and single tickets or student tickets, as applicable. If you have any questions about your eligibility for the bursaries, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Cerilli, gala chair, at gala@faclbc.ca.
The bursaries will be paid to recipients following the 15th Annual Gala.
FACL BC reserves the right to exercise sole discretion over the eligibility, recipients, and amount of bursaries provided.
Solo/Small Firm/Non-Profit Lawyer Bursary
A bursary of $100 towards a single ticket to the 15th Annual Gala is available to lawyers who practise as a solo practitioner, in a small firm with 10 or fewer lawyers, or for a non-profit organization. There are limited bursaries available.
An applicant is not required to purchase a single ticket before applying for this bursary, but must purchase a single ticket within 7 days of being notified that they have been selected for the bursary.
Applications open on September 8, 2026, and close September 25, 2026, or earlier if all bursaries have been awarded or general tickets have sold out, whichever occurs first.
For more information and to apply for this bursary, please see the application form here.
Student Travel Bursary
A bursary of up to $100 CAD is available to current law students from the University of Victoria and Thompson Rivers University to help offset travel expenses incurred to attend the 15th Annual Gala in Vancouver. There are limited bursaries available.
Applications open on September 21, 2026 and close October 16, 2026, or earlier if all bursaries have been awarded.
More details of this bursary and eligibility can be found in the application form here.
Please contact Rachel Cerilli, gala chair, at gala@faclbc.ca if you have any questions about the Gala.
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By attending this event, you agree to abide by the FACL BC Event Code of Conduct.
If you have any questions about the Code of Conduct, please email info@faclbc.ca.
