Bennett Jensen

Bennett Jensen (he/him) is the Director of Legal at Egale Canada, the country’s leading 2SGLBTQI rights organization, where he develops, leads and directs strategic litigation in furtherance of 2SGLBTQI rights, including as co-counsel in UR Pride v Saskatchewan (school pronoun legislation, use of notwithstanding clause) and Egale v Alberta (ban on gender affirming health care for youth). Bennett began his career as a litigator at a global law firm in New York City, before becoming the deputy head of the firm’s award-winning pro bono practice and leading responses to national rights violations like the Muslim travel ban and the family separation crisis. Prior to joining Egale, he served as a policy advisor and then as Director of Litigation to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada where he supported the passage of the criminal ban against conversion “therapy”. Bennett has been recognized as a Rising Star by the American Bar Association, as one of the LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s Best 40 Lawyers under 40, and, most recently, with the 2024 Canadian Bar Association’s National SAGDA Hero Award.