Avesta Alani is a licensed lawyer in the province of Ontario. She was called to the Bar in 2021. Avesta is a former Associate at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, and currently acts as Legal Counsel -Sr. HR & Labour Relations Advisor at the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Avesta's legal career focuses on labour and employment law, provincially and nationally, in areas such as wrongful dismissals, human rights, union bargaining, pensions and benefits and workplace policies. Avesta completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa with an Hons. International Development and Globalization with a Minor in Philosophy and her J.D. Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School York University. Avesta has authored "Diffability: The Liberation of Potential." She is the winner of the Celebration of Peoples Award and the Spirit of the Capital Youth Award. Avesta herself comes from an immigrant family,and is first generation in Canada.