Prasanna Balasundaram
Pronoun: He/Him
Role: Downtown Legal Services, Role: Clinics & Programs - Director, Downtown Legal Services
Prasanna oversees the community legal clinic and clinical education program operated by U of T's Faculty of Law. He worked as a refugee and immigration lawyer at the clinic, prior to being appointed director in 2021.
Honours and Awards
- Chancellor’s Leadership Award (Distinguished Leader), University of Toronto Awards of Excellence, 2024
- U of T's Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award, University of Toronto Awards of Excellence, 2024
- Cirillo Award, Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE), 2021