The Robert V.A. Jones Award
The Robert V.A. Jones Award is named after CCCA’s founding Executive Director who served the Association from 1989 to 1999. His leadership and commitment to the advancement of the in-house counsel community have set a high standard for CCCA members and the recipients of this annual Award.
After seven years of private commercial practice in Hamilton, Bob Jones joined the fledgling law department of The T. Eaton Co. Ltd in late 1961, becoming General Counsel of that storied company two years later. He served the company through a national expansion that extended through to the time of his taking early retirement in 1989.
Following that, he continued as President of RVA Jones Associates Inc., providing law firms and private and public sector law departments with counselling on corporate service delivery.
In recognition of his contributions, he was honoured by the Canadian Bar Association in 1999 with an Honorary Lifetime Membership, and by the CCCA with the establishment of the annual Robert V. A. Jones Award for excellence in corporate counsel service.
The Robert V.A. Jones Award is presented at the CCCA National Spring Conference.