Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section would like to congratulate Ahmed Hussen (JD 2011), Angelo Iacono (LLB 2000), Paul Lefebvre (LLB 1999) and David McGuinty (LLB 1986), on preserving their seats in the October 2019 Federal Election.
Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
On November 19th and 21st, 2019, Faculty of Law students had the opportunity to sit in on two federal immigration court hearings. Both hearings were held in the Ian G. Scott courtroom. Students, guest lecturer Laila Demirdache, LLB 1997 and LLL 1998, and professors watched the proceedings behind the soundproof glass wall in the adjoining classroom.
Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Exposure to multiple modes of problem-solving is essential for developing creative legal minds of the future that are capable of responding to the growing complexities and non-traditional problems we will face throughout our careers.
Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
We are proud to report that the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law is among the 100 best law schools in the world! According to Times Higher Education’s 2020 World University Rankings, the Faculty places 92nd out of 190 universities worldwide and 5th out of all Canadian law schools. This is an excellent achievement!
Posted on Friday, November 22, 2019
Congratulations to University of Ottawa Common Law alumnus Tom E. Ullyett who was appointed Chair of the Board of Governors at Yukon College by the government of Yukon in September 2019 for a three-year term.
Posted on Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple travelled to Canada from London in September for their 2019 Amity Tour and stopped in Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto. Two distinguished Canadian jurists were made honorary benchers of the Middle Temple during this tour: uOttawa grads Sheila Block LL.B. 1972 and the Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner, LL.L. 1979.
Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019
Congratulations to University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumna (class of 1999) Dr. Jula Hughes who has been named Dean of the Bora Laskin faculty of Law at Lakehead University.
Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019
Congratulations to Lawrence Greenspon LLB 1978 who was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers at a ceremony in Vancouver at the end of September.
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Canadian lawyer and University of Ottawa law school alumnus Dudley Maseko, JD ‘15, has established an academic scholarship program at Africa’s top-ranked university, the University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019
Pascale Daigneault, LL.B. 1987 ICD.D, has been named the new chairperson of The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL)’s Board of Directors by Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau.
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019
Vivene Salmon, LL.B. 2009, has become the first person of colour to be named President of the Canadian Bar Association. She will officially take over the role in September 2019.
Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2019
MakerLaunch is an initiative that supports University of Ottawa students or recent alumni in their entrepreneurial goals by helping them to launch new start-ups and fast track the commercialization of their technologies.
The program was founded by University of Ottawa alumni and is managed by two-time alumna Midia Hassan. In addition to access to a pool of talent, mentors and coaches, the program offers entrepreneurs a seed grant of $50,000 earned over nine months of milestones.
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
In 1992, Jim Gatley, LLB 1994, decided to gather some of his classmates together and created a hockey league to help manage the stresses that can come with attending law school. 25 years later, the tradition continues and their kids have been welcomed onto the ice with them.
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Anna Keller, LL.B. 2009, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa.
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
May was a proud month for the Common Law Section as we hosted two separate events to celebrate our alumni and honour our 2018 Common Law Honour Society inductees.
Surrounded by their family, friends, members of the legal community, and fellow alumni, Chief Justice Paul Crampton, LL.B. 1985, Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin, LL.B. 1998, and Ms. Audrey Ramsay, LL.B. 1993 were all named to the Honour Society.
Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The country’s premiere cannabis business conference & expo, O’Cannabiz has announced John Fowler, JD 2013, the 2018 Cannabis Person of the Year.
Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Perry Dellelce, LLB 1990, joined an exclusive group of Sudburians when he was awarded the Paul Harris Award by The Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers.
The Paul Harris awards were established in memory of the founder of Rotary Paul Harris. They acknowledge significant humanitarian efforts that embody the Rotary motto “Service above Self”.
Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Hugh Verrier, LLB 1981, has been re-elected for a fourth term as White & Case chair.
White & Case LLP's practice, which focuses on transactional commercial, technology and intellectual property matters. The team acts for clients on a standalone basis, and provides support on corporate transactions, such as joint ventures, M&A, and restructurings.
Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2019
The Honourable Emile Rosario Millette, LLB 1961, has passed away at the age of 83. After attending Gravelbourg College in Saskatchewan at the young age of 11, Justice Millette graduated from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law school in 1961, and was called to the bar in April 1963.
Posted on Thursday, May 9, 2019
Katie Black, LLB 2009, was among the forty Ottawans recognized for their business achievements in the 2019 Forty under 40 awards. The award is a joint initiative of the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal, which recognizes accomplished and rising business leaders under the age of 40 in the National Capital Region.
Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019
On April 11, the federal Minister of Justice announced a number of judicial appointments, including that of the Honourable Nathalie Gregson to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, a member of the Family Court Branch and a Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Katherine Cooligan, LLB 1989, has been awarded the Businesswoman of the Year Award in the Professional Services Category by Women’s Business Network.
The WBN is a community of inspiring Ottawa businesswomen coming together to build relationships, develop their brands, and grow their careers.
Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019
The Public Law and Legislative Services Sector (PLLSS) has announced that Diane Labelle, LLM 2003, has been named the Director General and Senior General Counsel for the Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section (CAILS) effective May 13, 2019.
Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Frances Tibollo, JD 2015, made headlines in 2018 when she negotiated the release of two Canadian women being held unjustly in a Cambodian prison.
“What took place was a cultural misunderstanding,” says Tibollo, uOttawa’s 2019 winner of the Young Alumni Award.
Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The Honourable Llana Nakonechny, LLB. 1985, was appointed judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. She replaced Justice F.P. Kiteley, who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective September 1, 2018.
Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Despite the reality of gender-based differences in leadership, women can unleash their full potential even in the face of fear and doubt. Imagine having an empowering tactic to push you through the paralysis of fear and give you the courage to make bolder moves and provide a greater impact as a woman in leadership.
Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Fourteen Common Law Alumni are running in the 2019 Law Society of Ontario Bencher Election. As members of Convocation, benchers play a critical role in the governance of the Law Society and the regulation of Ontario’s legal professions in the public interest. Winners will sit on the Board for a four-year term.
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The 2019 uOttawa Common Law team finished as the Runner-Up National Canadian Champions at the Philip C. Jessup Moot. Team members include Mitchell Dorbyk (2L), Peter Knowlton (2L), Maggie MacDonald (3L), and Benjamin Rabinovitch (2L), coached by Professor Anthony Daimsis and Jolene Hansell (JD 2018).
Posted on Friday, March 8, 2019
On February 28th, The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted a Big Thinking lecture event featuring Mr. Allan Rock, President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, former Senior Advisor to the World Refugee Council, Professor in the uOttawa Faculty of Law, and former federal minister. The lecture, entitled A call to action: Rethinking leadership in the global response to forced migration, drew on a recent report from the World Refugee Council and called for those present to take action in the area of forced migration.
Big Thinking on the Hill is a breakfast lecture series which brings leading Canadian researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities to Parliament to speak on policy-relevant topics with members of Parliament, senators, public servants, and other stakeholders.
Big Thinking is a key activity of the Federation in promoting the importance and relevance of research in its disciplines. Delivering a lecture is a privilege offered only to researchers from the Federation’s member universities and partners.
Many MPs, Senators, and others attended the event, and it was clear from participants’ engagement that they valued the opportunity to learn from Mr. Rock and his insights and research.
Posted on Monday, March 4, 2019
Professor Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz (LLM ’05, LLD ’15) has directed production of a special issue of the University of Ottawa’s Revue générale de droit (RGD). The RGD special edition was published on January 15, and is entitled “Canada’s Role in Protecting Human Rights in the Americas.” It is now available to the University community.
Posted on Friday, March 29, 2019
The Ottawa Business Journal recently published an article calling Katie Black, LL.B. 2009, a ‘rockstar’ – and it’s not hard to see why:
“She’s clerked for Beverley McLachlin, the first female chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Within six years, Black made partner at Ottawa law firm Caza Saikaley LLP. She helped bring more than 4,000 refugees to Canada by co-creating a program to deliver free legal services to private sponsors of Syrian refugees....
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2019
David Scott, OC, QC, LL.B. 1960, D.U. 2001, has passed away at the age of 83. Mr Scott had a relationship with the University of Ottawa that spanned more than six decades. He was fiercely proud of his alma mater and continued to take an interest in the faculty and its students until his final days.
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2019
In the 10 years since Harley Finkelstein, MBA, LL.B. 2009, was in Fauteux Hall, he has gone on to complete his articling, be called to the bar, and then promptly join what has become Canadian e-commerce giant, Shopify. He has since been named COO of the company, and was back in Fauteux Hall on March 13 to speak about his journey.
Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2019
Yasir Naqvi, LL.B. 1999, was awarded the 2019 Lincoln Alexander Award by the Ontario Law Society on Thursday, March 13.
Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop has announced Jamie Liew as the winner of the 2018 Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for fiction for her manuscript Dandelion Roots.
Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Jolene Hansell, J.D. 2018, has been chosen to clerk with Justice Gascon at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Posted on Friday, March 8, 2019
After a 25-year tenure on the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa, the Honourable Justice Hugh L. Fraser (ret.), J.D. 1977 has joined JAMS, the largest provider of alternative dispute resolution services worldwide. Justice Fraser will be joining its Toronto panel.
Posted on Monday, March 4, 2019
The County of Carleton Law Association has announced its 2019 Slate of Trustees election results, and Common Law Section alumni feature prominently on the list! Those on the slate will go forward for election at the CCLA annual general meeting on March 7, 2019.
Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Common Law Alumnus Aaron Grinhaus, LL.B. 2008, has published a textbook: A Practical Guide To Smart Contracts And Blockchain Law.” The textbook offers a timely and comprehensive overview of legal issues related to distributing ledger technology, Blockchain and smart contracts.
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019
Kathy Cooligan, LL.B. 1989, will be speaking at the TEDxKanata event on February 28, 2019 at the Brookstreet Hotel
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019
Brittany Twiss, J.D. 2011, has been named National Director for Pro Bono Students Canada.
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019
After more than 43 years practicing law, uOttawa Common Law alumnus Lawrence Kelly, LL.B. 1974, is retiring.
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Three University of Ottawa alumni and Common Law Honour Society members are among a group of five that will receive Keys to the City from Mayor Jim Watson, he announced last month at the first City Council meeting of 2019.
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2019
University of Ottawa Alumna Colette Downie, LL.B. 1990, has been appointed Vice President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. She is responsible for Business, Investment, and Community Development.
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2019
University of Ottawa Alumna Justice Jodie-Lynn Waddilove, LL.B. 2003, has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice. The Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Attorney General for Ontario, announced the appointment, along with four other new justices, effective December 26, 2018.
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2019
University of Ottawa alumna Bernadette Clément, LL.B. 1987, has been named one of 10 FrancoOntarians who made their mark 2018 by #ONfr.
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2019
University of Ottawa Alumnus Jay S. Hennick, LL.B. 1981, LL.D. 2011, has been named to the Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada Julie Payette announced the new appointees, a group of 103, on December 27, 2018.
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2019
John P. Nelligan Q.C., LSM D.U. (Hon.), a leader of the Ottawa legal community, passed away on Monday, January 7 at the age 97.
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2019
In a testament to the vibrant legal career opportunities offered in the North, Thomas Ullyett, LL.B. 1985, has announced that he is retiring after more than 33 years with the Yukon Government.
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2019
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has announced Dr. Sarita Verma LL.B. 1981, University of Ottawa Common Law alumna, as incoming Dean and CEO. Dr. Verma will officially start her new position July 1.
