Alumni News

2018

• Joëlle Pastora Sala (J.D. 2013) Championing Access to Justice for New Immigrants to Canada

  Posted on Friday, June 22, 2018

  Since 2014, Joëlle Pastora Sala (J.D. 2013), a graduate of the French Common Law Program, has been working as a lawyer at the Public Interest Law Centre in Winnipeg.

• In Memoriam – William (Bill) J. Simpson (LL.B. 1965)

  Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2018

  The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section is saddened to hear of the passing of William (Bill) J. Simpson, Q.C., LSM, (LL.B. 1965), who passed away on June 17, 2018 at the age of 78.

• Common Law Honour Society – Ottawa Reception in Honour of Katie Black (J.D. 2009) and Pierre Richard (LL.B. 1970)

  Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2018

  Faculty of Law, Common Law alumni Katie Black (J.D. 2009) and Pierre Richard (LL.B. 1970) were officially inducted into the Common Law Honour Society on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

• Get to know Neil Schwartz (LL.B. 2010), co-owner, Escape Manor

  Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Get to know Neil Schwartz (LL.B. 2010), co-owner, Escape Manor

• Four Common Law Alumni Win Their Seats in 2018 Ontario Provincial Election

  Posted on Friday, June 8, 2018

  The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section would like to congratulate Goldie Ghamari (J.D. 2012), Amanda Simard (J.D. 2013), Effie Triantafilopoulos (LL.B. 1976) and Lindsey Park (J.D. 2013) on winning their seats in the June 7, 2018 Ontario Provincial Election.

• Common Law Welcomes Back Professor Elizabeth Sanderson (LL.B. 1979) as Inaugural Public Service Mentor-in-Residence

  Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2018

  Elizabeth Sanderson (LL.B. 1979) will return to the Common Law Section in for the 2018-19 academic year and serve as the Faculty’s inaugural Public Service Mentor-in-Residence.

• Common Law Alumnus John Fowler (J.D. 2013) to Headline ideacity 2018

  Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2018

  John Fowler (J.D. 2013), CEO, The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc., is one of the featured speakers at ideacity 2018, taking place June 20-22, 2018 in Toronto.

• Common Law Alumni Running in 2018 Ontario Provincial Election

  Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

  A number of Faculty of Law, Common Law Section alumni are running for office in the upcoming 2018 Ontario provincial election, which will take place on June 7^th.

• Common Law Alumna Nathalie Champagne (LL.B. 1990) Appointed to Superior Court of Justice

  Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

  The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced on May 24, 2018 the appointment of Nathalie Champagne (LL.B. 1990) as a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario in Cornwall.

• Common Law Alumnus David Nahwegahbow (LL.B. 1980) Co-Chair of the Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples

  Posted on Monday, May 28, 2018

  Faculty of Law, Common Law Alumnus David Nahwegahbow (LL.B. 1980) recently served as Co-Chair of a working group that developed the Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous People.