Alumni News

On December 21, 2020, The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of Darlene Heather Carreau, LLB ‘96, as the Chief Administrator of the Courts Administration Service. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998.

Congratulations to the organizers of the annual Souper Français which was held on January 8, 2021. It was a huge success with over 220 students, lawyers, judges and professors in attendance. The guest of honour was the Honourable Justice Andromache Karakatsanis of the Supreme Court of Canada who gave a beautiful speech.

Common Law’s twice graduated Dr. Ausma Sehanat Khan recently received rave reviews for her multi-volume epic fantasy series, the “Khorasan Archives” in the Toronto Star.

Alumna Emily Leduc Gagné, JD ’19, magna cum laude, is a great example of a non-traditional path to becoming a lawyer and how one can have multiple careers. She moved to Montreal as a teen for her career as a professional contemporary ballet dancer and completed her BA in English literature with a minor in education at McGill University during that time.

Simon Coakeley, LLB ’83 and LLM ’93, former federal government executive, becomes the new CEO of the Canadian Bar Association on February 15, 2021.  

We would like to congratulate our alumni, students and Faculty members who have received 2020 CLawbies awards.

For the complete list: https://www.clawbies.ca/

Sarah Paquet, LLL ’93 and LLB ’01, has been awarded the CIBC Executive Leaders distinction by WXN, the only national organization that meaningfully propels and celebrates the advancement of women at all levels, in all sectors, and of all ages.

2011 uOttawa Alumni Association Excellence Award winner, donor and former Toronto Alumni Council President, Marlon Reid, LLB ’99, has received the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award.

On November 27, 2020, Governor Julie Payette announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including the Honourable Allan Rock, LLB ’71. Allan Rock is President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, and a Professor in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law where he teaches International Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict in International Law. He is also a member of the Common Law Honour Society.

The Faculty of Law has recently completed a  10-year partnership with the  the United Nations, leading to  the preparation of five studies for the Repertory of the Practice of the United Nations.