Alumni News

2019

• Anna Keller, LLB 2009, Appointed to Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa

  Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019

  Anna Keller, LLB 2009, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa.

• Alumni Continue Hockey Tradition With Annual Family Game

  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. 

• 2018 Common Law Honour Society Inductees and Alumni Honoured in May

  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.

• John Fowler, JD 2013, named O’Cannabiz Cannabis Person of the Year

  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.

• Perry Dellelce, LLB 1990, awarded Paul Harris Award by The Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers

  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”. 

• Hugh Verrier, LLB 1981, re-elected for fourth term as White & Case chair

  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.

• The Honourable Emile Rosario Millette, LLB 1961, Has Passed Away at the Age of 83

  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.

• Katie Black, LLB 2009, Named to 2019 Forty under 40

  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.

• Justice Canada announces Diane Labelle, LLM 2003, as Director General and Senior General Counsel for Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section

  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.

• The Honourable Nathalie Gregson, LL.B. 1992, Appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  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.