Alumni News

2019

• Dr. Jula Hughes LLB 1999 Appointed as Dean of Law at Lakehead University

  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.

• Lawrence Greenspon, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Graduate (1978), Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers

  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.

• Dudley Maseko, JD 2015, establishes an academic scholarship program at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

  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. 

• Vivene Salmon, LL.B. 2009, Named President of the Canadian Bar Association

  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. 

• Pascale Daigneault, LL.B. 1987 ICD.D, Named Chairperson of The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) Board of Directors

  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.

• uOttawa Start-Up Helps Students and Recent Grads Achieve Entrepreneurial Goals

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. 

• 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.