Dean's Blog

Posted on Friday, January 11 2019

The Rule of Law is like the oxygen that we breathe: invisible, necessary and we only notice it when it is constricted.

Posted on Wednesday, December 12 2018

Cannabis law is taking the legal profession by storm. It is hard to imagine another area of the law or public policy that has changed so much in such a short time.

Posted on Saturday, September 22 2018

Remarks at the Annual Ottawa Law Review Dinner
Dean Adam Dodek

Posted on Tuesday, September 4 2018

Welcoming Address to the Class of 2021
Dean Adam Dodek

Posted on Sunday, July 15 2018

What have I accomplished in the first six months since I became Dean of the Common Law Section on January 1, 2018?   This is the question that keeps me up at nights but also the one that gets me excited.

Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2018

My vision for Common Law is to focus on leadership.  I believe that whatever our students do – whether she works in private practice, whether she is the Managing Partner of a Global Law Firm, an entrepreneur, a social activist or a politician – each one is a leader.