Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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Jessup coaches and mooters: Nicolas Williams (3L), Misha Boutilier (JD 2018), Eyal Wilk (2L), Vidit Desai (2L), Arik Portnov (2L), and Foti Vito (3L) (supplied photo).

The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, dedicated to the promotion of international law, is the world’s largest moot court competition with nearly 700 law schools represented across 100 countries.

JD students Vidit Desai (2L), Arik Portnov (2L), Eyal Wilk (2L), and Foti Vito (3L) will represent Canada at the international rounds in Washington, D.C., March 30 - April 6, 2024.

Desai and Portnov (counsel for the respondent) faced Osgoode Hall Law School in the final playoff round before a panel including Amanda Garay (Global Affairs Canada), David Quayat (Public Prosecution Service of Canada), and Sacha Baharmand (Justice Canada).

The team celebrates with second-time coaches, U of T Law alumni Misha Boutilier (JD 2018) and Daniel Sisgoreo (JD 2019). Boutilier is a Judicial Research Lawyer at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and Sisgoreo is a litigation associate at Quinn Emanuel's New York office. The team also extends their gratitude to the 3L student coaches and 2023 Jessup alumni, Julia Cappellacci, Jack Stewart, and Nicolas Williams, as well as the practitioners, scholars and U of T Law alumni who generously provided feedback during their preparation for the competition.

We want to hear from you! If you're a member of the U of T Law community who recently won a moot or award, please send us an update: connect.law@utoronto.ca