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U of T Law alumnae and faculty share inspiring words on International Women's Day

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

To mark International Women's Day on March 8, 2022, U of T Law shared some inspiring words from our trailblazing alumnae and faculty.

Maureen Kempston Darkes (JD 1973, Hon. LLD 1996) named Canadian Business Hall of Fame Inductee

Friday, March 4, 2022

Maureen Kepston

University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumna Maureen Kempston Darkes (BA Vic 1970, JD 1973, Hon. LLD 1996), has been inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Inductees are chosen as Companions of the Order of the Business Hall of Fame to honour their contributions to the economic development and prosperity of Canada.

An 85-year-old law paves the way for Canadians to fight in Ukraine: Tyler Wentzell (SJD) for The Conversation

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Tyler Wentzell, SJD candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky recently announced that Ukraine’s armed forces will welcome foreign volunteers and build an international brigade following Russia’s invasion of his country.

Mastering the Art of Touring for Live Nation: Eric Kert (JD 1985)

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Faculty of Law alumnus Eric Kert (JD 1985) is the Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, International Touring at Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. 

Kert was called to the bar in 1987 and practiced law at Goodmans LLP. He then started working in the live entertainment industry as in-house counsel for CPI, which at the time was Canada’s largest concert promotion company and one of the largest in the world.

Clashing visions of competition policy in the digital era: Policy Options article cites report by Professor Ed Iacobucci

Thursday, March 3, 2022

In an article for Policy Options the digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Jennifer Quaid, an associate professor in the civil law section, University of Ottawa, who specialises in corporate criminal law, general criminal law, competition law and corporate law, writes: 

Canada must develop a clear and coherent plan for how to respond to the profound changes occurring in what is referred to variously as “the “digital age,” “the digital economy,” “digital markets” or just “digitization.”

Florence Ashley (SJD) receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

SJD student Florence Ashley

Florence Ashley (photo by Dewey Chang Photography)

For their outstanding leadership and commitment to academic excellence, Florence Ashley has received the 2022 Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award. The Award includes a $25,000 fellowship to support their graduate research.

The Hon. Michael J. Moldaver (BA UC 1968, LLB 1971, Hon. LLD 2019) to retire from the Supreme Court

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

The Hon. Michael J. Moldaver (BA UC 1968, LLB 1971, Hon. LLD 2019), Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, has announced his retirement from the bench this September. On Dec. 23 Justice Moldaver will turn 75, the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges.

R. Philip Campbell (LLB 1982) awarded the prestigious G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal by the Criminal Lawyers Association (CLA)

Thursday, February 24, 2022

In 2020, the Criminal Lawyers Association (CLA) awarded the prestigious G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal to Faculty of Law alumnus Philip Campbell (LLB 1982).

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