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was short-listed in the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Her story Nuala Nu was one of 25 chosen from almost 8000 entries.
has been admitted to the partnership at Siskinds LLP.
was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Award and Medal on March 6, 2025 by Toronto Member of Parliament Marci Ien in recognition of her significant contributions to her community, Ontario, and Canada.
renowned for her disability inclusion work, was appointed to the Order of Canada in December 2024. This prestigious honour recognizes individuals across all sectors of society who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to Canada.
passed away peacefully on November 24, 2024 in Leamington, ON.
is appointed professor of comparative law at the University of Oxford as of October 1, 2024.
received the 2023 Civic Accessibility Award from the City of Pickering for significant contributions to the well-being and advancement of people with accessibility requirements.
is the co-editor and co-author of The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in the Legal Profession, published in April 2024.
was elected as the President of the Hamilton Law Association in 2023-24. Hussein is the first Muslim and refugee to become president of an Ontario law association.
was appointed to the University of Calgary’s Board of Governors in March 2023.
is the Executive Director at Level, a national justice education and human rights nonprofit. Shelan is leading Level in building a future of equity and justice through innovative programs focused on youth, law students and the legal sector.
joined Neuberger & Partners LLP Criminal Lawyers as a senior partner in Toronto.
received the Governance Professional of the Year from the Governance Professionals of Canada 2023 Excellence in Governance Awards.
celebrated practicing law for 50 years in March 2023 and currently works in Calgary at DD West LLP.
finished 47 years of law practice and continues to act as general counsel to a private educational college.
released his latest album of original folk-rock music, Free Times.
published his ninth book, a collection of playful verses titled What If Jack Wasn’t So Nimble? Mother Goose Characters Reimagined in 2022.
won the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer’s Award for New Girl in Little Cove, published in 2021.
was acknowledged by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the 2022 Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in the Changemaker Category. Read more here.
was selected by The Women Leaders magazine as one of 20 Most Inspiring Women Leaders of 2022.
joined the Department of Justice Canada as counsel.
Stacey Ann Allaster, LLD’14, MBA’00, BA’85
James Lloyd Cassels, LLB’80; Dr. William Foster Clark, MD’70; Dr. Zane Cohen, BA’65; and Guy Jacques Pratte, BA’78 all joined the prestigious Order of Canada roster in 2022. Read more here.
won the 2022 Canadian General Counsel Award. Read more here.