SUMMER 2017 ACCESS WINDSOR LAW

2016 DONOR ROLL THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS INSIDE See the full list on pages 4 and 5.

WINDSOR LAW LAUNCHES ROBOTICS LAW & POLICY COURSE

This fall Windsor Law Assistant Professor Kristen Thomasen. increasing automation of tasks formerly students will have Thomasen, who joined the Faculty of Law performed by humans, and the expansion the opportunity to in January, brings a unique expertise that of human capabilities through robotic explore the role of focuses on the legal, social and ethical technologies, has prompted a technological robotics and artificial implications of robotic technologies and AI. shift that challenges existing legal doctrine intelligence (AI) in and social policies. the legal landscape In the near future it is estimated that robotic The Robotics Law & Policy course invites through the new technologies and AI will become increasingly students to explore some of the legal and course offering, prevalent in our homes, offices, hospitals, policy implications of near-future robotic Robotics Law & streets, skies, courts, and law firms. This technologies and AI applications. Policy, taught by progression of technology, leading to the JUDICIAL VISITS THORA ESPINET, ‘82 AT WINDSOR LAW RECEIVING THE LINCOLN To kick off the 10th anniversary ALEXANDER AWARD of the Canadian Law Student Conference, the Windsor Review Congratulations only black student at Windsor of Legal and Social Issues to alumna, Thora Law in her graduating class. (WRLSI) presented an evening Espinet ‘82, on She has demonstrated a passion with Madam Justice Suzanne receiving the towards community service and Côté. Students, faculty and 2017 Lincoln leadership in promoting social local practitioners enjoyed her engaging talk about her time at Alexander Award. change as well as addressing Kelli-Anne Day ‘17, Madam the Supreme Court of Canada Established issues of discrimination and Justice Suzanne Côté and and her advice on how to be an in 2002, this prestigious equality. recognition is awarded annually Anjali Rajan ‘17 effective advocate. In addition to being a Deputy in recognition of an In March, Chief Justice George Judge in the Small Claims lawyer who has demonstrated R. Strathy visited campus as Court, Espinet has devoted her long-standing interest and Judge in Residence. Justice career to defending the rights commitment to the public and to Strathy spoke to students about, of those who are less fortunate, the pursuit of community service “things I wish I knew when I went such as parents who are having on behalf of Ontario residents. to law school.” His speech was problems with the child welfare, keenly received as was his lecture Espinet is recognized as one educational and criminal justice to Professor Noel Semple’s Civil of the first black female lawyers systems. Procedure class. in Ontario. She was, in fact, the

AN EXCEPTIONAL LAW SCHOOL FOR A CHANGING WORLD FACULTY NEWS AND ACCOLADES NEW FACULTY JOIN WINDSOR LAW BEVERLY JACOBS SHANTHI ELIZABETH SENTHE JILLIAN ROGIN Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Windsor Law welcomes Shanthi Elizabeth Senthe Assistant Professor Jillian Assistant Professor Beverly will be joining Windsor Law Rogin is a Windsor Law Jacobs to the Faculty this fall. as an Assistant Professor alumna, class of 2008 and She is a lawyer and specialist this fall. Shanthi brings a brings a breadth of knowledge in issues relating to the rights wealth of knowledge to her and experience to her of Indigenous peoples, specifically, the rights classroom, particularly to our Dual JD students. She earned her LLM from Osgoode of Indigenous women and girls. students, as she has practiced law on both Hall Law School, holds a Master’s Degree in Beverly is completing her PhD at the sides of the border. Prior to joining Windsor Environmental Studies from York University University of Calgary. Her work focuses Law, Shanthi was an Assistant Professor and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Philosophy on preserving and promoting Indigenous with the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers and Native Studies from Trent University. Her legal traditions, wholistic health of University in British Columbia for three years. research interests are in the areas of racial Indigenous peoples and Indigenous research She taught Business Associations, Secured profiling, Indigenous people and the criminal methodologies. Transactions, Corporate Governance and system, feminist and anti-oppression studies Remedies. Shanthi is admitted to practice and criminal law. She is the former President of the Native law in Ontario, Florida, North Carolina Jillian completed her articles as a judicial law Women’s Association of Canada and is and the District of Columbia. Her research an Aboriginal Advisory Member with Save clerk at the Superior Court of Justice in 2008 interests include corporate, commercial, and spent five years with Legal Aid Ontario in The Children Canada. Beverly was one of banking and finance law. fifty women recognized by Canadian peace as a duty counsel, criminal defence organizations for her work to further a Shanthi is completing her PhD at Osgoode lawyer and staff lawyer. Since 2014, she has culture of peace in Canada. In 2008, she Hall Law School, focusing on banking and worked as Review Counsel at Windsor Law’s received the Governor General’s Award finance regulation and governance. She downtown Community Legal Aid clinic, a in Commemoration of the Persons Case, completed a merit-based judicial externship joint initiative between Windsor Law and in recognition of her contribution to the at the Florida Supreme Court, and a judicial Legal Aid Ontario that provides legal services advancement of Aboriginal women’s equality. clerkship at the Superior Court of the District for low-income residents of Windsor-Essex She is the recipient of the Circle of Honour of Columbia. Her professional experiences county and full-time Esquao Award from the Institute for the include banking and corporate-commercial undergraduate students. Advancement of Aboriginal Women in litigation. She is a contributing author to McWilliams Edmonton, Alberta. She received a Franco- Shanthi has received multiple research Canadian Criminal Evidence and is German Prize for Human Rights and the awards, including the Social Sciences and passionately committed to social justice Rule of Law from the Governments of France Humanities Research Council of Canada lawyering and advocacy work. and Germany for her human rights fight for (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. She taught as the issues relating to Missing and Murdered a guest lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School Indigenous women and girls in Canada. and was a Visiting Scholar at Duke University School of Law in 2013.

Professor Anneke Smit was recognized PROFESSOR SMIT with The Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership’s Jean Foster Welcoming Community Award at a forum on March 2. HONOURED Professor Smit’s research includes work on FOR REFUGEE WORK the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons. She has led efforts across Canada to advocate for those fleeing from armed conflict in Syria and elsewhere. She serves on the national steering committees of the Leanne Riberdy (daughter of Jean Foster) organizations Canada4Refugees and Scholars and Professor Anneke Smit at the Local at Risk, and was co-founder of the Windsor Immigration Partnership 2017 Community Sponsorship Support Program (SSP) in 2015 Forum

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TWO WINDSOR LAW PROFESSORS ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT Two longtime faculty members, Professor She publishes regularly on trade and with a focus on the Great Lakes, water Maureen Irish and Professor Marcia development, World Trade Organization law, and citizen access to environmental Valiante, announced their retirement (WTO) law, climate change, regionalism, decision-making. this spring. North American Free Trade Agreement She helped spearhead North America’s first (NAFTA), and Canadian customs tariff law. Professors Irish and Valiante have been Transnational Environmental Law Clinic, She has served on dispute settlement panels pillars at Windsor Law for many years a partnership with Wayne State University under the Canada-United States Free Trade teaching hundreds of students over the that teaches students skills and strategies Agreement and the North American Free duration of their academic careers. required to affect environmental policy. She Trade Agreement. sits on the International Joint Commission’s Professor Irish dedicated 37 years to Professor Valiante also announced Great Lakes Science Advisory Board and is Windsor Law. Her teaching contributions retirement after devoting 25 years to active in the Detroit River Canadian Clean- date back to the class of 1980. She taught teaching law. Valiante taught courses in up. In May 2007, she was appointed a part- International Economic Law, International Canadian Environmental Law, Municipal time member of the Ontario Environmental Business Transactions, Canada/US Issues, Law, Land Use Planning Law, and Review Tribunal. Transportation Law, International Dispute International Environmental Law. Her Resolution, Conflicts (Private International Maureen and Marcia are both widely research and publications cover a range of Law), Judicial Review, Commercial Law, respected as a law teachers, mentors and issues in Canadian environmental law and Property, and Statutory Interpretation. researchers. They leave big shoes to fill policy, Canada-U.S. environmental relations at the Faculty.

NIKKI GERSHBAIN PARTNERS WITH FACULTY PROFESSOR JULIE MACFARLANE TO DEVELOP LEGAL COACHING RECOGNITION Nikki Gershbain, the national director of Pro Bono Each year the University of Windsor highlights the accomplishments Students Canada (PBSC), has joined Windsor and achievements of faculty who have received significant awards and Law through a Community Leadership in Justice honours for their research or creative activity. The recipients of the Fellowship (CLJF) from the Law Foundation Awards are presented with a plaque at the Celebration of Excellence in of Ontario. She brings extensive experience in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity event. developing and implementing programs that use law students to provide free legal services to people Windsor Law Professors Claire Mummé and Gemma Smyth were in need. She is partnering with Dr. Julie Macfarlane, among the faculty honoured with the award. Distinguished University Professor and director of the National Self- Professor Mummé was the recipient of the Emerging Scholars/ Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP). Researchers award. Mummé’s research has focused on the ways in As part of her Fellowship, Nikki is researching and developing teaching which post-Fordist production methods have impacted the regulation tools for a new model of legal service delivery called legal ‘coaching’. of work, specifically in regards to labour, employment and human Legal coaching is a form of unbundling where the lawyer works with an rights law. otherwise self-represented client to offer behind-the-scenes guidance, Professor Gemma Smyth was awarded the Mid-Career Scholars/ offering a much-needed alternative for litigants who are unable to Researchers award. Smyth’s research uses a social justice lens to afford a lawyer. As part of the profession’s response to the increase examine the growing area of clinical and experiential legal education in in self-represented litigants, legal coaching could have far-reaching Canada. Her work utilizes online and open source materials as well as consequences for how a new generation of lawyers interact with a wide range of interdisciplinary, traditional and creative work. clients and approach the practice of law, including family law. Almost mid-way through her Fellowship, Nikki has been working with Congratulations to Professors Noel Semple and Jeffery Hewitt who family lawyers and legal institutions across the country to refine and were chosen for the Student Law Society’s (SLS) Faculty Awards for promote the coaching model, and has already made great strides in the 2016-17 academic year. The Faculty Awards are presented to two building support for this new practice model. professors who most exemplify the attributes of an exceptional teacher.

AN EXCEPTIONAL LAW SCHOOL FOR A CHANGING WORLD

WINDSOR LAW 2016 DONOR ROLL

Ron W. Ianni Circle Criminal Lawyers’ Association Professor Reem Bahdi Gifts of $5,000-$50,000 George Crossman Beard Winter LLP De Francesca Law Office Bereskin & Parr LLP ADR Chambers Justin de Vries David Bertschi AltaGas Ltd. John Dean J. Claude Blouin Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP David Delagran Alexandra Brown E. Peter Farmer Julian Doyle The Honourable Madam Justice John Hall & Heather Morgan- Wendy J. Elliott Kim Carpenter-Gunn Hall Erik Fish Alexandra Chyczij James Johnson Robert Gray Alex Curry Norton Rose Fulbright Canada The Honourable Mr Justice Shaoye Dai Dear Alumni and Friends, TransCanada Pipelines Inc. David Harris Alden Dychtenberg Theresa Wunder Supporting our students is Harold G. Fox Education Fund John Ellis Wunder O’ Brien Personal Injury something I take pride in as Jeffrey P. Hoffman Fasken Martineau LLP Law Dean of Windsor Law. We could Peter Hrastovec Peter Franklyn ZSA Legal Recruitment not provide the funding and IBM Canada Limited Tzen-Yi Goh resources we do without donor Insolvency Institute of Canada Gowling WLG (Canada) support, and it is important to John W. Whiteside Circle The Honourable Mr Justice The Honourable Mr Justice thank you for your generosity. Gifts of $2,500+ Marvin Kurz Drew Gunsolus This report lists donors who Aird & Berlis LLP Victoria Lehman Francine Herlehy gave to the Faculty of Law at Class of 1981 Lexis Nexis Canada Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic the University of Windsor from The Honourable Madam Justice Lucinda Main Betsy Kane January 1, 2016 to December Carole Curtis Miguel Maruszki The Honourable Mr Justice 31, 2016. Donors who have Professor Bruce Elman Marg McKillop & Bill Fanjoy Lawrence Klein requested anonymity do not & Nancy Elman McTague Law Firm LLP Nestor Kostyniuk appear in the listings. Windsor W. Jason Hanson The Honourable Mr Justice Michelle Laniel Law gratefully appreciates all Tzy-Ping Lin & Maryhelen Tso Harry Momotiuk George MacDonald of our donors who have made Miller Thomson LLP Jerome Morse Marc Katzman gifts of any denomination, Andrew Sanfilippo John Mountain & Marilee Marcotte however, only gifts over & Vivian Sanfilippo Aaron Murray Zahra Nurmohamed $100 are recognized in the Gary Travis The Honourable Madam Justice The Honourable Mr Justice following list. Aida Van Wees Mary Jo Nolan & Brian Nolan Michael O’Dea John Olah Sandro Orlando On behalf of the students, Pape Salter Teillet LLP Bonnie Ostroski faculty and staff of Windsor Dean’s Leadership Circle Barbara Rapley Stephen Roberts Law we sincerely thank our Gifts of $1,000+ Christine Riley The Honourable Mr Justice donors for their generous Sherrard Kuzz LLP Steven Rogin support. Susan Adam Metzler Harvey Strosberg Voy Stelmaszynski & Kurt Metzler Robert Sloman & Inta Sloman Thomas Sutton Kenneth Alexander Torkin Manes LLP Nick Torchetti Richard Aucoin Waterloo Region Law Association Paul Tushinski Bartlet & Richardes LLP Arthur Weingarden United Nations High Dawn Benson Christopher Waters, & Madelyn Weingarden Commissioner for Refugees Marion Bernath Dean Richard Winter Dong Shan Zhao Robert Betts Peter Yoo Dean Blain & Lynn Burgess Gifts of $250+ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Paige Brodie Faculty Leadership Circle David Amato Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Gifts of $500+ Lauren Bale Anna Clark Suhuyini Abudulai Robert Beaudoin Warren Creates Michael C. Allen David Bell

These circles recognize the contributions of donors toward our annual fund, as well as gifts for scholarships and awards. Membership in a leadership circle is based on paid gifts to Windsor Law during the time period specified above.

4 Professor Jeffrey Berryman Donald Burwell Edward Merifield Gabriella Bonn Janice Busch Richard Merlo Denis Burns Tiffany Canzano Cathy Milec Howard Burshtein Michael Caruso Paul Miron Professor Pascale Chapdelaine Nelson Cavalheiro Mary Mitchell Floro Culmone Alan Chun Max Muñoz The Honourable Justice of the Peace Janice Chung Leisha Nazarewich Esther Daniel John Clark Robert D. North Peter Daniel Edward Corrigan Virginia Obierski Annette Demers The Honourable Mr. Justice Anthony Cusinato Professor Paul Ocheje Jiku Elamathail Louwellyn D’Souza Lisa Osak Jane Evenson Anne Dawson Karyn Pellatt-Caron Gordon Gauthier D. Jeffrey Dello Judith Potter John M. Gray David Deluzio Dino Pupulin J. Michael Hickey Sandy Di Martino Willard Ramjass The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Hockin Drew Dilkens Justin Reid Julie Holmes Terrence Edgar Catherine Ryan Robert Howe Jody Evans Magda Rzesutek Koskie Minsky LLP Frank Gomberg Gagan Sangha Eugene Kosziwka Wilhelm Haust Naaila Sangrar Lisa Labute Emanuela Heyninck Stephanie Sangster Professor Margaret Liddle Charles Hillier Tracy Schulz William MacKenzie Mary Jane Hutchinson Jonathan Schwartzman Virginia McRae Paul Iacono Leneo Sdao Karl Melinz Ilan Ishai Satie Seebaran Karen Momotiuk Karen Jacques Chet Sharma Pasquale Morabito Peter Kappel John Simes Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Diane Karnay Harkie Singh Marion Overholt Shaelyn Kavanaugh Kevin Sisk Wayne Patterson Leonard Kim O’Neil Smith Thien Phan Peter Kirby Deborah Squires Alistair Riswick Ilias Kiritsis Sandra Stein Mark Sazio Michael Knez Maurizio Stellato John Schuman Christopher Knowles Ruth Stewart Rahul Shastri Diane Kruger The Honourable Mr. Justice David Stone Elaine Strosberg Wayne Lessard Pauline Strong Maryellen Symons Simone Levesque Raymond Stunden Professor David Tanovich Randy Levinson Tatha Swann James Wittebols Andrew Loh Mark TarBush Teresa Whiteside Janette Long Dany Theberge Roy Macgillivray Andrea Tratnik Gifts of $100+ Paul Macklin Michael Unea Judith Atwood Simon Mariani B. Peter Westfall James Barbour George Mather David Whitfield Andrea Bergman Ian Matthews Loreen Williams Barbara Bidner Scott McEachran Sean Williamson William Bies Patti McGarroch Jan Wojcik Lori Brienza David McNevin William Yee Lisa Bristow E. Ann McRae Winston Yee Robert Brooks Scott McTaggart Velma Meconi

While we have made every effort to ensure accuracy, please let us know of any errors or omissions by calling Karen Momotiuk, Alumni and Fund Development Office at Windsor Law.

AN EXCEPTIONAL LAW SCHOOL FOR A CHANGING WORLD ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI LUNCH AND LEARN: JUANITA WESTMORELAND- NARMCO TOUR TRAORÉ, FORMER DEAN OF LAW RECEIVING THE LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA HONOURARY LLD When Juanita Westmoreland- policies and strategies that Traoré was appointed as Dean further inclusion and eliminate of Windsor Law in 1996, she systemic discrimination in all became the first black law forms. dean in Canada. Windsor Law Windsor Law students Dean Waters, Professor Mummé In 2010, a scholarship was was honoured to be part of her interested in labour or and several upper year students established at Windsor Law journey as she made immense employment law or working were hosted by U Windsor alumni recognizing Westmoreland- contributions to the profession, as in-house counsel had the and NARMCO co-owner, Don Traoré. It benefits an upper-year particularly in legal education. opportunity to tour NARMCO as Rodzik Jr. ‘00, and his colleague, student who has demonstrated She was Dean from 1996 to 1999. part of our Law Alumni Lunch Jeanine Watt ‘88. leadership qualities and When she was appointed to the involvement in the University and Learn series. NARMCO is a If you would like to host our Cour de Québec, Criminal and of Windsor community, with local, family owned auto parts students or participate in our Penal Division and Youth Division, preference given to leadership in manufacturer that has been in Law Alumni Lunch and Learn she reflected on her contribution the black community. business since 1945. series, please contact the Alumni to our Law Faculty in Windsor. and Fund Development Office. Windsor Law congratulates She considered herself “an equity Her Honour on receiving the dean, striving to maintain the honourary LLD from the Law principles of access and equality Society of Upper Canada at the in legal education.” She modeled LAST CLASS: spring convocation. equity and created lasting JUSTICE DOUGLAS W. PHILLIPS BIDS FAREWELL WINDSOR LAW’S FOURTH ANNUAL TO THE CIVIL TRIAL IN-HOUSE COUNSEL DAY The Corporate Commercial Club working in house. Serena Genova ADVOCACY PROGRAM and Career Services Office hosted ’12 (Desjardins), Stephen Kim the fourth annual In-House ’97 (Indivior), Zoe King (Loblaw For over 30 years, a course he has led since Counsel Day on January 30, Companies Limited), Carolyn Windsor Law 1989. The class is designed to 2017. Students learned from in- Marcotte ’97 (Caesars Windsor), students have assist students in developing house counsel, including several Guri Pannu ’07 (Enbridge Gas), been privileged basic skills of trial advocacy Windsor Law alumni, during a and Laura Qaqish ’06 (Toronto to learn under in order to conduct a civil trial panel and a keynote speech. Transit Commission) shared the direction from beginning to end. Mr. their experiences with students. of Adjunct Justice Phillips has also worked During his Keynote Address, Panelists also discussed their Professor, the Honourable tirelessly to create a permanent Sanjeev Dhawan ’91 (Hydro One) career paths and the challenges Justice Douglas W. Phillips, Historical Exhibition in the discussed how in-house lawyers and advantages of working in- an alumnus from the Class of Ontario Court of Justice need to not only understand the house. 1974. His Honour made many in Windsor. law but also understand the business for which they work. We’re looking forward to significant contributions to Windsor Law thanks him for continuing to learn from alumni’s Windsor Law, among which is his undeniable contribution to At our afternoon panel, students experiences at In-House Counsel the Civil Trial Advocacy program, our Faculty. learned more about a typical day Day next year.

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JUSTICE AT WORK CONFERENCE: WOMEN’S MARCH ON DIVERSITY & INCLUSION WASHINGTON

Tasha Donnelly ‘17 (left), Rima Hanna (centre) and Lois Boateng ‘17 (right)

The Women’s March on Washington drew thousands of peaceful protesters from around the world on the U.S. inauguration weekend to send a strong message to the new President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and to the world, that women’s rights are human rights. Not only did Windsor send more than a busload of participants—including several students and the Associate Dean from the Faculty of Law—but Windsor Law student Tasha Donnelly ‘17 was one of the national organizers for the Canadian contingent. In an interview with Chatelaine magazine, she stated, “Canadians are a part of this because we’re aware that what goes on in the U.S. does have an impact here.”

On January 25, 2017, Windsor Law hosted and at how we can improve inclusion in Professor and Associate Dean Jasminka its ninth annual Justice at Work (JAW) the profession. Our panelists included Kalajdzic travelled to Washington, D.C. on the Public Interest Career Conference, providing representatives from specialty clinics and “Windsor bus.” She said that for those who students with an opportunity to engage progressive firms. Windsor Law alumna had never been involved in any movement with leaders in social justice careers. Our Maria Capulong ‘06 (Carranza LLP) spoke before, the Women’s March “marked the Keynote Address was delivered by Assistant on the panel, describing her search for an beginning of social and political activism.” Deputy Attorney General (ADAG) Kimberly inclusive and welcoming firm. Associate She believes it was an opportunity for Murray, who leads the Ministry of Attorney Dean Jasminka Kalajdzic moderated the people in various progressive movements General’s Indigenous Justice Division and discussion. to “coalesce for a singular purpose: the was previously the Executive Director of the affirmation of a commitment to equality and In the afternoon, students attended a Career Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC). justice for all.” Fair with public interest and social justice ADAG Murray described the origins of the employers, including non-profit organizations, TRC and the work she had done with the community clinics and progressive firms. Commission and showed a mini-documentary Representatives from MAG’s Indigenous on residential school survivors’ stories. Justice Division also gave a presentation The day began with a morning panel on on the Debwewin Summer Law Program. Diversity in Practice, looking at difficulties Students also had the opportunity to learn facing racialized and Indigenous lawyers about Windsor’s LLM program.

AN EXCEPTIONAL LAW SCHOOL FOR A CHANGING WORLD MOOT SUCCESS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT RECEPTIONS Jessica Clement and Jessie Gomberg won the 2017 Hicks Morley Cup. Held in the Toronto offices of Hicks Morley, the event provided an opportunity for students from Ontario law schools to litigate current Since his appointment in April 2016, Dean Waters has been actively legal issues of significance in the areas of human resource law and reaching out to alumni across Canada and internationally to get administrative law. acquainted with former students of Windsor Law and solicit their support and suggestions. Events were held in the following locations, The Dual JD Team of 3L’s, Adam Fucile and Joseph Tung, placed first with more to come: in the regional Transactional LawMeet in Chicago in February. The win earned them the right to compete in the national competition that took Canadian Law School Alumni Reception place in New York in March, where they placed second, outperforming London, England - June 8, 2016 82 teams from law schools across the U.S. and Canada. Meet the Dean Receptions SAVE Students Ruebe James, Sanjeevan Shivakumar, and Shannon Uhera, London, Canada - October 6, 2016 and their coach, Professor Pascale Chapdelaine, took 3rd prize in Hamilton, Canada - November 9, 2016 THE DATE Toronto, Canada - November 10, 2016 the written submission category out of a record of 59 submissions , Canada - February 2, 2017 received for the oral rounds of the 15th Annual Oxford International WEDNESDAY Intellectual Property Law Moot Competition. Edmonton, Canada - March 3, 2017 NOVEMBER 1, 2017 Toronto, Canada - March 22, 2017 Students Noah Haynes, Adam Lawson and Taraneh Etemadi and their coaches, Francine Herlehy and Monica Pathak, took the 2017 OTLA Canadian Law School Alumni Reception for the revival of the Cup. Adam Lawson also won best overall advocate. New York, USA - April 19, 2017 Annual Windsor Law Students Justin Smith, Peter Valente, Amanda Iarusso and Sean Enterprising Alumni Meet and Greet Alumni Dinner to be Reginio, with their coach, Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic, competed in Toronto, Canada - April 28, 2017 held in Windsor ON the fourth annual Winkler Class Action Moot Competition during which Dual JD Alumni Meet and Greet (Location TBD) Amanda and Peter won the final, and Amanda received the 2nd place Windsor, Canada - May 25, 2017 oralist award.

WINDSOR LAW STUDENTS STUDY COMPARATIVE CLASS ACTION LAW WITH LAW STUDENTS ON TWO CONTINENTS

Thanks to video conferencing technology for seven weeks “meeting” with their Dutch Technologies like video conferencing and and a unique collaboration between Windsor and American counterparts. Professors social media provide practical mobility Law’s Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic, Hensler and Tzankova taught parts of the that allows students and faculty to globally Stanford Law’s Deborah Hensler, and Tilburg course relevant to their jurisdictions, and all connect with other knowledge institutions. University’s Ianika Tzankova, Windsor Law three professors engaged in live discussions. Windsor Law students have found the students had the opportunity to learn about Kalajdzic calls it, “comparative law in action.” Comparative Collective Redress course class action regimes in Canada, the U.S., the Students at the three universities also had to be immensely interesting and a fitting Netherlands and Germany, and to engage the opportunity to use social media and other way to learn about the law and practices with students in each jurisdiction — all platforms to engage with each other. of other jurisdictions. In this way, students without leaving Windsor. In 2016, the course was offered again, this gain a deeper understanding of their own Planning for the collaboration began in 2013 time bringing a new partner school on board: jurisdiction’s policies. and a three-class module was tested in 2014. Leuphana University in Germany, with Dr. Kalajdzic says that while the unique teaching In the fall of 2014, Kalajdzic and her teaching Axel Halfmeier. The course will be taught approach takes resources, IT assistance, and partners at Stanford and Tilburg rolled out a third time in the fall of 2017, and talks tremendous coordination, it works well, and the inaugural Comparative Collective Redress are underway to widen the collaboration to it’s fun. “It opens doors that were previously course. Students enrolled in Kalajdzic’s Class include other jurisdictions. inaccessible to us.” Action seminar and spent one hour a week

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