PHIL LORD EDUCATION

McGill University McGill University Faculty of Law Faculty of Law 3644 Peel St LL.M. (Thesis) Candidate 2019 – , QC o Supervisor: Prof. Shauna Van Praagh [email protected] o Thesis submission expected December 2020 1-514-447-4704 J.D. (Dean’s Honour List) and B.C.L. (Dean’s Honour List) 2015 – 2018 o Senior Editor, McGill Journal of Law and Health o Research Assistant to Prof. Richard Gold (comparative intellectual property law) o Volunteer, Project Genesis Legal Clinic o President, Christian Law Students Association o Law Clerk to the Honourable Louise Otis (President of two international organisation tribunals and former judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal)

Champlain St. Lawrence College

D.C.S. in Health Science 2013 – 2015 o Meritorious citations in all subjects o Listed on the Dean’s Honour List each semester and upon graduation o Standardised academic performance (R score) within the top .1% of the province’s student population o Awarded Best Presenter prize for a final comprehensive project on quantum physics

Harvard University 2012 o Summer term (at age 15) (8 undergraduate credits) o Completed the Harvard Business School Summer Leadership Program

BAR ADMISSIONS, DESIGNATIONS, AND LICENSES

New York Bar 2019 Quebec Bar 2019 Massachusetts Bar (inactive) 2019 Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb) 2019 Chief Compliance Officer of an Exempt Market Dealer (inactive) 2019 Exempt Market Dealer (inactive) 2019 Financial Planner (F.Pl.) (passed the 6 equivalency exams leading to the designation) 2020

SELECTED GRADUATE HONOURS AND AWARDS

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CA$17,500) 2020-2021 Graduate Mobility Award (CA$3,020) 2020 Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Award (CA$500) 2020 Most Read Researcher in my Department on ResearchGate 2019-2020 Elizabeth Carmichael Monk, Q.C. Prize (highest standing in property law) (CA$850) 2019 Dean’s Honour List (top 10% of cohort upon graduation) 2019 University of Pennsylvania Law School Dean’s Scholarship (US$40,000) (declined) 2019 SSRN Top Authors List (top 5% of researchers) (currently in the top 1%) 2018-2020 Golden Key International Honour Society (top 15% of cohort upon graduation) 2018 Stephen A. Scott Award (highest standing in constitutional law) (CA$850) 2016 J. W. McConnell Entrance Scholarship (CA$3,000) 2015

Updated 7 November 2020 1/5 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. “Scientology’s Legal System” (2019) 21:1 Marburg Journal of Religion 1 o Cited in a textbook on private international law 2. “The Eternal Commitment: Scientology’s Billion-Year Contract” (2020) 1 International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation __ (forthcoming) 3. “Access to Inclusive Education for Students with Autism: An Analysis of Canada's Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” (2020) 9:4 Canadian Journal of Disability Studies 56 (forthcoming) 4. “Law and Green Eggs and Ham” (2020) 6:2 Anamorphosis: International Journal of Law and Literature __ (forthcoming) 5. “Case Comment: Garcia v Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization” (2020) 86:2 Arbitration 211 6. “The Social Perils and Promise of Remote Work” (2020) 4:S Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy 63 o Recommended by University of Michigan economics professor Natalia V. Czap on the department’s website 7. “Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2020) 43:2 Manitoba Law Journal __ (forthcoming) (lead author, with Lydia Saad) 8. “Incentivising Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2020) 8:3/4 The Theory and Practice of Legislation __ (online first) 9. “COVID-19 and the Future of Work” (2020) 7:__ Journal of Psycho-Economics __ (forthcoming) (symposium paper) 10. “Work, Family and Identity” in Daniel Wheatley, Irene Hardill & Sarah Buglass, eds, Remote Work and Worker Well-Being in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities (Hershey: IGI, 2021) __ (forthcoming) 11. “Cultivating Humility” (2021) 55:__ The Law Teacher __ (forthcoming)

OTHER SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

1. “What Is the True Purpose of Quebec's Bill 21?” (2020) 9:3 Directions 1 2. “Quelle est la réelle raison d'être de la loi 21?” (2020) 9:3 Directions 1 (written and published in French and English) 3. “Popping the Cap” [2020] McGill Journal of Law and Health Online 4. “COVID-19: Is the Cure ‘Worse Than the Problem Itself’?” [2020] McGill Journal of Law and Health Online 5. “‘Ça ne fonctionne pas!’ : L'aspect symbolique du droit, du droit criminel à la Loi 21” (2020) 9:6 Directions 1 6. “‘It Doesn’t Work!’: The Symbolic Aspect of Law, From the Criminal Law to Bill 21” (2020) 9:6 Directions 1 (written and published in French and English) 7. “Structural Change or Collective Amnesia?” (2020) 57:4 Alberta Law Review 1053 (book review) 8. “Recension : L'action collective : ses succès et ses défis” (2020) 61:4 Les Cahiers de droit __ (book review) (forthcoming)

WORKING PAPERS

1. “Religious Legitimacy” (under peer review with the Dalhousie Law Journal) 2. “Popping the Cap” (full article based on the comment listed above)

Updated 7 November 2020 2/5 CONFERENCES

“Mainstreaming Scientology?”, CESNUR 2020 International Conference (Religious 2021 Pluralism in an Era of Globalization) (forthcoming, postponed due to the virus) “Scientology’s Legal System”, International Cultic Studies Association Annual 2021 Conference (forthcoming, postponed due to the virus) “COVID-19 and the Future of Work”, Second International Saratov Economic and 2020 Psychological Forum “Incentivising Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Bingham Centre for 2020 the Rule of Law Seminar Series on Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus “Les enseignements récents de la Cour suprême et ce qu’ils annoncent pour l’avenir”, 2019 Les journées stratégiques de droit administratif (with Karim Renno) “Access to Inclusive Education for Students with Autism: An Analysis of Canada's 2019 Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, Disability: Dignity and Inclusion Conference “Law and Green Eggs and Ham”, Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and 2018 Comparative Law Research Seminar Series

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University Winter 2021 Contract Lecturer o Courses: o Intellectual Property (3 credits)

Faculty of Law, McGill University Fall 2017; Winter 2018 Tutorial Leader o Courses: o Integration Workshop (4 credits) o Independently taught the first week of courses to first-year students (40 class hours) o Co-taught the first-year course on legal methodology (full-year, 1 hour per week) o Graded assignments and provided feedback and mentorship to students o Held weekly office hours

SERVICE AS PEER REVIEWER

Journal of Air Transport Management (Elsevier)

SELECTED MEDIA INTERVIEWS

CTV News, TVA Nouvelles, CBC News, Radio-Canada (two), , CBC Daybreak

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

Judicial Law Clerk 2020 – Federal Court of Canada, o Serve as law clerk to the Honourable Martine St-Louis o Maintain a top secret security clearance (highest level in the Canadian government)

Lawyer 2019 – Phil Lord, Montreal o To ensure continuity of service, I have handled, as a sole practitioner, the files I originated at Renno Vathilakis since leaving the firm to pursue graduate studies

Updated 7 November 2020 3/5 Associate 2018 – 2019 Renno Vathilakis, Montreal o Practised civil and commercial litigation (including class actions), and international arbitration o Worked under Karim Renno, recognised by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top 50 trial lawyers in Canada

Partner (formerly Managing Partner) 2018 – Vezno Capital, Montreal o Manage assets for a small number of accredited investors

Founder and CEO 2017 – 2019 Vezno Media, Montreal o Launched a social media marketing agency o Helped dentists leverage social media to increase their revenue

Head Tutor 2011 – 2015 Lord Private Tutoring Services, Quebec o Tutored special needs and college students in mathematics and English o Employed other tutors

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Organiser 2018 March for Our Lives, Montreal o Organised an independent “March for Our Lives” to advocate for tighter gun control legislation in the United States o Granted in-depth interviews to some 12 media outlets

Volunteer Health Care Aide 2014 – 2015 Centre d’Hébergement St-Jean-Eudes, Quebec Father Lacombe Care Centre, Calgary o Helped health care aides and nurses and provided moral support to patients

MEMBERSHIPS, LANGUAGES, AND INTERESTS

Memberships: New York State Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Young Bar of Montreal, International Cultic Studies Association, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Languages: Bilingual in English and French, basic proficiency in Spanish Interests: Meditation, drama (professional), marathon running, travelling (47 countries), American politics, classical piano, children’s literature

Updated 7 November 2020 4/5 APPENDIX: SELECTED CASES AND REPRESENTATION

Current Representation: o Counsel to several business owners regarding tax and estate planning o Counsel to several business owners regarding exempt market products o Counsel to a family in complex real estate litigation involving three private parties and two insurers o Counsel to the plaintiff in executing the judgment in Clinique dentaire Mario Lord inc v Céline Michel

Class Actions (Prior Representation): o Primo Bedding Company inc v Air Canada (authorised in 2019) o A putative class action in the field of health law

Reported Prior Representation (Area of law): o Counsel to the defendant in Yury Manakhov v Anna Tarasenko (Fraud) o Counsel to the defendants in Union Lighting Ltd v Éric Bourque et al (White-Collar Defense) o Counsel to the plaintiff in Grisé v Comité de discipline de l’OACIQ (Disciplinary) o Counsel to the plaintiff in Grisé v Comité de discipline de l’OACIQ (Disciplinary) (different file from previous) o Counsel to the plaintiffs in Grisé et al v Comité d’indemnisation de l’OACIQ (Disciplinary/Administrative) o Counsel to the defendants in Arnault Thibault Cléroux avocats senc v Patrice Bissou et al (Commercial) o Counsel to the defendants in Arnault Thibault Cléroux avocats senc v Patrice Bissou et al (Fraud) (different file from previous) o Counsel to the plaintiff in Pietro Persurich v Stefanie Persurich et al (Real Estate) o Assisted counsel to the plaintiff on a pro bono basis in Haidee Torres v Rody Yared et al (Labour and Employment)

Other Prior Representation: o Counsel to a prospective investor conducting due diligence verifications on an exempt market product o Counsel to an investment firm regarding compliance on the exempt market o Counsel to a contractor in a mediation and arbitration under AAA rules regarding allegedly unpaid commissions o Counsel to a taxpayer being investigated by the Canada Revenue Agency for alleged sales tax misreporting o Counsel to a corporation in a dispute regarding the tax treatment of an asset sale o Counsel to a property owner in a dispute regarding environmental contamination o Counsel to a debtor in preparing a promissory note o Counsel to a dental clinic in its lease negotiations, resulting in direct cost savings of 30% o Counsel to an attorney in a dispute with her former spouse regarding allegedly misappropriated funds o Pro bono counsel to a spouse in a joint divorce filing o Pro bono counsel to a father in successfully contesting the revocation of his access rights

Updated 7 November 2020 5/5