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ALUMNI MAGAZINE WITHOUT PREJUDICE SPRING 2016 DISPATCHES FROM THE ENERGY INDUSTRY Thank you to Moodys Gartner LLP for your generous five-year, $100,000 gift in support of the Bowman National Tax Moot team and student research assistantships to aid faculty research in the area of taxation law. JENNY KHAKH Aspiring Mooter // Class 2018 DEAN’S MESSAGE Spring 2016 UAlberta Law ALUMNI MAGAZINE SPRING 2016 EDITOR Jill Rutherford elcome to the Spring 2016 issue of Without Prejudice, the University of ASSISTANT EDITOR WAlberta Faculty of Law alumni magazine. As alumni, you are members Gillian Reid of a community more than 100 years in the making; a community with a distinguished tradition of learning the law and engaging in public service ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN – locally, nationally, and internationally. In this issue, we look back on the Backstreet Communications year that was to celebrate the many accomplishments of our faculty, staff, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS students, and alumni. Our cover story examines the challenges facing the Matthew Dolan, Jeff Kubik, Gillian Reid, energy industry, with commentary from professors David Percy, Q.C. and Jill Rutherford, Michael Swanberg Dr. Cameron Jefferies, as well as from distinguished alumni providing counsel or leading change in an industry critical to Alberta and Canada. Visit us online at The 2015-2016 academic year had many highlights – flip to the Year in www.lawschool.ualberta.ca and find us on: Review section to see a selection of photos – including the swearing in to the Supreme Court of Canada of The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell Brown; the promotion to full Professor of Cameron Hutchison and Vice Dean Moin Yahya; the announcement of three new Assistant Professors to the Faculty and two Visiting Without Prejudice is published annually Assistant Professors to increase our scholarly depth, strength, and diversity; by the Faculty of Law, with a circulation and a tremendously successful competitive moot season for our students. of more than 7,000. It is distributed to As my second year as Dean draws to a close, my focus remains change alumni, faculty, students, staff, and friends of the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law. management and transformation, to preserve the best of our past and to All material is copyright ©2016, and may prepare our students for a challenging future. This includes ensuring top not be reprinted without express written quality curriculum for our students, attracting and retaining outstanding permission of the author. faculty, investing in frontline student services, fostering student mental Editor’s Note: All content submitted for health and wellness, and supporting inclusiveness and diversity. Each of publication is subject to editing. In some these priorities is driven by a desire to ensure that our students receive a cases, personal pronouns in Class Notes transformative law school experience at the University of Alberta, one that have been changed to first person. prepares them to make their mark – not only in the legal profession, but Canada Post Publications Agreement also in the community. No. 40063511 To that end, next year we are embarking on the development of a new PRINTED IN CANADA strategic plan for the Faculty – which will align with the University’s Institutional McCallum Printing Group, Inc. Strategic Plan for the coming decade – to ensure that we are well equipped to continue to respond to student needs. We will report on this in next year’s Return undeliverable copies to: magazine – and on the launch of our new Career Services Centre expected this Faculty of Law University of Alberta fall – but in the meantime, I’d like to thank you, our alumni, for your continued 177 Law Centre support of our faculty and students, and for modelling the important traditions Edmonton, AB T6G 2H5 of professionalism and service that are critical to our mission. // 3 // ALUMNI MAGAZINE content 6 Year In Review FEATURES 8 Dean’s Update Dispatches From the Energy Industry UAlberta Law professors and alumni on the challenges and opportunities 10 facing the industry 36 Moot Court Program A Commitment to the Law and Community: The Wachowich / 44 Wachowicz Family in Alberta University of Alberta Faculty of Law // 4 // 39 40 43 SECTIONS Alberta Law Review Spring Reception 35 Moot Court Program 36 Students Earn Prestigious Clerkships 38 Faculty Update In Conversation With... Terry Adido 39 University Update 17 Visiting Speakers 40 Activities 18 In the Media 20 In Gratitude Publications 21 Sessional Instructors 41 Honouring Teaching Excellence 22 In Memoriam: Alexander Pringle, Q.C. 23 Reunions Awards 24 Reunions 2015 42 From Law Professor to Alumni Weekend 2015 43 Canada’s Highest Court 25 From Classroom to Courtroom 26 Law School Legacies 44 New Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Professor Appointments 27 Class Notes 46 Students on the Move Recognition Faculty Celebrates Grand Law Students’ Association’s Re-Opening of McLennan Ross Hall 48 Mental Health and Wellness Committee Recognized 29 Staff Stories Magna Carta Visits Edmonton 30 Climbing to New Heights 49 Law Show 2016 31 Aboriginal Speaker Series 32 The Odishaw Family Philosophy 50 Faculty Celebrates UAlberta Pride Week 2016 34 Gift Report 51 // 5 // ALUMNI MAGAZINE YEAR IN 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 4 OCTOBER 2015 REVIEW Dean’s BBQ Dean Paton, Dino Bottos, Peter Sankoff and Eric Adams join Guba to welcome the Dean Paton, former Deans Percy and Bryden, Class of 2018. and a number of faculty members travelled to the Supreme Court for the welcoming ceremony for the newest member of the Court – the Hon. Mr. Justice Russell Brown – hosted by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin (LLB ’68). Justice Brown was a distinguished member of 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 3 SEPTEMBER 2015 our faculty from 2004-2013. 5 NOVEMBER 2015 Orientation Week Opening ceremonies for the Class of 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards featured a welcome from Dean Paton, On September 24, 2015 the Faculty of Law ceremonial blessing from Eric Daniels, an welcomed Francis Saville (BA ’62, LLB Aboriginal Elder, remarks from Law Society ’65) and Alan Fielding (BA ’65, LLB ’69), of Alberta President James Eamon, Q.C., recipients of the University of Alberta 2015 Court of Appeal Justice the Hon. Madam Distinguished Alumni Award and Honour The Faculty of Law hosted a number of Justice Myra B. Bielby, and a keynote Award respectively for a special luncheon Magna Carta-themed events during the address from The Right Hon. Kim Campbell, in their honour. historic document’s visit to Edmonton. PC, CC, OBC, Q.C. A highlight was student group Ms. Magna Carta’s successful event attended by approximately 300 guests at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Visitor Centre. University of Alberta Faculty of Law // 6 // 6 DECEMBER 2015 8 FEBRUARY 2016 10 APRIL 2016 A Case for Claus A special visitor stopped by the Law Centre to distribute gifts to the children of our faculty and staff. Law Show: Ferris Buellaw’s Farewell Celebration Day Off On April 19, the Faculty of Law hosted a The 20th anniversary of the Law Show – a farewell celebration for Professor Gerald tribute to the 1980s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Robertson, Q.C., and Professor Elaine Off – took place at the Horowitz Performing Hughes, to honour their many years of Arts Theatre on February 5-6, 2016. dedicated service to the Faculty and to the broader legal community. 7 JANUARY 2016 9 MARCH 2016 Dean Paton attended the Alberta Law Conference in Calgary where Professor Mitchell McInnes was presented with the Distinguished Service Award for Scholarship and Christine Pratt was presented with the Distinguished Service Award in Pro Bono Legal The Faculty of Law and the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (ISMSS) hosted Service by the Canadian Bar Association – a UAlberta Pride Week event regarding human rights advocacy for same sex rights in the Alberta Branch and the Law Society of Caribbean. At this event we also had a chance to share some good news. Members of three Alberta at their annual Distinguished of our student groups – OUTlaw, an advocacy group founded in 2008 to serve and aid LGBTI Service Awards ceremony. law students and their allies, the Golden Bearristers rugby team, and the Tortfeasors hockey team – presented a cheque for $1,500 to Dr. Kris Wells, a representative of You Can Play, an organization committed to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation. // 7 // ALUMNI MAGAZINE FEATURE By: Paul D. Paton DEAN’S UPDATE OCTOBER JANUARY MARCH MAY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBUARY 2016 2015 2015 DECEMBER2016 APRIL 2016 2015 2015 2016 2016 The 2015-2016 academic for student mental health counselling and referral services based at year saw the seeds of the Faculty. I am also hiring new transformation sown in 2014- staff to provide greater assistance 2015 start to grow at an with financial aid counselling, and have asked Vice Dean Moin Yahya unrelenting pace. We’ve turned to lead a committee to provide a corner and – with the help recommendations for Aboriginal and of our committed alumni – we Indigenous academic and cultural supports which we will implement and two extremely promising visiting will work with our students to next year. This year we doubled our assistant professors. This renewal continue building enhanced Career Services capacity, enhancing is critical for our ongoing success. our ability to provide advice on career access to an outstanding Further details on these appointments options and recruitment processes, can be found on page 27. I have an faculty and a transformative and offer programming to prepare ambitious plan for hiring to continue law school experience. Here students for legal careers. Our Career over the next two years. are some key milestones: Services Officers also liaise with the legal community throughout Canada STUDENT SERVICES to assist with the recruitment of FACULTY HIRING Investing in frontline services to our students for both traditional After a period of dramatic support our students is one of the and non-traditional placements.