Après une carrière de correspondante internationale, Paule Robitaille, BCL’86, LLB’86, a su allier sa formation juridique et sa passion pour les enjeux internationaux en devenant commissaire à la Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada, avant d’être élue députée dans la circonscription de Bourassa-Sauvé à Montréal.
April 2021
When James Doris, BCL’90, LLB’90, founded Toronto litigation firm Tyr LLP in 2019, he saw it as a chance to practice law in a new and dynamic way. Not long after, Carlos Sayao, BCL/LLB’14, joined the firm as a partner. The two McGill Law alumni told Focus online about the law school lessons they have carried with them along the way.
March 2021
| Before becoming a top executive at BMI, Shirin Foroutan, BCL/LLB’03, was on a much different path. And while her career took her beyond the legal industry and far from Montreal, she carries with her lessons from her time at McGill Law. |
January 2021
| Lessons in leadership: How Dominique Hussey’s McGill Law experience led her to the top at Bennett Jones LLP. |
December 2020
| From the classroom to faculty administration: Brittany Williams, BCL/LLB’19, comes full circle as she joins McGill Law as Acting Assistant Dean (Admissions and Recruitment). |
October 2020
| Ayant la piqûre de la recherche, Dia Dabby, DCL’17, a poursuivi sa passion, depuis les coulisses de la Cour du Québec aux salles de classe de la Leiden Law School aux Pays-Bas. La professeure adjointe en droit à l’UQÀM confie les expériences uniques qui ont défini son expérience doctorale, et qui ont fait d’elle une enseignante dévouée au service de la collectivité et auprès de ses élèves. |
June 2020
| When seasoned corporate lawyer Dany Meloul, BCL’88, LLB’88, took the helm of Radio-Canada Télévision last October, no one could have predicted the unprecedented challenges she would have to face in her first year on the job. But the show(s) must go on! |
April 2020
| In a letter to McGill Law alumni, Dean Robert Leckey reflects on the collective efforts of faculty members, staff, and students to come together during these extraordinary times. |
February 2020
| Toute jeune, Véronique Faucher, BCL/LLB’02, rêvait d’être journaliste internationale. Bien qu’elle ne soit pas devenue journaliste, elle a quand même mené une carrière très internationale: après un saut vers Moscou, cette spécialiste de la gestion d’investissements est à présent à Londres et dirige une équipe paneuropéenne. |
December 2019
| Whether he’s advising a tech company on a venture capital partnership or brushing shoulders with celebrities on an awards show red carpet, it’s all in a day’s work for Reuven Ashtar, BCL/LLB’08. Ashtar, a start-up, media, and technology lawyer, also manages YouTube content creators through his company, Never Napping, in Toronto. |
