Results from the Competitive Mooting Seasons

BC Law School Moot
Generously supported by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Associate Professor Elizabeth Edinger and Dr. Anne Uteck
• Team: Stephanie John, Eamonn Watson, Cathy Lee, Lee Hawkings, and Jonah Brook
• Note: Allard School of Law placed second.

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Donald G. Bowman National Tax Moot
Generously supported by Thorsteinssons​ LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor David Duff, Natasha Reid (Thorsteinssons), Alex Denmer (Thorsteinssons), and Michael Taylor (Department of Justice)
• Team: Cavan Raistrick & Katie Taylor (Appellants); Kendal Allemekinders & Scott McLeod (Respondents)
• Note: Both Allard School of Law teams earned the title of Best Factum. This was the first time in the 8-year history of the moot that one school has taken both factum awards.

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Dentons Negotiation Competition
Generously supported by Dentons Canada LLP

• Participants: Team 1: Shaun Quan and Junhyung Lee; Team 2: Alex Kim and West Pryde; Team 3: Kevin Wang and Desmond Wang; Team 4: Milaad Hashmi and Melody Cheung; Team 5: Gurvir Sandhu and Summer Ibrahim; Team 6: Lauren Marshall and Daniel Comeau; Team 7: Emma Hobbs and Jean Murray; Team 8: Katherine Zhou and Sean Xu; Team 9: Chris Seo and Mika Chow; Team 10: David Cui and Andy Chen; Team 11: Emory Wells and Melanie Alcorn; Team 12: Luke Morassut and James Long; Team 13: Adam Parsons and Cameron Nicol; Team 14: Chris Chan and Frank Ju; Team 15: Charlie Shi and Dylan Braam; Team 16: Lindsay Frame and Mark Robinson
• Note: Team 4 (Milaad Hashmi and Melody Cheung), Team 9 (Chris Seo and Mika Chow) and Team 12 (Luke Morassut and James Long) were the three winners.

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Gale Moot

• Advisors/Coaches: Ryan Dalziel (Norton Rose Fulbright) and Professor Isabel Grant
• Team: Elizabeth Janzen, Mark Iyengar, Anna Dinh, and Jeremy Bally.

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Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot
Generously support by The Insolvency Institute of Canada

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Janis Sarra and Collin Brousson (Gowling WLG)
• Team: Adrian Armstrong, Allison Colpitts, Dan Lanfranconi, and Max Doyle
• Note: The Allard School of Law team placed first and Allison Colpitts won best Grand Moot Oralist. Alison will have the incredible opportunity to travel to Vienna to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. There she will spend a week shadowing the secretariat, while witnessing the 75 country delegations in action.

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Jessup International Law Moot
Generously supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Visiting Assistant Professor Sara Ghebremusse and Donna Liu (Harper Grey LLP)
• Team: Aashish Kohli, Cristina Borbely, Emily Miller, and Matt James
• Note: The Allard School of Law team's received the prize of First Place Memorials in the Canadian Round
• Special Thanks: to professors Natasha Affolder, Ben Goold, Michael Da Silva, Régine Tremblay, and Karin Mickelson who assisted with practices and gave feedback. As well, thank you to Dustin Chelen (Articled Student at DLA Piper) who hosted a practice with other members of his 2017 team, Janice Walton (Counsel at Blakes) who hosted the team at her firm with other members of her 1997 Jessup team, and Kaitlin Smiley (Associate at Norton Rose) who hosted a practice along with two former Jessup mooters.

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Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot 
Generously supported by Mandell Pinder LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Lee Schmidt, Cheryl Charvit (Mandell Pinder LLP), and Stephen Mussell (Mandell Pinder LLP)
• Team: Erin Barnes, Darrin Mah, and Ryan Erwin
• Note: The Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot is unique among moot court competitions in the world, in that it is conducted in accordance with Aboriginal customs of peaceful negotiation and consensus-building rather than adversarial competition. There are no competitive awards, but the moot is invaluable in giving Indigenous students and students interested in Aboriginal law an opportunity to forge bonds with each other and deepen their understanding of Indigenous legal issues.

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Laskin Moot

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Emeritus William Black, Miriam Isman (Sugden McFee & Roos LLP), and Mila Shah (Peck & Company)
• Team: Madison Grist, Cindy Phillips, Julia Riddle, and Matthew Scott (Julia and Matthew mooted in French)
• Note: This year’s competition took place in Toronto. The Allard School of Law team took home the Spirit of the Laskin Award.
• Special thanks: to Tariq Ahmed of Fasken Martineau & DuMoulin for organizing a practice moot and to the University of Toronto for hosting the moot.

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Oxford Intellectual Property Moot
Generously supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Graham Reynolds and Tom Bailey (Oyen Wiggs & Mutala)
• Team: Edmond Chen, Courtney Campbell, and Alexei Paish

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Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition
Generously supported by The Crown Counsel Association and The Honourable Justice Michael Tammen (event) and Counsel Joven Narwal (prize)

• Advisors/Coaches: Judge Bahen, Anthony Toljanich, Adrian Picard, Judge Bakan, Mark Myhre, Dela Jahani, Judge Denhoff, Dianne Wiedemann, Rebecca McConchie, Judge Challenger, Mike Barrenger and Tony Paisana
• Faculty Coordinator: Nikos Harris (Instructor, Allard School of Law)
• Team: Cait Fleck, Chris Holmes, Alisa Koebel, Angie Brar, Sarah Hannigan, Karyn Leslie, Stephanie Dickson, and Tina Wang
• Note: The winners of the competition were Stephanie Dickson and Angie Brar. Sarah Hannigan and Karyn Leslie were the alternate winners.  Stephanie Dickson received the award for the best cross-examination, and Sarah Hannigan was awarded the best jury address.
• Special Thanks: The Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition would not be possible without the time and efforts of many dedicated volunteers, including members of the judiciary, counsel and law students. The Faculty would like to thank everyone involved, including: the event sponsors (The Crown Counsel Association and Mr. Justice Mike Tammen); the Coaches (Judge Bahen, Anthony Toljanich, Adrian Picard, Judge Bakan, Mark Myhre, Dela Jahani, Judge Denhoff, Dianne Wiedemann, Rebecca McConchie, Judge Challenger, Mike Barrenger and Tony Paisana); the Downtown coordinator (Counsel Laura McPheeters), the Judges for the final trials (Judge Harbans Dhillon, Judge Reginald Harris and Judge Deanne Gaffar); the dress rehearsal Judges (Judge Challenger and Judge Denhoff); Allard School of Law staff (Michelle Burchill and Julie Carlsten); the court clerks (Piers Fibiger and Laura McPheeters); and the student witnesses (Cathy Lee, Oren Adamson, Erin Kotz, Hailey Graham,Yang Guo, Carly Stanhope, Elise Kohno, and Dylan Williams).

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Western Canada Trial Moot Competition (MacIntyre Cup)
Generously supported by defence counsel Russ Chamberlain, QC and Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, QC

• Advisors/Coaches: Karima Andani (Crown counsel) and David Jardine (Crown counsel)
• Faculty Coordinator: Nikos Harris (Instructor, Allard School of Law)
• Team: Stephanie Dickson and Angie Brar
• Note: The students advanced to this regional competition from the Burns Moot.  

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Wilson Moot
Generously supported by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; and Bennett Jones LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Elin Sigurdson (Mandell Pinder LLP) and Allison Latimer (Arvay Finlay LLP)
• Team: Charlotte Baigent, Elisabeth Griffin, Claire McNevin, and Victoria Wilson
• Note: Charlotte Baigent received 3rd place for Top Oralist.

“The single most positive and worthwhile experience I have had in law school.”  ~ 2016/17 competitive moot court team member

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BC Law School Moot
Generously supported by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Joost Blom and Associate Professor Elizabeth Edinger
• Team: Carl da Luz , Aaron Gubeli, Sophia Ma, Barbara Wang, and Erica Zacharias
• Note: Allard School of Law placed first so the Begbie trophie will continue to reside in Allard Hall!
• Special Thanks: to Mike Hamata and Emily Snow (DLA Piper), who provided much appreciated assistance to the team; and to all those who presided over practice moots.

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Bowman National Tax Moot
Generously supported by Thorsteinssons​ LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor David Duff
• Team: Tyler Berg, Jennifer Horton, Grace Shaw, and Alex Wind
• Note: Both Allard School of Law teams advanced to the semi-finals, placing in the top 4 of 28 teams. Jennifer Horton took the prize for best oralist.
• Special Thanks: to third-year JD student Leandra Gupta (oralist in 2015-2016), Kim Ho and Natasha Reid (Thorsteinssons), and Michael Taylor (Department of Justice), for valuable coaching assistance. The team also benefitted from several oral practices with other lawyers at Thorsteinssons, in both Vancouver and Toronto.

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Dentons Negotiation Competition
Generously supported by Dentons Canada LLP

• Advisors/Coaches:various Councel from Dentons
• Team: Chad Groulx and Alan Stachowiak
• Note: Dentons supported Alan and Chad to participate in the First Annual Canadian National Negotiation Competition in Winnipeg.

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Gale Moot

• Advisors/Coaches: Ryan Dalziel (Norton Rose Fulbright) and Professor Isabel Grant
• Team: Sophie Marshall, Anna Moore , Carly Peddle, and Joanna Stratton
• Special Thanks: to Ryan Dalziel for his dedicated coaching, to the numerous lawyers who participated in practices, and to Justices Newbury, Frankel and Fitch of the British Columbia Court of Appeal who sat in a special Family Day sitting to help our students prepare for the final competition.

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Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot
Generously support by The Insolvency Institute of Canada

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Janis Sarra
• Team: Mike Cremers, Travis Kelley, Jaclyn Mansfield, and Daniel Schipper
• Note: The successfully competed in the qualifying written rounds to be selected to travel to Sydney. They successfully completed a second written round and argued four rounds orally in Sydney, successfully moving up to the semi-finals.  

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Jessup International Law Moot
Generously supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Associate Professor Karin Mickelson
• Team: Dustin Chelen, Joey Doyle, Shirin Kiamanesh and Megan O’Neill
• Note: Team won an award for the third best applicant’s memorial.
• Special Thanks: to Tina Cicchetti, an Allard School of Law (and Jessup) alumna, who has now coordinated Jessup practices at Faskens for fourteen years! The team also benefited enormously from coaching and support from other faculty members, graduate students, and many former mooters. In particular, we would like to thank Professor Ben Goold, Associate Professor Ben Perrin, and Godwin Dzah (PhD student, Allard Law).

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Kawaskimhon Team Members

 

Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot 
Generously supported by Mandell Pinder LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Gordon Christie, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie and Cheryl Sharvit (Mandell Pinder LLP)
• Team: Kirsten Barnes, Keith Brown, Mark Ebert, David Overall, and Steph Willsey
• Note: The Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot is unique among moot court competitions in the world, in that it is conducted in accordance with Aboriginal customs of peaceful negotiation and consensus-building rather than adversarial competition. There are no competitive awards, but the moot is invaluable in giving Indigenous students and students interested in Aboriginal law an opportunity to forge bonds with each other and deepen their understanding of Indigenous legal issues.
• Special Thanks: to the amazing team at Mandell Pinder LLP and to the great team at the University of Calgary for hosting the 2017 Moot.

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Laskin Moot

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Emeritus William Black, Miriam Isman (Sugden McFee & Roos LLP), and Mila Shah (Peck & Company)
• Team: Oren Adamson, Emily Atkinson, Andrew Kavanagh, Zoe Klassen, and Nathan Surkan
• Note: This year’s competition took place in Ottawa, with the finals being held at the Supreme Court of Canada. The team had fantastic results, ranking amongst the top schools for their written submissions. Also, Andrew Kavanagh was listed as one of the top oralists in the competition!
• Special thanks: To all of the faculty and practitioners who volunteered their time and energy for moot practices.

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Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark National Labour Arbitration Competition
Generously supported by Roper Greyell LLP, Victory Square Law Office, Koskie Glavin Gordon (Vancouver), and Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark (Toronto)

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Joseph Weiler and Jennifer Russell (Roper Greyell LLP)
• Team: Jessie Lu and Bobby Sangha
• Special Thanks: to the incredible support the team received from the labour arbitration community.

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Oxford Intellectual Property Moot
Generously supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Professor Graham Reynolds and Tom Bailey (Oyen Wiggs)
• Team: Emily Miller and Cody Rei-Anderson
• Special Thanks: to Professor Joost Blom, Instructor Nikos Harris, Cam Mitchener (Allard School of Law alumnus and past member of an Oxford IP Moot team), and Jayde Wood (articled student at Oyen Wiggs and Allard School of Law alumna) for their assistance in the run-up to the moot. Tom Bailey and Jennifer Marles, partners at Oyen Wiggs, have given generously of their time as coaches throughout the process, beginning with the moot problem's release in September and continuing through the moot in Oxford in March. The team's outstanding performance would not have been possible without Tom and Jennifer's help and guidance.  

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Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition
Generously supported by The Crown Counsel Association and Counsel Mike Tammen (event) and Counsel Joven Narwal (prize)

• Advisors/Coaches: Nancy Adams, Judge Bahen, Judge Bakan, Judge Challenger, Judge Denhoff, Dela Jahani, David Jardine QC, Joanna Medjuck, Tony Paisana, Mary Salaysay, David Thomas, and Dianne Wiedemann
• Faculty Coordinator: Nikos Harris (Instructor, Allard School of Law)
• Team: Kamilla Break, Piers Fibiger, Judy Jiang, Elise Kohno, Ivo Martinich, Ben Scheidegger, Jordan Schroeder, and Mischa Smolkin
• Note: Kamilla Break and Jordan Schroeder, and Elise Kohno and Ivo Martinich were the alternate winners. Jordan Schroeder received the award for best cross-examination and Ivo Martinich was awarded best jury address.   
• Special Thanks: to the event and prize sponsors Mike Tammen QC and counsel Joven Narwal; Downtown Coordinator (Counsel Laura McPheeters), Judges for the final trials (Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree, Judge Harbans Dhillon, and Judge Reginald Harris), dress rehearsal judges (Judge Bakan and Judge Bahen) and Allard School of Law staff (Michelle Burchill and Julie Carlsten).

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Western Canada Trial Moot Competition (MacIntyre Cup)
Generously supported by defence counsel Russ Chamberlain, QC and Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, QC

• Advisors/Coaches: Laura McPheeters (Crown counsel) and Patti Tomasson (Crown counsel)
• Faculty Coordinator: Nikos Harris (Instructor, Allard School of Law)
• Team: Elise Kohno and Jordan Shroeder
• Note: The students advanced to this regional competition from the Burns Moot.  
• Special Thanks: to Professor Emeritus MacIntyre and Russ Chamberlain QC, who supported this year’s team.

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Wilson Moot
Generously supported by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; and Bennett Jones LLP

• Advisors/Coaches: Elin Sigurdson (Mandell Pinder LLP)
• Team: Tara Folk, Sean Hawkins,  Allison McMahon, Kieran Meehan, and Catherine Wang
• Special Thanks: to Kasari Govender (West Coast LEAF), Raji Mangat (West Coast LEAF), Kendra Milne, Monique Pongracic-Speier, DJ Larkin, Dean Emerita Lynn Smith QC, Professor Emeritus Robin Elliot QC, Michael Elliot, Justin Manoryk, Jason Harman, Oliver Pulleyblank, BJ Wray, Robert Danay, Joseph Arvay QC, Sheila Tucker QC, Robert Anderson QC, and Ludmila Herbst QC.

Updated July 20, 2016

 

American Bar Association Negotiation Competition

Generously supported by Dentons Canada and the American Bar Association.

Advisors/Coaches: Jennifer Wong and several other counsel from Dentons’ Vancouver office.

Notes: Barbara Wang and Sophia Ma competed in Calgary against 18 other teams from law schools in the Pacific Northwest region.

Special Thanks: Dentons for supporting student development of negotiation skills, and to Michael Alty (a past competitor in the Regionals) for meeting with both teams prior to the competition to share some helpful negotiation strategies and tips.

 

BC Law Schools Moot

Generously supported by DLA Piper.

Team: Connor Bildfell, Ephraim Fung, Kiran Sidhu, Martin Smith and Natasha Wood.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professors Elizabeth Edinger and Joost Blom.

Notes: The team took home the Begbie trophy after winning both its divisions, arguing before justices of the BC Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeal.

Special Thanks: DLA Piper, and all those who judged practices.

 

Bowman National Tax Moot

Generously supported by Thorsteinssons LLP.

Team: Leandra Gupta and Chriss Ross (Appellants), Tammi Hua and Matthew Tse (Respondents), and Michael Wilson (Researcher/Alternate).

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor David Duff, Michael Taylor (Department of Justice) and Greg DelBiigio (Thorsteinssons).

Notes: Both teams received considerable praise after the initial rounds, and the Respondent team won best Respondent Factum (for the fourth time in the last six competition years).

 

Gale Moot

Team: Jocelyn Plant, Alyssa Leung, and Ryan Elias.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Isabel Grant, and Ryan Dalziel (Bull Housser).

Note: The team was one of only four teams to advance to the final, finishing second and bringing home the silver medal. Jocelyn was honoured with the Dickson medal as one of the top two oralists in the preliminary round of competition.

Thanks: All the lawyers and judges who assisted with practices throughout the year, including a final practice before the BC Court of Appeal.

 

Jessup International Law Moot

Generously supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.

Team: Caitlin Milne, Keith Brown, Tabitha Ewert, Spencer Keys, and Dustin Chelen.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Karin Mickelson.

Notes: The team was described as exceptionally well-prepared.

 

Kawaskimhon Moot

Generously supported by Mandell Pinder LLP.

Team: Brenda Schwab, Justin Dalton, Yvan Guy Larocque, Darren Haines and Amjad Khadhair.

Advisors/Coaches: Cheryl Sharvit and Kris Statnyk (both from Mandell Pinder) as head coaches (with assistance from other lawyers from Mandell Pinder), and Allard Law’s Dana-Lyn Mackenzie and Professor Gordon Christie, who also served as advisors.

Notes: This is a non-competitive moot, focused on achieving consensus. The mooters did an excellent job in preparing legal materials and negotiating on behalf of their hypothetical client.

 

Laskin Moot

Team: Evan Atkinson, Andrew Kavanagh, Maria Oswald, Allah Smith, Garen Arnet-Zargarian

Advisors: Allard Law Professor Emeritus Bill Black and Counsel Mila Shah

Notes: Dean Dauvergne and Allard Law hosted this year's national competition, and the team did very well.

 

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark National Labour Arbitration Competition

Generously supported by Roper Greyell LLP, Victory Square Law Office, and Koskie Glavin Gordon in Vancouver, and Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark in Toronto.

Team: Dallan Poulin and Lisa Sukkau.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Joe Weiler, and Jennifer Russell, Alissa Demerse, and David Louie (Roper Greyell).

Notes: The team did a terrific job at the National competition in Toronto in late January 2016. They competed against both the team who won and the runner-up, and the competition panelists and attendees indicated it was a very close decision.

Special Thanks: All the practice panel judges, including Justice Bruce Greyell and many others. Additionally, the team wished to thank their coaches and sponsors for the opportunity, and for ensuring they were able to put their best foot forward in competition.

 

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot

Generously supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP.

Team: Giles Ayers, Georgia Barnard, and Lisa Guidi.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Graham Reynolds, and Tom Bailey (Oyen Wiggs).

Notes: The UBC team performed exceptionally well in Oxford. The team mooted four times, defeating the University of Malaya and Kings College London, and narrowly losing to Goethe University and Osgoode Hall. The team was awarded second best written submissions.

Special Thanks: Tom Bailey (Oyen Wiggs) who gave generously of his time throughout the process, and Professor Nikos Harris, Cam Mitchener (past member of an Oxford IP Moot team), and Jennifer Marles (a partner at Oyen Wiggs) for acting as guest judges in the run-up to the moot.

 

Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition

Generously supported by The Crown Counsel Association and Counsel Mike Tammen (event) and Counsel Joven Narwal (prize).

Team: Benjamin Israel, Andrew Eyer, Sarah Bernamoff, Joshua Krueger, Kevin Murray, Kasey Campbell, Megan Young and Samantha Nishikawa.

Advisors/Coaches: Joanna Medjuck, Dave Thomas, Judge Bahen, Chris McPherson, Tony Paisana, Judge Challenger, Dianne Wiedemann, Nancy Adams, Judge Denhoff, Mary Salaysay, Dela Jahani, Judge Burgess, Allard School of Law coordinator Professor Nikos Harris, and downtown coordinator Counsel Laura McPheeters.

Notes: The winners of the competition were Andrew Eyer and Kevin Murray, with Samantha Nishikawa taking third place. Kevin Murray received the award for best cross-examination and Sarah Bernamoff was awarded best jury address.

Special Thanks: Final Trials judges, Judge Dhillon, Judge Harris, and Judge McMillan; Dress Rehearsal judges, Judge Challenger and Judge Denhoff; and Allard School of Law staff Michelle Burchill and Julie Carlsten.

 

Western Canada Trial Moot Competition (MacIntyre Cup)

Generously supported by defence counsel Russ Chamberlain, Q.C. and Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C.

Team: Kevin Murray and Andrew Eyer.

Advisors/Coaches: Karima Andani and Dianne Wiedemann.

Notes: The team won the MacIntyre Cup in Calgary, and advanced on to the Sopinka Cup.

 

National Moot Competition (Sopinka Cup)

Generously supported by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Advocates Society.

Team: Kevin Murray and Andrew Eyer.

Advisors/Coaches: Karima Andani and Dianne Wiedemann.

Notes: At this National phase of competition, the team did very well, and Kevin Murray won the award for best cross-examination.

 

Robert H. Guile, Q.C. Memorial Debate

Generously supported by Richards Buell Sutton, Dentons (sponsor of reception following the Guile Debate Final), and Bull Housser (sponsor of reception at try-outs).

Finalists: Kaja Marinic, Ivo Martinich, Piers Fibiger and Carl Da Luz were selected from a 15-student tryout group.

Organizer: Allard Law Professor Elizabeth Edinger.

Notes: This year’s winners were Carl Da Luz and Kaja Marinic.

Special thanks to all of the tryout judges: Andrew Schaffer and Ryan Dalziel (Bull Housser); Richard Olson (McKechnie & Co.); Janine Benedet, Ljiljana Biukovic and Jeffrey Meyers (Allard Law Faculty); and Will Shaw, a former Guile Debate winner (Lawson Lundell).

Also a special thanks to the finals judges: Chief Justice Robert Bauman (BC Court of Appeals); Chief Justice Chris Hinkson (BC Supreme Court); Chief Justice Crabtree (BC Provincial Court); Joost Blom, QC (Law Society of BC); Michael Welsh (CBA BC Branch); and Craig Dennis, QC (Dentons).

 

Wilson Moot

Generously supported by Blakes, Osler, and Bennett Jones.

Team: Jason Harman, Allison Morrell, Justin Manoryk, James Struthers and Leah Whitworth.

Advisors/Coaches: Elin Sigurdson (JFK Law) & Alison Latimer (Farris).

Notes: The team was fantastic, and represented the school well in competition.

Updated July 10, 2015

American Bar Association Negotiation Competition

Generously supported by Dentons Canada and the American Bar Association

Advisors/Coaches: Jennifer Wong and several other counsel from Dentons’ Vancouver office.

Notes: Kevin Lin and Jude Chow placed first. Megan Young and Mike Beckett placed second. Kevin Lin and Jude Chow attended the regional competition in Seattle in November to represent UBC.

Special Thanks: Allard Law’s Jenn Lau, Chiara Woods, and Professor Nikos Harris

 

BC Law Schools Moot

Generously supported by Davis LLP

Team: Jorie Les, Samson Chan, Mallory Hogan, James Delaney, and Dan Zajac

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professors Elizabeth Edinger and Joost Blom

Notes: The team performed to a very high standard.

 

Bowman National Tax Moot

Generously supported by Thorsteinssons LLP

Team: Daniel Cherniak, Trevor Simpson, Kemily Ho, Alvin Lun, and Matthew Tse

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor David Duff, Natasha Reid (Thorsteinssons), Michael Taylor (Department of Justice), and several other counsel from Thorsteinssons LLP

Notes: UBC’s Respondents team advanced to the semi-finals, making this the second year in a row that a UBC team has advanced to the semi-finals.

 

Environmental Law Moot (Biennial Moot)

Generously supported by Lawson Lundell

Team: Sabrina Spencer, David Wu, and Natasha Wood

Advisors/Coaches: Janice Walton of Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Notes: The team ranked first in the preliminary round and advanced to the semi-final. Sabrina Spencer was given a “distinguished oralist” award.

Special Thanks: Allard Law Professor Karin Mickelson

 

Gale Moot

Team: Aubin Calvert, Kevan Hanowski, Ana Chamgoulova, and Nima Omidi

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Isabel Grant

Note: The UBC team performed extremely well in Toronto receiving glowing praise and high scores from their judges.

 

Jessup International Law Moot

Generously supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

Team: Charlie Crittenden, Darren Haines, Alina Khakhuda and Mina Kim

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professors Karin Mickelson and Benjamin Perrin 

Notes: The team performed well.

 

Kawaskimhon Moot

Generously supported by Mandell Pinder LLP

Team: Zachary Romano, Aaron Samuel, and Michael Cheon

Advisors/Coaches: Cheryl Sharvit (Mandell Pinder) as head coach (with assistance from other lawyers from Mandell Pinder), and Allard Law’s Dana-Lyn Mackenzie and Professor Gordon Christie, who also served as advisors

Notes: This is a non-competitive moot, focused on achieving consensus. The mooters did an excellent job in preparing legal materials and negotiating on behalf of their hypothetical client.

 

Laskin Moot

Team: Garen Arnet-Zargarian, Heather Burley, Sarah Peloquin-Ladany, Peter Mennie, and Naomi Moses.

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Emeritus William Black and Angus Gunn, counsel from Borden Ladner Gervais

Notes:The team won a prize for second best factum in the competition of 18 schools. Half of each factum was written in French.

Special Thanks: Allard Law Professor Mary Liston, Tariq Ahmed, Lauren Cook and D.J. Larkin and our faculty colleagues Robin Elliot, Nikos Harris and Lynn Smith. Borden Ladner Gervais, Lawson Lundell and Pivot Legal Society for hosting moot practices.

 

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark National Labour Arbitration Competition

Generously supported by Roper Greyell LLP, Victory Square Law Office, and Koskie Glavin Gordon

Team: Jeremy Bryan and Brett Weninger

Advisors/Coaches: Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C. and counsel from Roper Greyell Alissa Demerse and Jennifer Russell and articled student David Louie

Notes: The team performed very well.

 

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot

Generously supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Team: Blair McRadu, Jennifer Choi, and Laura Wilson

Coaches: Tom Bailey (Owen Wiggs) and Jennifer Marles (Owen Wiggs)

Faculty Advisor: Allard Law Professor Graham Reynolds

Notes: The UBC team performed exceptionally well in Oxford. The team mooted four times, defeating the University of Cambridge and narrowly losing to the University of Hong Kong, National Law School (Bangalore), and Goethe University. The team was awarded the David Vaver Spirit of the Moot Award.

Special Thanks: Allard Law Professors Joost Blom and Nikos Harris, 2014 Oxford IP Moot teams members Jennifer Luther and Spencer Landsiedel, and past Oxford IP Moot team member Cam Mitchener.

 

Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition

Generously supported by The Crown Counsel Association and Counsel Mike Tammen (event) and Counsel Joven Narwal (prize)

Team: Jonathon Braun, Jaime Hoopes, Ira Wiesel, Paul Pietrusinski, Randy Robinson, Camella Budzinski, Jessica Sheehan and Alice Vo

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Nikos Harris, Mary Salaysay, Patrick Doherty, Judge Bahen, Chris McPherson, Joven Narwal, Judge Denhoff, Elliot Poll, John Esson, Judge Burgess, Joanna Medjuck, Shelley Sugarman, Judge Challenger, Counsel Laura McPheeters

Notes: The winners of the competition were Ira Wiesel and Alice Vo. In third place was Jaime Hoopes. Best cross-examination went to Ira Wiesel, and best closing was awarded to Jaime Hoopes.

Special Thanks: Judge Dhillon, Judge Harris, Judge Challenger, Judge Bahen, Counsel Betsy Segal, third year law student Kyle Thompson, Allard Law staff Michelle Burchill, and Julie Carlsten.

 

Western Canada Trial Moot Competition

Generously supported by defence counsel Russ Chamberlain, Q.C. and Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C.

Team: Jaime Hoopes and Ira Abrahm

Advisors/Coaches: Crown Counsel Chris McPherson

Notes: Both students performed at a high level at the Moot.

 

Robert H. Guile, Q.C. Debate

Generously supported by Richards Buell Sutton, Dentons (sponsor of reception following the Guile Debate Final), and Bull Housser (sponsor of reception at try-outs)

Teams: Pro: Jonathon Braun and Kaja Marinic; Con: Kai Benson and Rob Biggar

Advisor/Coach: Allard Law Professor Graham Reynolds

Notes: Team Con were the winners of the debate, and team Pro were runners up. Rob Biggar was awarded the “best debater” prize and Jonathan Braun was awarded “Most Dangerous Debater.”

Special thanks: Richard Olson, QC, Mr. Justice Harris of the Court of Appeal of BC, Chief Justice Hinkson of the Supreme Court of Canada, Judge Challenger of the Provincial Court of BC, Craig P. Dennis, QC, Mr. Alex Shorten, and E. David Crossin, QC.

 

Wilson Moot

Generously supported by Blakes, Osler, and Bennett Jones

Team: Alex Currie, Daniel McBain, Vera Mirhady, Ruth Nieuwenhuis, and Tal Letourneau

Advisors/Coaches: Allard Law Professor Robin Elliot

Notes: They all performed very well and served as excellent representatives of the Allard School of Law

Updated June 16, 2014

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2013 – 2014 Competitive Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

American Bar Association Negotiation Competition

Generously Supported by Dentons Canada and American Bar Association
Advisors/Coaches: Counsel from Dentons’ Vancouver office.
Results: Kristy Tymos and Garen Arnet-Zargarian placed first. Aubin Calvert and Braden Lauer placed second. Kristy Tymos and Garen Arnet-Zargarian attended the regional competition in Portland in November to represent UBC and placed fifth.
Special Thanks: Jenn Lau, Chira Perla and Nikos Harris

BC Law Schools Moot

Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team: Emmanuel Fung, Caitlin Ohama-Darcus, Aubrie Chaylt, Kevin Tjia, and William Stransky
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professors Elizabeth Edinger and Joost Blom
Results: First Place

Bowman National Tax Moot

Generously Supported by Thorsteinssons LLP
Team: Zhou Chen, Jeffrey MacDonald, Kayla Strong, Patrick Walker, and Trevor Simpson
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor David Duff, David Christian, Steve Cook, and Doug Mathew
Results: UBC won the award for Best Respondents Factum, which UBC has now won in three of the four years that the moot has occurred.

CoRe Mediation Advocacy Moot

Generously Supported by KPMG and KPGM Law
Advisor/Coach: UBC Law Professor Sharon Sutherland
Results: First place to David Persall and Robert Dallakyan; Second place to Kristy Tymos and Jennifer Lang, and Third place to Samina Ullah and Garth Jones.

Gale Moot

Team: Daniel Kozera, Karen Segal, Heather Doi, and Seth Whitmore
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor Isabel Grant and Mary Ainslie, Q.C.
Results: Heather Doi and Seth Whitmore received the prize for the best factum in the competition, and Heather also received the McLachlin prize for the top female mooter in the competition (oral and written skills).

Jessup International Law Moot

Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Dionne Liu, Michael Alty, Cam Brewer, and Kaleigh Milinazzo
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professors Karin Mickelson, Benjamin Perrin, and Simon Charles
Results: The team placed fifth overall, winning four of six rounds.

Kawaskimhon Moot

Generously Supported by Mandell Pinder
Team: Michael Davis, Cindy Allen, Robyn Raymond and Suzanne Dalton
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor Gordon Christie, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Cheryl Sharvit and Leah Pence from Mandell Pinder

Laskin Moot

Team: Adam Aldersley, Sarah Dickson, Michelle Gillespie, David Kemp, and Gord Lamb.
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor Emeritus William Black, UBC Law Professor Mary Liston, Tariq Ahmed, Alex Mitretodis, and Dani Bryant from Fasken Martineau LLP; Lauren Cook from Lawson Lundell LLP; Angus Gunn, Krista Johanson, and Danielle Lewchuk from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; and Heather Jones from Sager LLP Legal Advisors.
Special Thanks: The UBC French Club and Robin Phillips in particular for organizing student judges; UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris; and, UBC Doctoral Candidate Meredith Hagel.
Results: Adam Aldersley and Michelle Gillespie mooted in French and received terrific feedback from the judges.

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark National Labour Arbitration Competition

Generously Supported by Roper Greyell LLP and Victory Square Law Office LLP
Team: Brendan Dawes and Megan Coyle
Advisors/Coaches: Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C., Jennifer Russell and Alissa Demerse from Roper Greyell LLP 
Results: First place

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot

Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Team: Spencer Landsiedel, Jennifer Luther, and Blair McRadu
Coaches: Tom Bailey (Owen Wiggs) and Jennifer Marles (Owen Wiggs)
Faculty Advisor: UBC Law Professor Graham Reynolds
Results: In the quarter finals, UBC Law was matched up against the University of Toronto (U of T). After an extremely well-argued moot, the judges awarded the quarter final to the U of T.
Special Thanks: UBC Law Professors Joost Blom and Nikos Harris.

Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition

Generously Supported by The Crown Counsel Association and Counsel Mike Tammen (event) and Counsel Joven Narwal (prize)
Team: Flora Fu, Robin McMurachy, Alisha Parmar, Jonathan Lam, Kyle Thompson, Courtenay Landsiedel, Jessie Gill, and Michael Fitzmaurice
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris, Judge Wingham, Judge Challenger, Judge Maclean, Judge Gillespie, and Counsel Elliot Poll, John Esson, Joanna Medjuck, Joven Narwal, Matt Nathanson, Mike Barrenger, Shelene Rail and Patrick Doherty
Results: The winners of the competition were Robin McMurachy and Kyle Thompson. In third place was Courtenay Landsiedel. Best cross-examination went to Kyle Thompson, and best closing was awarded to Michael Fitzmaurice.
Special Thanks: Judge Dhillon, Judge MacKay and Judge Harris (Judges for the Final Trials); Judge Challenger and Judge Gillespie (Dress Rehearsal Judges); Counsel Betsy Segal, Laura McPheeters, and Nancy Seto, and third year law student Rebecca Stanley (Court Clerks); and UBC Law Staff Michelle Burchill, Simmi Puri, Julie Carlsten, and Iris Law.

Western Canada Trial Moot Competition

Generously Supported by Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre Q.C. and Russ Chamberlain Q.C.
Team: Robin Bennu and Kyle Thompson
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris, Karima Andani and Patti Tomasson
Results: Our UBC team of Robin Bennu and Kyle Thompson did an outstanding job, and demonstrated excellent advocacy skills. The results were very close, and the winners of the competition ended up being the teams from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Victoria.
Special Thanks: Mary Ainslie, Q.C., Jeremy Schmidt, Michelle Burchill, Julie Carlsten, and Simmi Puri.

Robert H. Guile, Q.C. Debate

Generously Supported by Dentons Canada LLP
Teams: Patrick Walker and Scott Van Dyk vs. Spencer Keys and Jamie Hsu
Advisor/Coach: UBC Law Professor Elizabeth Edinger
Results: First place to the con team, Spencer Keys and Jamie Hsu. The Richards Buell Sutton prize for the best debater was awarded to Spencer Keys.

Wilson Moot

Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie
Team: Harshada Deshpande, Rochelle Collette, Darcy McKitrick, Will Skinner, and Tal Letourneau
Advisors/Coaches: UBC Law Professors Robin Elliot and Margot Young
Results: Second Prize for the written facta.

Updated June 3, 2013

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot 
Generously Supported by Mandell Pinder LLP
Team: Claire Anderson, Joanne Barnum, Paul Reid, Aaron Wilson.
Coach: Cheryl Sharvit.
Faculty Advisor: UBC Law Professor Gordon Christie.
Special thanks: Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Associate Director of the Indigenous Legal Studies Program.

Laskin Moot 
Generously Supported by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Team: Adam Aldersley, Vibert Jack, Danielle Lewchuk, Robin Phillips.
Coaches: UBC Law Professor Bill Black, UBC Law Professor Mary Liston.
Special Thanks:
Volunteer judges: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris and former Laskin Mooters Erin Kizell, Servane Phillips, Vic Schappert, Nathaniel Turner.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Lawson Lundell LLP for their tremendous support.
Results: Danielle Lewchuk placed ninth overall as an Oralist. This is especially noteworthy as she mooted in her second language.

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot 
Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Team: Nikolas Purcell, Mike Stewart, Geoffrey Wiebe.
Coaches: Thomas W. Bailey, Matt Canzer (former UBC Mooter), Jennifer Marles (Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP).
Faculty Advisor: UBC Law Professor Joost Blom.
Results: In the preliminary round of the oral phase, the UBC team won three of its four Moots against the University of New South Wales, Renmin University of China and King's College London. UBC lost a narrow decision to Cambridge by a single point.

Western Canada Moot Trial Competition (MacIntyre Cup) 
Generously Supported by Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C. and Defence Counsel Russ Chamberlain, Q.C.
Team: Silvana Lovera, Rebecca Stanley.
Coach: Karima Andani, Patti Tomasson.
Faculty Coordinator: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris.
Results: Students did an excellent job, and their Third place finish qualified them for the National Sopinka Cup Competition.

Sopinka Cup 
Generously Supported by The American College of Trial Lawyers
Team: Silvana Lovera, Rebecca Stanley.
Coaches: Karima Andani, Laura McPheeters, Patti Tomasson.
Faculty Coordinator: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris.
Results: Third place and Silvana Lovera won an award for the top cross-examination in the competition.

ABA Negotiation Competition 
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Michael Alty, Sasa Pudar.
Coaches: Counsel from Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.
Results: First place.

Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition 
Generously Supported by Crown Counsel Association and Mike Tammen
Team: Andrea Glen, Daniel Griffith, Silvana Lovera, Farah Malik, Chen Shen, Katherine Shortreed, Rebecca Stanley, Josh Vandenham.
Coaches: Karima Andani, Judge Challenger, Patrick Doherty, Joe Doyle, John Esson, Richard Fowler, Judge Gillespie, Judge Maclean, Elliot Poll, Patti Tomasson, Sandra Watson.
Dress Rehearsal Judges: Judge Challenger, Judge Maclean.
Judges for final trials: Judge Bagnall, Judge Dhillon, Judge Harris.
Faculty Coordinator: UBC Law Professor Nikos Harris.
Downtown Coordinators: Karima Andani, Patti Tomasson.
Thanks to Counsel Joe McCarthy, Betsy Segal, Sandra Cunningham, Q.C. and David McWinnie who acted as
Court Clerks and Evaluators, and to the group of over 30 students who volunteered as witnesses and jurors.
Finally, thanks to UBC Law staff Kia Brus, Michelle Burchill, Marlowe Caldwell, Julie Carsten, Patricia Jeffs,
Simmi Puri and Dan Silverman for all their assistance.
Results: The winners of the Moot were Rebecca Stanley and Silvana Lovera, and the third place went to Farah Malik. Best cross-examination went to Silvana Lovera, and best closing was awarded to Daniel Griffith.

Wilson Moot 
Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Drew Blaikie, Robyn Gifford, Vanessa Johnson, Jessica Laham, Kendra Shupe.
Coaches: UBC Law Professor Robin Elliot, UBC Law Professor Margot Young.
Results: Second place Factum Prize; Robyn Gifford was ranked third and Jessica Laham fifth in the Individual Oralist part of the competition.
Special thanks:
Laura Duke, Mark Fancourt-Smith (Lawson Lundell LLP).
Andrea Zwack, Joana Thackeray Hilary Thomson, Melanie Vipond (Heenan Blaikie LLP).
Kat Kinch, Kim Fenwick, Reza Sadeghi-Yekta (Harper Grey LLP).
Bridget Gilbride (Fasken Martineau LLP).
Kate Bond, Nick Claridge (Department of Justice).
Ava Murphy (Ratcliff & Company LLP).
Angela Crimeni, Jessica Fletcher, Michael Manhas, Julie Menton (Law Clerks).
Juliana Dalley, Laura DeVries, Jack Finn, Raylene Smith (2011-2012 Wilson Moot Team).
Bill Black, Bob Wilson (UBC Faculty of Law).

BC Law Schools Competitive Moot 
Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team: Daphne Chu, Malcolm Funt, Cory Murnane, Dustin Paul, Anthony Toljanich.
Coaches: UBC Law Professor Joost Blom, UBC Law Professor Liz Edinger, Brandi Stocks.
Results: First place.

Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot
Generously Supported by Thorsteinssons LLP
Team: Zhuo Chen, Ariel Erker, Shawn Erker, Will House, Tim Truong.
Coaches: UBC Law Professor David Duff, Doug Mathew (Thorsteinssons LLP), Tony Sheppard.
Special Thanks: The Department of Justice, Jeremie Beitel, and several practitioners from Thorsteinssons LLP.

Lenczner Slaght CBA Gale Cup 
Generously Supported by Lenczner Slaght
Team: Steve Chasey, Andrew Guaglio, Noah Stewart, Brendan Ward.
Coaches: UBC Law Professor Janine Benedet, UBC Law Professor Isabel Grant.

Jessup International Moot 
Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau LLP
Team: Gillian Crouch, Caroline Durran, Kelsey Rose, Roja Safartabar.
Coaches: Tina Cicchetti, Kelly Keenan, UBC Law Professor Karin Mickelson.

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP Canadian Labour Arbitration Competition 
Generously Supported by Roper Greyell LLP and Victory Square Law Office LLP
Team: Hennadiy Kutsenko, Jonjit Singh.
Coaches: Alissa Demerse, Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C., Jennifer Russell.
Mentors: Sebastien Anderson, Allan Black, Q.C., Jessica Burke, William Clements, Paul Fairweather, Stephanie Gutierrez, John Hall, Wayne Moore, Julie Nichols, Thomas A. Roper, Q.C., Kim Thorne, Michael Wagner.

US Western Regional Environmental Negotiation Competition
Generously Supported by Lawson Lundell LLP
Team: Nicole Bakker, Nivedhya (Nivi) Ramaswamy.
Coach: UBC Law Professor Benjamin J. Richardson.
Results: Third place.
Special thanks: UBC Law Professor Sharon Sutherland.

Willms and Shier Environmental Law Moot
Generously Supported by Lawson Lundell LLP
Team: Sarah McCalla, Jessica Todd, Meghan Trepanier.
Coach: UBC Law Professor Benjamin J. Richardson.
Results: First place. Students also won the best Appellant Factum award.

Guile Debate
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (Final Round) and Bull Housser & Tupper LLP (Tryouts)
Team: Will Shaw and Glenn Grande vs. Chris Thompson and Zoe Si.
Coach: UBC Law Professor Liz Edinger.
Winning Team: Will Shaw and Glenn Grande.

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2011/2012 mooting season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

ABA Negotiation Competition 
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Noah Stewart, Steve Chasey, Roni Jones, Paul Reid, Blair Shumlich and Evan Straight
Coaches: Counsel from Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot 
Generously Supported by Mandell Pinder LLP
Team: Leah George-Wilson, Anthony Oliver, Kennedy Bear Robe, Julia Hincks and Ryan Klausing
Coaches: Maria Morellato, Anja Brown, Angela Cousins and Leah Pence
Advisors: Darlene Johnston and Andrea Hilland

BC Law Schools Competitive Moot 
Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team: Rebecca Coad, Dustin Klaudt, Roni Jones, Brittany Weikum and Jeanette O'Sullivan
Advisors: Joost Blom and Liz Edinger
Coach: Dean Dalke
Results: First place

Canadian Corporate Securities Law Moot Competition 
Generously Supported by UBC (team sponsor), Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg (competition sponsor)
Team: Sarah Vefghi, Mia Taghizadeh, Tim Pritchard, Martín Ferreira Pinho and David Andrews
Advisors: Ron Davis
Results: Top oralist award: Sarah Vefghi

Donald G. Bowman Tax Moot
Generously Supported by Thorsteinssons LLP
Team: Jen Flood, Alex Hudson, Liam Bath, Evan Griffith and Will House
Coaches: David Duff, Doug Mathew (Thorsteinssons), and Justice Campbell Miller (Tax Court of Canada). Further coaching assistance from Erin Frew at Thorsteinssons.

Fraser Milner Casgrain Gale Cup Moot
Team: Patrick Williams, Bryan Badali, Lisa Jorgensen and Guy Patterson
Advisors: Mary Ainslie and Isabel Grant
Results: First place, Peter Cory Prize for best factum (appellants); Prize for Second Best factum (respondents); Dickson Medal top oralist in finals (Lisa Jorgensen)

Jessup International Moot
Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Deborah Arnold, Simon Charles, Jim Cruess, Iva Erceg and researcher Lacey Bazoian
Advisor and Coach: Karin Mickelson
Results: Canadian National Champion Team (Bronze Rank)

Laskin Moot 
Generously Supported by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Special thanks to Fasken Martineau and Fraser Milner Casgrain for volunteering their time
Team: Erin Kizell, Nathaniel Turner, Savitri Gordian, Victor Schappert and Danielle Lewchuk
Coaches: Nikos Harris, Tom Kemsley, Banafsheh Sokhansanj and our former Laskin mooters Andrew Burgess and Servane Phillips
Advisors: Mary Liston and Bill Black
Results: Fifth place in overall performance and fifth place overall for the factums. Savitri Gordon and Victor Schappert each placed in the top 25 oralists.

Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP Canadian Labour Arbitration Competition 
Generously Supported by Harris and Company, Victory Square Law Office and Professor MacIntyre
Team: Natasha Jategaonkar and Glen Tedham
Coaches and Advisors: Jim MacIntyre, QC and Ryan Anderson
Mentors: Don Jordan, QC, Paul Fairweather, Wayne Moore, Bruce Grist, Rod Germaine, Emily Burke, Julie Nichols, Sebastien Anderson, Joan Gordon, Kim Thorne, John B. Hall and Jennifer Russell
Results: First Place

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot 
Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Team: Amanda Riches, Brendan DePoe, Eric Gauf
Coaches: Thomas Bailey and Jennifer Marles

Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition 
Generously Supported by Crown Counsel Association and Mike Tammen
Competitors: Claire Haaf, Martina Zanetti, Angela Crimeni, Molly Shamess, Mark McPhee, Tamlin Cooper, Anna Kontsedalova and Geoff Dittrich
Coaches: Chris Johnson, Kasandra Cronin, Karima Andani , Michele Peacock, John Esson, Anita Ghatak, Bonnie Craig and Sandra Watson
Court clerks: Joe McCarthy, Nancy Seto, and Betsy Segal
Judges who assisted with practices: Judge Weitzel and Judge Challenger
Judges for final trials: Judge Bagnall, Judge Baird Ellan, and Judge Dhillon
Witness and Jury Recruiter: Emma Cunliffe
Faculty coordinator: Nikos Harris
Downtown Coordinator: Patti Tomasson

Western Canada Moot Trial Competition (MacIntyre Cup) 
Generously Supported by Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, QC and Russ Chamberlain, QC
Team: Molly Shamess and Anna Kontsedalova
Coach: Patti Tomasson
Faculty coordinator: Nikos Harris
Results: First place

Sopinka Cup 
Generously Supported by The American College of Trial Lawyers
Team: Molly Shamess and Anna Kontsedalova
Advisor: Nikos Harris
Coaches: Patti Tomasson and Karima Andani
Results: Second place

Wilson Moot
Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie
Team: Juliana Dalley, Laura DeVries, Jack Finn, Raylene Smith, Michael Manhas
Coaches: Kate Bond, Kim Fennwick, Melanie Ash, Joana Thackeray, Melanie Vipond, Ayeesha Lalji, Kristy Sim, Agnes Wong, Jennifer Godwin, Andrea Zwack, Nick Claridge and Justice Lynn Smith
Advisor: Margot Young

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2010/2011 Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot (hosted by UBC)
This moot was generously supported by Legal Services Society, Pape Salter Teillet, Gowlings, New Relationship Trust Fund and Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society
UBC Team: Patricia Barkaskas, Alison Leong, Megan McConnell, Thomas Milne, Brent Boisvert, Joyce Bolton, Kyla Lee and Dana-Lyn McKenzie
Coaches: Gordon Christie, Maria Morellato and Mandell Pinder

BC Law Schools Competitive Moot
Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team: Nolan Hurlburt, Michelle Dickie, Nathan Rayan, Morgan Fane and Liam Bath
Faculty Advisors: Joost Blom and Liz Edinger
Coaches: Dean Dalke

Donald Bowman Tax Moot
Generously Supported by Thorsteinssons, LLP
Team: Michael Alexis, Jeremie Beitel, Evan Griffith, Timothy Luk and Alia Somji
Faculty Advisor: David Duff
Coaches: Douglas Matthew and Matt Williams
Winners of the award for best respondent's factum

Fraser Milner Casgrain Gale Cup Moot
Team: Alex Boland, Emily MacKinnon, Sascha Paruk and Aimee Schalles
Faculty Advisors: Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
Finished 3rd overall and received first place Peter Cory factum prize for the Appellant's factum

Jessup International Moot
Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
Team: Scott Marescaux, Isabel Henkelman, Simon Charles and Vanessa Lunday
Faculty Advisors: James Stewart, Ian Townsend-Gault and Karin Mikkelsen

Laskin Moot
Geneorusly Supported by McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Team: Dani Bryant, Chris Carta, Savitri Gordian, Caleigh Macdonald and Servane Phillips
Faculty Advisors: Bill Black and Mary Liston
Third place for overall performance

Matthew Dinsdale Labour Arbitration Moot
Generously Supported by Harris & Company and Victory Square Law Office
Team: Michelle Randall and Katie Cobban (student coach: Sara Malkin)
Advisors: Jim MacIntyre, Q.C. and Ryan Anderson
Coaches: Sebastian Anderson, Paul Fairweather, Rod Germaine, Joan Gordon, Bruce Grist, John Hall, Don Jordan Q.C. Stan Lanyon, Q.C., Wayne Moore, Julie Nichols, Karen Nordlinger, Q.C. and Mike Wagner

Oxford Intellectual Property Moot 
Generously Supported by Owen Wiggs Green & Mutala
Team: David Peltier, Rob Davis and Katy Allen
Advisors: Thomas Bailey, Jennifer Marles, and Matthew Canzer

Peter Burns Mock Competition
Generously Supported by Crown Counsel Association and Mike Tammen
Team: Keegan Macintosh, Sara Hopkins, Cindy Zhang, David Jiang, Gordon Behan, Kerry Burgi, Jake Cabott and Davin Garg
Coaches: Joe Doyle, Patti Tomasson, Kasandra Cronin, Michelle Peacock, Anita Ghatak, Richard Fowler, Geordie Proulx and Bonnie Craig
Faculty Coordinator:  Nikos Harris
Downtown Coordinator:  Karima Andani

Sopinka Cup Trial Advocacy Competition
Sponsored by The American College of Trial Lawyers; Administered by The Advocates’ Society
Students: Keegan Macintosh and Kerry Burgi
Coaches: Patti Tomasson and Richard Cairns, Q.C.

Western Canada Trial Competition 
Generously Supported by Professor Emeritus Jim MacIntyre, Q.C. and Russ Chamberlain, Q.C.
Team: Kerry Burgi and Keegan MacIntosh
Faculty Coordinator: Nikos Harris
Coaches: Patti Tomasson, Karima Andani and Richard Cairns, Q.C.
Second place

Wilson Moot
Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Lisa Andrews, Jared Bachynski, Angela Crimeni, Jessica Fletcher and Graeme Hooper Faculty Advisors: Margot Young and Robin Elliot, Q.C.

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2008 – 2009 Competitive Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

International Counselling Competition
Generously Supported by Douglas Cochran
Team:  Jarrett Plonka, Jennifer Poirier, Tamra Meshel, & Victor Barta
Advisors: Douglas Cochran & Toiressa Jesperson

ABA Negotiation Competition
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team:  Andrew Gray & David Volk
Advisors: Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Jim Schmidt, and Owen James

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot
Generously Supported by Mandell Pinder
Team: Rosalind Campbell, Jeanna Harnden, & David Wells
Coaches: Mandell Pinder
Advisors: Gordon Christie & Bruce Stadfeld

Canadian National Mediation Advocacy Competition
Teams: Jesse Desilets & Dia Montgomery; and Daniel Loutfi & Jaime Sarophim
Advisors: John Kleefeld & Sharon Sutherland
Both teams placed as semi-finalists

UBC/UVic Moot
Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team:  Rochelle Pauls, Tony Paisana, Dan Getz, Peter Millerd & Neal Kansy
Advisors: Joost Blom, QC & Elizabeth Edinger
Winners of the Begbie Trophy

Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot
Generously Supported by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Team: Victor Barta, Rong (Lauren) Liang, Elicia Salzberg, Matthew Smith & Chris Walker
Advisor: Mary Childs
Placed 3rd overall with joint third place standing for their factums

Gale Cup Moot
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Graham Kosakoski, Kendra Naidoo, Colleen McLeod, & John Nelson
Advisors:  Janine Benedet & Isabel Grant
Placed 3rd overall with Kosakoski & Naidoo winning individual oralist prizes

Jessup International Moot
Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Jonathan Duckles, Sarah Kalil, Kaitlin McKinnon, Anthony Purgas, & Jennifer Wong
Coaches:  Tina Cicchetti & Kelly Keenan
Advisor: Karin Mickelson
Award for 4th Place Memorials

Mathews Dinsdale & Clark Labour Arbitration Competition  
Generously Supported by Harris & Company and Victory Square Law Office
Team: Parham Peiroo & Jason Banack
Advisors: Jim MacIntyre, QC, Ryan Anderson, & Gradin Tyler

Laskin Moot
Generously Supported by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Team: Mike Fink, DJ Larkin, Claire Sung, Jennifer Vallance, & David Volk
Advisor: Bill Black & Mary Liston

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot
Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs
Team: Catherine Newnham & Jarrett Plonka
Researcher: Mike Reid
Reserve:  Bruno Godin
Advisor: Mira Sundara Rajan
Assistant Coach: Matthew Canzer
Semi-finalists

Peter Burns Moot
Generously Supported by S.R. Chamberlain, QC, Richard CC Peck, QC, & Michael Tammen
Competitors:  Aaron Burns, Christina Cook, Rebecca Hockin,  Anthony La Bar, Margaret Mackie, Preston Parsons, Laura McPheeters, & George Roper
Advisors: Christine Boyle & Karima Andani
Coaches:  The Hon. Judges Joanne Challenger, Ellen Gordon, Jocelyn Palmer and Herbert Weitzel; lawyers Joe Doyle, Richard Fowler, Chris Johnson, Tara Laker, Matt Nathanson, Michele Peacock, Patti Tomasson & Sandra Watson
Judges presiding on the case:  The Hon. Judges Conni Bagnall, Tom Crabtree & Carol Baird Ellan
Winners:  Laura McPheeters & George Roper

Western Canada Moot
(MacIntyre Cup)
Generously Supported by Jim MacIntyre, QC
Team:  Laura McPheeters and George Roper
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani and Richard Cairns, QC
2nd Place.  Advanced to the Sopinka Cup

Sopinka Cup Moot
Sponsored by The Advocates Society
Team: Laura McPheeters & George Roper
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani & Patti Tomasson
Winners of the 2009 Sopinka Cup.  McPheeters received award for Best Cross-Examination.

Wilson Moot
Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Kaity Cooper, Keith Evans, Ava Murphy, Ted Murray & Zara Rahman
Advisors: Robin Elliot, QC and Margot Young
Won 1st Place Prize in the Factum competition

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2007 – 2008 Competitive Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

ABA Client Counselling Competition 
Generously Supported by Cochran Bradshaw
Team:  Tara Kyluik, Stephanie Sim, Kelsey McDermott and Jennifer Vallance
Advisors: Douglas Cochran, Joan Braun, and Toiressa Jesperson

ABA Negotiation Competition
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team:  Jesse Desilets and Darren Stewart
Advisors: Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Jim Schmidt, and Owen James

Jessup International Moot
Generously Support by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Heather Burgi, Jacqueline Fehr, Kaitlin McKinnon, Jacky Sin, and Emily Williamson
Coaches:  Tina Cicchetti and Kelly Keenan
Advisor: Karin Mickelson

Gale Cup Moot
Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Matthew DeBock, Krista Johansen, Geoff Rawle, and Oliver Pulleyblank
Advisors:  Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
3rd Place Factum Prize.

Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot
Generously Supported by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Team: Michelle Bourbonnais,  Amanda Coen, Catherine Hirbour, Daniel Katzin, and Liz Toews
Advisors: Ron Davis and Janis Sarra
2nd Place in Factum Writing for both facta.

The Wilson Moot
Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Brenda Belak, Stephanie Gutierrez, Leneigh Johnston, Jennifer O’Leary, and Aileen Smith
Advisors: Robin Elliot, QC and Margot Young
1st Place. Brenda Belak and Aileen Smith placed 4th and 5th respectively in the Top Oralist rankings.

Laskin Moot
Generously Supported by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Team: Eileen Keast, Tamara Henderson, Doug McLeod, and Paige Morrow
Language Coach: Mira Sundara Rajan
Advisor: Bill Black
Best Oralist Award went to Eileen Keast.

BC Law Schools Competitite Moot – U.B.C./U.VIC.MOOT
Gnerously Supported by Davis LLP
Team:  Aaron Atkinson, Dan Barber, Gavin Cameron, Mitch Dermer, and Sam de Groot
Advisors: Joost Blom, QC and Elizabeth Edinger

Peter Burns Moot, Western Canada Moot (MacIntyre Cup), Sopinka Cup Moot
Generously Supported by S.R. Chamberlain, QC, Richard CC Peck, QC, & Michael Tammen
Competitors:  Andrea Alvarez, Emily Arndt, Mike Berger, Scott Bernstein, Elsa Chow, Jennifer Lee, Thomas Moran, and Ashley Syer
Advisors: Christine Boyle and Karima Andani
Coaches:  The Honourable Judges Joseph Galati, Ellen Gordon, Jocelyn Palmer, and Herbert Weitzel, as well as Vancouver lawyers Andrew Cochrane, Joe Doyle, Richard Fowler, Chris Johnson, Tara Laker, Matt Nathanson, Hank Reiner, QC, and Patti Tomasson
Winners:  Thomas Moran and Ashley Syer.

Labour Arbitration Moot
Generously Supported by Harris & Company and Victory Square Law Office
Team: Shea Coulson and Julie Grenier
Advisor: Jim MacIntyre, QC and Ryan Anderson

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot
Generously Supported by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Team: Ian Ashley, Billie Attig, and Jeff Langlois
Coach:  Jennifer Spencer
Advisor: Gordon Christie

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot
Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs
Team: Matthew Canzer and Sarah Ng
Researcher: Kristi Zychowka
Reserve:  Ajinkya Tulpule
Advisor: Mira Sundara Rajan
Only North American team to compete. Advanced to final round against National University of Singapore.

We are pleased to announce the outcome of the 2006 – 2007 Competitive Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

ABA Negotiation Competition

Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Jeff Langlois, Tanveer Siddiqui
Advisors: Fraser Milner Casgrain, Jim Schmidt, Andrew Prior,
Advanced to regional competition in Columbia, Missouri.

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot

Generously supported by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Team: Derek Christ, Elizabeth Duerr, Stephanie Kearns, Magnolia Unka
Advisor: Jennifer Spencer (Blake, Cassels, Graydon)
Secondary Advisor: Gordon Christie

BC Law Schools Competitite Moot – U.B.C./U.VIC.MOOT

Generously Supported by Davis LLP
Team: Daniel Chan, Colin Davidson, Jeff Langlois, Erik Niit, Matthew Walker
Advisors: Joost Blom, Liz Edinger
Won the Begbie Trophy for the sixth consecutive year.

Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot

Generously Supported by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Team: Ian Graf, Pavan Jawanda, Kaylan Nelson, Allison Pelensky, Byron Shaw
Advisors: Ron Davis, Janis Sarra
Third place in the factum writing portion of the competition.

Fraser Milner Casgrain Gale Cup Moot

Generously Supported by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Jody Barber, Caily DiPuma, Yarden Gershony, Tanveer Siddiqui
Researcher: Dorothy Foster
Advisors: Mary Ainslie, Isabel Grant
Fifth place. Won "Best English Team Not In The Finals" prize.

Jessup International Moot

Generously Supported by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Sarah Galeski, Sarah Goard-Baker, Matt Harding, Carolyn MacDonald
Advisors: Natasha Affolder, Karin Mickelson
Fourth place. Won the Charles Bourne Award. Also won third place memorials. Sarah Galeski won fourth place Oralist.
 
Labour Arbitration Moot

Generously Supported by Harris & Company and Victory Square Law Office
Team: Jennifer Lau, Conrad Warkentin
Advisor: Jim MacIntyre
Third place.

Laskin Moot

Generously Supported by McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Team: Tariq Ahmed, Lauren Cook, Catherine Hirbour, Kelly Smith, Anna Turinov
Advisor: Bill Black, Mira Sundara Rajan
Fourth Place. Awarded prize for best factums. Lauren Cook placed fourth as an oralist.

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot

Generously Supported by Oyen Wiggs
Team: Luke Johnson and Una Radoja
Researchers: Matthew Canzer, Tom Horacek
Advisor: Mira Sundara Rajan
Only Canadian team to compete. Advanced to quarter-final round.

Peter Burns Moot

Generously Supported by S.R. Chamberlain, Q.C., Richard C. C. Peck, Q.C., & Michael Tammen
Competitors: Erin Dance, Kevin Groves, Anna Karlen, Daniel Lerner, Joven Narwal, Betsy Segal, Grady Tyler, James Zaitsoff
Advisors: Christine Boyle, Karima Andani
Coaches: The Honourable Judges Herb Weitzel, Jocelyn Palmer, Joanne Challenger, and Ellen Gordon
Winners: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler

Sopinka Cup Moot

Generously Supported by The Advocates Society
Team: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani, Richard Cairns, Q.C.
Third place. Joven Narwal received award for best examination-in-chief. 

Western Canada Moot (MacIntyre Cup)

Generously Supported by Jim MacIntyre, Q.C.
Team: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani, Richard Cairns, Q.C.
Second place. Advanced to the Sopinka Cup

Wilson Moot

Generously Supported by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Laura Duke, Bridget Gilbride, Ashleigh Keall, Lynn Khng, Emilie LeDuc
Advisors: Robin Elliot, Q.C. & Margot Young
First place factum award.