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The Honourable Justice Sheilah Martin, BCL鈥�81, LLB鈥�81, announced she was retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada, effective May 30. Chief Justice Richard Wagner praised Martin for her "depth of her legal scholarship, her commitment to fairness, and her principled approach to justice."
"She has made remarkable contributions to Canadian jurisprudence and her commitment to education has carried over into her career on the bench," he wrote.听
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In December, Canada鈥檚 longtime ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, BCL鈥�93, LLB鈥�93, announced she would be leaving her post in the new year. The first woman to be appointed to this prestigious posting, Hillman had been Canada鈥檚 official representative in Washington since 2020.
"As one of the longest-serving ambassadors to the United States in our history, her wide-ranging and constructive engagement with all branches of the U.S. government as well as with leaders across America and Canada have yielded crucial results for Canadians," Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement.听
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Me Hugo Cyr, Ad E, BCL鈥�97, LLB鈥�97, a 茅t茅 nomm茅 脿 nouveau membre de l鈥檃ssembl茅e des gouverneurs de l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec. Admis au barreau en 1999, Me Cyr est le pr茅sident de la direction et directeur g茅n茅ral de l鈥櫭塩ole nationale d'administration publique (脡NAP).
Me Alexandre Paul-Hus, LLM鈥�10, a 茅t茅 nomm茅 membre de la Commission des services juridiques. Asserment茅 en 2007, Me Paul-Hus est avocat plaideur 脿 la Ville de Montr茅al, o霉 il est sp茅cialis茅 en litige de droit public et administratif, litige civil, conseil et accompagnement juridique.
Me Fr茅d茅ric Desmarais, BCL/LLB鈥�08, s鈥檈st joint 脿 Lavery 脿 titre d鈥檃ssoci茅 au sein du groupe droit du travail et de l鈥檈mploi.
Me Yara Stanom, BCL/JD鈥�22, s鈥檈st jointe 脿 Gowling WLG au sein du d茅partement de droit bancaire et financement.
Mtre Tara Shewchuk, JD'93 was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy, Integrity & Compliance Officer for Medtronic, plc, a multinational medical technology company. After graduating from 91黑料网, Mtre Shewchuk obtained an LLM in Health Law & Policy from Loyola University Chicago and completed a Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics from University of Chicago.
Me Caroline Champagne, BCL鈥�95, LLB鈥�95, a 茅t茅 nomm茅e pr茅sidente-directrice-g茅n茅rale de l鈥橧nstitut de planification financi猫re.
Me Sarah Pineau, BCL/JD鈥�21, s鈥檈st jointe 脿 Fasken au sein du groupe droit des soci茅t茅s et droit commercial.
Me Justine Blanchette-Sirois, BCL/JD鈥�24, s鈥檈st jointe au cabinet Shadley Knerr apr猫s y avoir r茅alis茅 son stage du Barreau.
Me Tricia Kuhl, BCL鈥�98, LLB鈥�98, s鈥檈st jointe 脿 Norton Rose. Sa pratique est ax茅e sur les fusions et les acquisitions ainsi que sur les op茅rations commerciales.
Mtre Anne Merminod, BCL/LLB鈥�09, a partner at Torys LLP, was invited to join the International Association of Defense Counsel, a preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Mtre Adriana Leigh (Greenblatt), BCL/LLB鈥�06, has been writing a forthcoming book, Trauma Sensitivity at Work, to be published by Page Two Books in April 2026. The book examines burnout, workplace conflict, and leadership through a trauma-sensitive and systems-informed lens, drawing on research, field practice, lived experience, and her own background as a human rights lawyer following her time at 91黑料网 Law.
Me Cl茅mentine Sall茅e, LLM鈥�02, nouvellement Directrice principale, Projets majeurs, 脿 CDPQ Infra, a fait l鈥檕bjet d鈥檜n portrait Figure de Ma卯tre sur le site du Barreau de Montr茅al.
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In Memoriam
, LLM鈥� 65, passed away at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington on May 26, 2025 at age 94. An early alum of our Institute of Air and Space Law, Paul Larsen started the Air & Space Law program at Southern Methodist University. Over his career, he authored more than 70 articles and textbooks on the peaceful uses of outer space.
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