The ASIL Annual Meeting ASIL is proud to welcome these honorees and keynote speakers at the 2018 Annual Meeting Previous Peter Trooboff Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP (Hudson Medal Recipient, Hudson Luncheon Speaker) Rosalie Silberman Abella Supreme Court of Canada (Goler T. Butcher Medal Recipient) Olufemi Elias U.N. Assistant Secretary-General and Registrar, IRMCT (Honorary […]

April 4 – April 7, 2018 Washington, DC The 112th ASIL Annual Meeting will consider how and by whom international law is made, shaped, and carried out; and how international legal practice has changed and is continuing to change in response to geopolitical shifts and contemporary challenges. Leaders in the field will deliver keynote addresses, including: The […]

On January 1st, Maxime Jacquin, Éric Lévesque and Aniko Pelland joined the partnership. Their expertise and strong leadership have been recognized by their peers and clients alike. Having been with Stikeman Elliott ever since they were students, they embody the firm’s core values. All three are also involved in the firm’s mentorship program and are […]

They could hunt for dangerous debris, ramp up security, inspect fuselages or even scare off plane-endangering wildlife, Mark A. Dombroff writes in new column; however, drones should fly in airport airspace only under rigidly controlled, FAA-supervised ‘lockdown’ conditions, he notes. In a new column for industry publication Airport Business, veteran LeClairRyan aviation attorney Mark A. […]

Agreement Secures Nearly $500,000 For New York Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Will End Promotion Of Unauthorized Uses For Prescription Drugs Micardis, Aggrenox, Atrovent, and Combivent Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a $13.5 million agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI), resolving alleged deceptive and misleading marketing regarding drug usage beyond what is indicated on the […]

Madam Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal Mr. Chief Justice of the Superior Court Mr. President of the Chamber of Notaries Mr. Dean of the Faculty of Law Dear colleagues, dear friends I wish to express how much I am touched by your honouring me this evening, whether merited or not. To receive this […]

Qatar ambassador Ali Al Mansouri, seeking to become VP of the UNHRC, with Mr. Michael Møller, Director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Monitoring group UN Watch has learned that Qatar submitted a bid to become vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council, but its Gulf Arab rivals are blocking the nomination, forcing Asian states […]

U.N. chief António Guterres should remove a U.N. official who was detained by police and handcuffed after he groped a woman in a Manhattan bar early Sunday. Sudanese diplomat Hassan Salih, who in May was elected vice-chair of the U.N. committee that oversees the work of 4,500 human rights NGOs, grabbed the 23-year-old victim’s buttocks and breast while dancing at […]

From left to right in the photo: Me Larry Markowitz, LRLS Immediate Past-President Me David Ettedgui, LRLS President Justice Stephen Breyer , United States Supreme Court Me Ian M.Solloway, Dinner Chair Justice Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada The Honourable Irwin Cutler, former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada    

Please join us in congratulating law student Claudia Di Iorio, who won the Young Quebecers Leading the Way Award! 👏👏👏 « Claudia is a brilliant, resilient and courageous young woman who overcame adversity to become a highly visible and influential proponent for safe driving. Beginning in 2010, during the summer of her 16th birthday, she battled […]