U of T Law student success at The Harold G. Fox Moot

Pictured from left to right, Avital Sternin (2L), Rebecca Tyli (2L), Alessia Woolfe (2L) and Mina Alam (2L), are the
first all-female U of T Law team to compete at the Fox Moot (supplied photo).

This past weekend, U of T Law mooters Avital Sternin (2L), Rebecca Tyli (2L), Alessia Woolfe (2L), and Mina Alam (2L) competed at The Harold G. Fox Moot at the Federal Court in Toronto.

All four mooters advanced past preliminary rounds to the semi-finals with Avital and Rebecca ultimately securing second place in the final round.

All four mooters were recognized for their hard work:

• Best Appellant Factum: Mina Alam (2L) and Alessia Woolfe (2L)
• Best Mooting Team Runner-Up: Avital Sternin (2L) and Rebecca Tyli (2L)
• Best Oral Advocate: Avital Sternin (2L)
• Best Mooter 2L Class: Avital Sternin (2L)

Hosted annually, the Fox Moot promotes the furtherance of education in the intellectual property field and provides participants from law schools across Canada with the opportunity to interact with jurists of the Supreme, Ontario and Federal courts as well as with experienced practitioners of intellectual property law.

This year, the final submissions were made before: The Hon. Suzanne Côté (Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada)‎, the Hon. Leonard Stark (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)‎, Chief Justice Yves de Montigny (Federal Court of Appeal)‎, Justice Julie Thorburn (Court of Appeal for Ontario)‎, and Chief Justice Paul Crampton (Federal Court).

The students would like to thank Andrew M. Shaughnessy, a partner at Torys, Emily P. Kettel (JD 2008), a partner at Bennett Jones, Christopher John Michael Black (3L) and Sarah McLaughlin (3L) for their tireless efforts.

We want to hear from you! If you're a member of the U of T Law community who recently won a moot or award, please send us an update: connect.law@utoronto.ca