George Strathy (LLB 1974): Ontario Chief Justice says ideal of the ‘gladiator’ courtroom lawyer destructive to mental health

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Faculty of Law alumnus, George Strathy (LLB 1974), Ontario Chief Justice who will retire later this summer, is quoted in an article in the Globe & Mail (Jul. 18) on mental health in the legal profession. Strathy's paper, The Litigator and Mental Health, is also cited. 

Roslyn M. Tsao (LLB 1991) receives Award for Excellence in Family Law

Monday, July 18, 2022

Roslyn M TsaoUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law alumna Roslyn M. Tsao (LLB 1991) has been recognized with the Ontario Bar Association Award for Excellence in Family Law.

The award honours contributions in teaching, scholarly work, oversight of precedent-setting cases, or leadership.

Daniel Del Gobbo (SJD 2021) to join U Windsor Law faculty in 2023

Monday, July 11, 2022

Daniel Del Gobbo (SJD 2021) will join the Faculty of Law at Windsor University in 2023. Del Gobbo is currently a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University's Faculty of Law.

Matthew Marinett (JD 2012, LLM 2016, SJD) appointed to faculty at TMU's Ted Rogers School of Management

Monday, July 11, 2022

Matthew Marinett

Doctoral candidate (SJD) Matthew Marinett (JD 2012, LLM 2016) has been appointed an Assistant Professor in the Law and Business Department of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Léa Brière-Godbout (SJD) appointed to UQAM's Department of Legal Sciences

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Lea Briere-Godbout

Léa Brière-Godbout (SJD) has been appointed a professor in the Department of Legal Sciences at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), effective July 1, 2022.

Guy Jacques Pratte (LLB 1982) named a Member of the Order of Canada

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

More than a dozen University of Toronto researchers, professors, alumni and supporters have been recognized with an Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour.

Acclaimed scholar John Borrows named The Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

John BorrowsIn January, Professor John Borrows will begin teaching a new course to all first-year U of T Law students that addresses the intersection of Indigenous Peoples’ laws with Canada's laws (photo by David Ball)

#UofTGrad22: U of T Law congratulates LLM and SJD graduates

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Convocation: You did it! We're so proud of you!

Today, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law celebrated its Class of 2022 at its first in-person ceremony in two years! 

In addition to the 208 JDs who crossed the stage at Convocation Hall, five graduates of the Master of Laws (LLM) and Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) were conferred their degrees at today's spring ceremony.