The Canadian Law Awards winners were announced May 11 at the Liberty Grand in Toronto. Outstanding firms, teams, individuals, deals or cases in each category are recognized with an Excellence Award. 

Congratulations to the U of T alumni named in the individual categories: 

Several University of Toronto researchers received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through Partnership Grants announced on August 29.

In December 2021, the Faculty of Law received a donation from Amazon in the amount of US $450,000.

Awarded by vLex, legal intelligence company, the "Fastcase 50 Honorees" award honours the law’s "smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, lawyers, and leaders." 

(Photo by Veikko Somerpuro courtesy of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies)

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is recognizing the extraordinary scholarship of Karen Knop (1960-2022), a professor of international law who held the Faculty’s Cecil A. Wright Chair.

Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella: Rosalie Abella with her late husband, Irving Abella (BA 1963 UC, MA 1964, Hon. LLD 2014), a professor emeritus of history at York University who held the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry (images courtesy of Melbar Entertainment Group).

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Could the next generation of state-of-the-art foundation models could have capabilities that severely threaten public safety and global security? 

Does the introduction of new AI tools like ChatGPT spell the end of university education as we know it? 

Professor Benjamin Alarie, Osler Chair in Business Law and former associate dean of the JD program, doesn't think so. 

The Faculty of Law welcomes gifts that support our world-leading research and teaching and that align with our approved academic priorities. In December 2021, the Faculty received a donation from Amazon in the amount of US $450,000. The gift supported scholarship and experiential education in law and economics, a field in which we are globally recognized, and which spans diverse scholarly areas including competition law, innovation law, and law and technology.

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