Canadian Client Consultation Competition

The Canadian Client Consultation Competition, sponsored by BLG with support from Cozen O’Connor, was hosted by the University of Alberta Faculty of Law over the weekend of March 11 and 12th. The top three teams were as follows (and shown below):

1st Place: University of Alberta, Cassidy Jiang and Kris Jun (centre photo)

2nd Place: Osgoode Hall: Vanessa Kabu-Asante and Shahaab Sherwani (photo right)

3rd Place: Western University: Fayha Najeeb and Leila Juriansz (photo left)

Cassidy and Kris will now travel to Maastricht, Netherlands, for the International Competition in April. We wish them continued success!

We thank the title sponsor for the 2023 Canadian Client Consultation Competition: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

We also thank Cozen O’Connor for their generous contribution to the competition.

Hotel: Campus Tower Suite Hotel

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Campus Tower Suite Hotel, with rooms available from Friday, March 10th to Monday, March 13, 2023.

Individual online reservations can be made directly with the Hotel with this link Canadian Client Consultation Competition, via the toll-free number 800.709.1824, or by calling the hotel at 780.439.6060. The group code is ACT-GFC4243, or simply quote the name Canadian Client Consultation Competition

Discounted parking at $14.70 per night per vehicle

(No vehicles over 6ft. will fit in the attached parkade)

All reservations must be made before February 18, 2023.  Reservations are bases on availability at time of booking.

Rates start at $150.00 per night plus taxes, based on double occupancy.

Competition:

This is a two-day competition, the schedule for Day 1 (Saturday) is as follows:

Orientation for Judges, Clients & Competitors	8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Preliminary Round 1	9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Preliminary Round 2	10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Preliminary Round 3	11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
LUNCH	12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Orientation for Judges & Clients	1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Semi-final Round 1	1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Semi-final Round 2	2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Banquet: TBD Saturday evening

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The schedule for Day 2 (Sunday) is as follows:

Orientation for Judges & Clients	8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Final Round – Team 1	9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Final Round – Team 2	10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Final Round – Team 3	11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Final Round Critique	12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We encourage all teams to attend the final round to observe, learn from, and support their peers.

The 2023 International Client Consultation Competition will be held in the Netherlands and hosted by the University of Maastricht. The competition will take place between 12-15 April.

The topic will be Environmental Law.