Walsh Family Law Moot second-place team members: Nikita Matthew, Hannah Pye Robins, Sophia Cripouris,
Kevin MacNeil, and Samantha D’Souza Sen. Not pictured: coach Cynthia Nantais.
Mooting competitions offer law students opportunities to practise and improve oral advocacy skills in a simulated appellate court or arbitration for credit.
Recognizing experiential learning as a key component of providing a rigorous legal education, the Advocacy and Mooting Program at Windsor Law engages students each year in a variety of mock advocacy competitions including mooting, mock trial competitions, mock mediation, client counselling, and negotiation competitions.
Windsor Law reports competitors and their successes for the 2020-21 mooting season:
Adam F. Fanaki Competition Law Moot
- Best Team Appellant Award: Amanat Sandhu and Samuel Abbott
- Best Oralist Appellant Award: Samuel Abbott
- Respondent Team: Katarina Tatomir and Klaudia Grabkowska
- Coach: Emrys Davis
Canadian Client Counselling Moot
- Third-place: Kevin Szeto and Sophie Teversham
- Team members: Shelina Ruda, Emilie Ptak, Kevin Szeto, and Sophie Teversham
- Coaches: Justice Sharon Murphy and Ashley Lavigne
Canadian National Negotiation Competition (CNNC) Moot
- Team members: Charles Campbell, Taiwo Onabolu, Arfi Hagi-Yusuf, and Arathi Ajit
- Best Communication and Relationship-Building Award: Charles Campbell and Taiwo Onabolu
- Spirit of Negotiation Award: Arfi Hagi-Yusuf and Arathi Ajit
- Coaches: Professor Tess Sheldon and Professor Vasanthi Venkatesh
Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot
- Second-place finalists: Sidney Brejak, Adam Thibert, Jonathan Wakelin, Jennifer Lee, and Devin Lundy (researcher)
- Best Advocate Award: Sidney Brejak
- Coach: Marcela Aroca
Gale Cup Moot
- Team members: Meghan Chant, Kristan Jazvac, Mark Omenugha, and Nisheet Karthikeyan
- Coach: Professor David Tanovich
Jessup Moot
- Advanced Round team members: Ramisha Farooq, Lyann Ordenes, Adrian Cormier, Allison Spiegel, and Kelsey Buchmayer (ranked 67th in the world for the preliminary and advanced rounds of the international competition, which resulted in the team becoming the 4th ranked team in Canada)
- Individual Oralist: Kelsey Buchmayer placed 42/1879 in the world for her performance in the preliminary rounds
- Coaches: Scott Robinson and Flavia Zaka
Julius Alexander Isaac Moot
- Spirit of the Moot award: Taneeta Doma
- Final Round team members: Taneeta Doma and Sarah Khan
- Team members: Jackie Eboh, Katherine Cinerari, Taneeta Doma, Sarah Khan, and Natasha Daley (researcher)
- Coaches: Lana Strain, Eric Costaris, and Linda McCurdy
Kawaskimhon Moot
- Team members: Samantha Rouble and Sophie Reynolds
- Coach: Arlene Dodge
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Cup
- Will Davidson Award for Best Opening Address: Paniz Rahdari
- Team members: Paniz Rahdari, Sophie Jackson, and Sigma Khan
- Coaches: Assistant Dean Francine Herlehy and Monica Pathak
Walsh Family Law Moot
- Second-place team members: Kevin MacNeil, Samantha D’Souza Sen, Sophia Cripouris, Nikita Matthew, and Hannah Pye Robins (researcher)
- Coach: Cynthia Nantais
Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition
- First-place team members: Danielle Talbot and Sabrina Mangiapane
- Third-place negotiator: Julianna Galifi
- Coach: Jennifer Rooke
Wilson Moot
- Team members: Roxana Jahani Aval, Maya Korparkar, Inderdeep Toor, and Samuel Mazzuca
- Coaches: Professor Tess Sheldon and Professor Vasanthi Venkatesh
- Windsor Law’s first year back after a hiatus
Winkler Class Actions Moot
- Second-place team members: Mikal Daniel, Aditi Gupta, Stefanie Hill, and Olivia Trojko
- Joan Lax Top Oralist Award: Aditi Gupta
- Coach: Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic
“Year after year, Windsor Law students continue to shine in all moot competitions they participate in,” says Acting Associate Dean (Academic) Wissam Aoun. “This is a testament to the hard work, commitment, and dedication of not only our students but also the coaches — many of whom are Windsor Law alumni — faculty and staff who dedicate countless hours to providing our students with an unparalleled learning experience and ensuring that they are prepared to excel in competition."
“We could not be prouder of our students’ 2020-21 moot accomplishments.”