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2015 Zuber Moot at Windsor Law

Zuber Moot 2016 TeamZuber Moot 2016 Team

On November 18, 2015, the 42nd Annual Zuber Moot Competition was held at the Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building.  

The Moot Court of Windsor bench consisted of the Honourable Madam Justice Sarah Pepall of the Ontario Court of Appeal, The Honourable Mr. Justice Steven Rogin, of the Superior Court of Ontario (and also a member of our first graduating class of 1971), and the Honourable Mr. Justice Lloyd Dean of the Ontario Court of Justice.

Berryman New Acting Associate Dean Academic

Professor Jeff Berryman accepted the role of Acting Associate Vice-President, Academic for the University of Windsor as of January 1, 2016.

He currently holds the title of Distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Law. He was Senior Research Leadership Chair and former Dean of the Faculty of Law (1990-1995), where he has taught for the past 35 years. In addition, he holds an Honourary Professorship of Law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. 

3L Dual JD Student Wins Prestigious Award

3L Dual Alex Treiber with Dean Waters and Dean Crocker3L Dual Alex Treiber with Dean Waters and Dean Crocker

The Edward H. Rakow Scholarship, presented by the Federal Bar Association of the Eastern District of Michigan, is awarded to deserving students of Michigan law schools who demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievement in securities, corporation or business law.

Alex Treiber, a 3L Dual JD student, was this year’s award winner from the University of Detroit Mercy alongside four other students from the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and Western Michigan State University Cooley Law School.

Exchange Rate Relief for Dual JD Students

Windsor Law’s Canadian Dual JD students are feeling the financial sting from the sinking loonie that is currently sitting below 69 cents U.S. Law 2 Dual JD student Tyne Gatten says a lot of the Duals have been feeling frustrated since the downturn and that it is seriously impacting their experience. “Not only are we scrambling to finance the 40% increase to our American tuition as a result of the weak dollar,” she says, “but I am unable explore Michigan because the dollar is so poor.”