A Common Law team including Jessica Rollins, Ana Nizharadze, Julia Kafato, Veronica Cesario and Zanab Chaudhry, coached by David Fewer and Christian Clavette, was runner up at this year’s Harold G. Fox Moot.
The moot focuses on intellectual property law and offers competitors a chance to meet jurists from the Supreme, Ontario and Federal courts, as well as experienced intellectual property law practitioners.
In the final round of the moot, the students presented in front of Justices Côté, Gauthier, Feldman, Thorburn and Fuhrer.
Among the team’s outstanding achievements, Ana Nizharadze received an award for second best overall mooter. She also received the DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Award for mooting excellence as top overall 2L mooter. The award comes with a scholarship and automatic qualification for the 2023 Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot.
The team also placed second in the respondent factum writing category.
Taking place annually in Toronto, the moot is sponsored by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP and administered by a committee of judges, practitioners, academics and students. It’s named in honour of the late Harold G. Fox, one of Canada’s leading intellectual property scholars and advocates.
Congrats to the team on a well-deserved victory!