Legal Education Endowment Program (L.E.E.P.)
Fasken Martineau Endowment Program contributes over $1 million to fund legal education in Canada
Initiated in 2000, Fasken Martineau's Legal Education Endowment Program (LEEP) has contributed over $1 million to fund legal programs at four Canadian universities. The objective of the program is to work with Canadian law schools in support of high quality legal programs, facilities and educational opportunities.
To date donations have been made to the University of Toronto Law School, Queen's University Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario. "Our firm's Legal Education Endowment Program will support top-quality programs, facilities and educational opportunities," said Alan Schwartz, Partner at Fasken Martineau's Toronto office. "The objective of the program is to work with each law school to develop a use for the funds which is individually tailored to the needs of the particular school and its students," said Schwartz. "In addition, Fasken Martineau intends to work with the law schools to develop innovative and creative strategies to enhance each gift."
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Dalhousie Law School
Official Opening of the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Classroom at Dalhousie Law School
by Sean Stevens
On Wednesday, January 30, 2008 members of the Dalhousie Community including Faculty, Students and Distinguished Guests, joined representatives from the Firm for the official opening of the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Classroom.
The new room is actually a refurbishment of the existing FM Classroom. Some of the substantial renovations included an upgrade of the technical aspects of the room (hard-wired and wireless internet access), flooring, seating, lighting, audio visual equipment along with (much appreciated!) new heating and ventilation systems.
The refurbishment was made possible, in part, by a gift from Fasken Martineau. The gift was made in connection with the Firm's LEEP Program (Legal Education Endowment Program). The objective of LEEP is to work with Canadian law schools in support of high quality legal programs, facilities and educational opportunities and to develop strategies to create a "Living Legacy" component to each gift by sponsoring and supporting ongoing educational initiatives.
The formal part of the program got underway with Dean Saunders' official welcome. Dean Saunders remarked that the renovation provides students with an enhanced environment in which to learn and enjoy the law school experience. The official opening ceremony concluded with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by Sean Stevens, a partner from the firm's Toronto office. After the official ceremony, guests had the opportunity to mingle and enjoy the fine appetizers and refreshments.
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The University of Western Ontario
Western's Faculty of Law Unveils the Fasken Martineau Moot Courtroom
By Cheryl Dusten
The Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario hosted a reception on October 4, 2006 to mark the unveiling of the newly named Fasken Martineau Moot Courtroom. The naming of the Fasken Martineau Moot Courtroom is in recognition of a donation of $300,000 from the firm, which the Faculty of Law will use for a variety of programs that will benefit the law school and its students.
Representatives from Faskens, including many Western alumni, enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and drinks in the library along with students, faculty members and invited guests. Later, everyone was welcomed in the moot courtroom by the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, Craig Brown, who thanked the firm for its donation. On behalf of the firm, Wally Palmer, Managing Partner of the Toronto office, expressed his hope that the already strong relationship between Faskens and Western Law would continue in the future, and joined Acting Dean Brown in unveiling a handsome plaque that displays the moot courtroom's new name. Other speakers included the Honourable Madam Justice Lynne Leitch, Regional Senior Judge for the Southwest Region of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, who spoke of the importance of the advocacy program at Western and remarked upon the high quality of the advocacy skills she sees at Western when she participates as a judge in mooting competitions. Third-year students Jesse Langdon and Jared Gordon, who were summer students at Faskens during the summer of 2006, thanked the firm for its donation and spoke of how they and other students have benefited from the advocacy opportunities available to them at Western.
Fasken Martineau is proud to have its name associated with the outstanding advocacy program at Western through the newly named Fasken Martineau Moot Courtroom, and appreciates the warm welcome it received by the Faculty of Law at the reception.
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University of Toronto
Fasken Martineau Building Opening at the University of Toronto
by David Gourlay
The Fasken Martineau Building at the University of Toronto saw its grand opening on Monday, September 26, 2005. The building will provide a spacious and well-needed new home for Downtown Legal Services, the student-run Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The three storey, brick and sandstone building, located in the heart of UofT's downtown campus at 655 Spadina Avenue, was fully renovated thanks to a $500,000 donation from Fasken Martineau.
The evening began with a tour of the building led by DLS Executive Director Judith McCormack and Interim Dean Brian Langille. Dean Langille then formally welcomed student members of the clinic, Faskens lawyers and other invited guests, and was joined by Faskens' Regional Managing Partner David Corbett, Janet Leiper, Chair of Legal Aid Ontario, Mike Pal, President of the University of Toronto Students' Law Society and Rivi Frankle, acting Vice-President and Chief Advancement Office of the University of Toronto. David Corbett and Dean Langille then joined forces to cut a red ribbon, officially opening the building.
Dean Langille noted that the DLS membership currently includes some 135 first-year students out of a total class size of 180. This enormous participation rate is made possible in part by the increased size of the Fasken Martineau Building, a big step up from some of the former DLS locations including a basement room in Falconer Hall. In the new Fasken Martineau Building, DLS can help a larger number of low-income and student clients, and give more students the chance to put their legal education into action.
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Queen's University
Dedication Ceremony - FMD Moot Court Room
On Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Fasken Martineau hosted a dedication ceremony for the "Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Moot Court Room" at the Faculty of Law at Queen's University. A number of Fasken Martineau members, including many Queen's Law alumni, travelled to Kingston for the Dedication and a reception to be held afterwards, to which all Queen's Law faculty and students were invited. The Moot Court Room was constructed with the funds provided through Fasken Martineau's Legal Education Endowment Program and the Firm has also committed to organizing and providing ongoing advocacy and negotiation skills seminars during the academic year.
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Osgoode Hall Law School
The FMD Classroom at Osgoode Hall Law School - Revolutionizing Legal Education
The Fasken Martineau Classroom was unveiled at Osgoode on Thursday, October 18, 2001. The new 95-seat classroom features excellent acoustics and lighting, comfortable furniture and top of the line electronic equipment.
Prior to the official unveiling of the classroom, invited guests had the opportunity to mingle and enjoy a wide array of scrumptious food and drink while listening to the soothing sounds of the Celtic harp. The formal part of the program got underway with Dean Hogg's official welcome. Dean Hogg remarked that the generosity, vision and leadership of Fasken Martineau in the creation of this ultra-modern classroom, would provide Osgoode students today and in the future with a richer learning experience. The ceremony included a presentation by Professor Simon Fodden of the classroom's high-tech learning tools. The superior design of the FM classroom is a direct result of the collaborative effort made on the part of the firm's Osgoode Alumni who worked closely with the school throughout the project. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dean Hogg presented a commemorative plaque to Rosalind Cooper and John Campion.
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