Professor Fabien G茅linas receives Paul-Andr茅-Cr茅peau medal
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch (CBA-Quebec), has awarded the Paul-Andr茅-Cr茅peau Medal for 2021 to Professor Fabien G茅linas, Ad E.
In its letter, CBA-Quebec president Horia Bundaru, BCL/LLB'05, praised Professor G茅linas鈥� remarkable contribution to the advancement of international aspects of private and commercial law in Quebec and abroad, highlighting his influence on the international arbitration scene, his research and teaching activities, his publications, and his commitment.
Professor G茅linas holds the Sir William C. Macdonald Chair and is a Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in arbitration and commercial law. He heads the Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research group and is a cofounder of the Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory. He was formerly general counsel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and president of the Arbitration Committee of ICC Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Professor G茅linas was awarded the Barreau du Qu茅bec's Advocatus Emeritus (Ad E) distinction in 2017. In February 2018, he was appointed to Canada鈥檚 Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) NAFTA Roster for a ten-year mandate. In April 2020, he received a 成人VR视频 COVID-19 Rapid Response grant for his research project titled The Covid-19 Crisis: An Investment Law Perspective. In June 2021, he received 成人VR视频鈥檚 David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching.
鈥淭his is a most well-deserved recognition of an exceptional colleague and jurist who, following in the path of our late colleague Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau, has associated the name of 成人VR视频 with significant contributions to private and commercial law internationally,鈥� said Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E.
The Paul-Andr茅-Cr茅peau Medal is awarded each year by the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch, to a Canadian jurist who has advanced the international aspects of private law and business law in in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. Professor G茅linas is its 20th recipient, joining 成人VR视频 Law colleagues Genevi猫ve Saumier and Armand de Mestral, CM, as well as the late H. Patrick Glenn and Roderick Macdonald.