DLA Piper was platinum sponsor of 2021 Virtual Fox Moot
DLA Piper Canada is proud to have once more participated as a platinum sponsor and event co-ordinator of the Harold G. Fox Moot; which for the first time since it’s inception, was hosted virtually.
On February 19 and 20, participants from 12 schools from across Canada participated in the virtual moot. We congratulate all participants on their hard work and dedication, and for the exceptional display of oral advocacy they exhibited over the two-day event.
Panels for the 2021 Fox Moot consisted of lawyers from 20 different firms and judicial officials from the Federal Courts, the Ontario Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. The panel for the Fox Moot Finals comprised of Justice Côté of the Supreme Court Canada, Justice Gauthier of the Federal Court of Appeal, Justice Locke of the Federal Court of Appeal, Justice Brown of the Ontario Court of Appeal and Justice Manson of the Federal Court. We thank all panelists for their help with the 2021 Fox Moot.
The Fox Moot competition promotes the study of Canadian intellectual property law and offers law students the opportunity to interact with jurists from Canada’s highest courts.
Winners of the 2021 Fox Moot include:
- The Harold G. Fox Moot Cup: Samantha Kokonis & Flint Patterson, University of Toronto.
- The DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Award for mooting excellence (the best mooter in a non-graduating year) and invitation to enter the 2022 Oxford moot: Hannah Cinel, University of Toronto. Hannah and a teammate will be invited to represent their school at the 2022 Oxford International IP Moot in England.
- The Donald F. Sim Award for the best oral advocate: Alice Wang, University of McGill.
- The Gordon F. Henderson Award for best appellant facta: Alice Wang & Michelle Pucci, McGill University.
- The Gordon F. Henderson Award for best respondent facta: Sharan Johal & Anton Rizor, Queen’s University.
For a full list of the winners and runners-up please visit the Harold G. Fox Moot website.
The 2021 moot was co-chaired by leading partners in the DLA Piper Intellectual Property and Technology group, Geoff Mowatt and Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy.
