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BRIEFS<br />
Moots & Competitions<br />
ROBSON HALL PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF MOOTS AND COMPETITIONS<br />
Wilson Moot Team - left: Tony Kavanagh, coach; Melanie Aitken,<br />
Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Competition for Canada; David Meagher; Annika Friesen;<br />
Jaime Rosin and Brad Findlater.<br />
<strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> Negotiation Competition Winners- left:<br />
Vivian Hilder, Brian Fast, Chris Bowler, Kelly Beattie,<br />
and Dana Nelko<br />
The McIntyre Cup Western<br />
Moot Competition<br />
The McIntyre Cup Western Moot<br />
Competition, was hosted by<br />
<strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> in February 2012.<br />
Spencer Chimuk, winner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Solomon Greenberg Competition<br />
and Boyd McGill represented<br />
<strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>. The team was<br />
coached by Jeff Gindin. The<br />
competition was held at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Courts with <strong>the</strong> competing teams<br />
commenting on <strong>the</strong> beauty <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
historic building. Over 30 <strong>Robson</strong><br />
<strong>Hall</strong> students volunteered as<br />
witnesses, timekeepers, clerks and<br />
ambassadors. Our students put in<br />
a strong showing, although UBC<br />
took home <strong>the</strong> cup.<br />
The Wilson Moot<br />
<strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> brought home <strong>the</strong> 2 nd<br />
place factum prize at <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
Wilson Moot competition. Team<br />
members Brad Findlater, Annika<br />
Friesen, David Meagher, and<br />
Jaime Rosin received <strong>the</strong> award<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir written submissions.<br />
The team was coached by Sarah<br />
Lugtig, Tony Kavanagh, Neil Steen,<br />
Michael Connor, Liz Thompson,<br />
and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Debra Parkes. We<br />
thank <strong>the</strong> many members <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Manitoba bench and bar for<br />
assisting <strong>the</strong> team by judging oral<br />
advocacy practice sessions.<br />
The <strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> Negotiation<br />
Competition<br />
The team <strong>of</strong> Brian Fast and Chris<br />
Bowler placed first in <strong>the</strong> 6 th<br />
Annual <strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> Negotiation<br />
Competition sponsored by<br />
Fillmore Riley LLP held on <strong>the</strong><br />
evening <strong>of</strong> Tuesday, September 27,<br />
2011. Brian and Chris went on to<br />
represent <strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> at <strong>the</strong> 2011<br />
American Bar Association Student<br />
Regional Negotiation Competition<br />
in Minneapolis at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong><br />
Minnesota <strong>Law</strong> School. Chris and<br />
Brian scored better than 12 o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
US teams in <strong>the</strong> semi-finals and<br />
advanced to <strong>the</strong> Regional finals<br />
where <strong>the</strong> top four teams compete<br />
against each o<strong>the</strong>r with a new set<br />
<strong>of</strong> confidential facts.<br />
Chris and Brian were <strong>the</strong> only<br />
Canadian team at this regional<br />
competition and <strong>the</strong>y finished<br />
fourth overall. There were<br />
10 different ABA Regional<br />
Competitions in which Canadian<br />
teams competed in November<br />
2011. Of <strong>the</strong> 10 Canadian teams<br />
competing, only <strong>the</strong> Manitoba,<br />
Osgoode and British Columbia<br />
teams advanced to <strong>the</strong>ir regional<br />
finals. <strong>Robson</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> is proud <strong>of</strong> Chris<br />
and Brian as our representatives.<br />
Thanks also go out to <strong>the</strong> team<br />
coaches, lawyers Michael Weinstein<br />
and Stephen Meltzer for all <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
time, tips and support <strong>of</strong> Brian and<br />
Chris. Congratulations on a good<br />
showing once again!<br />
81 ROBSON HALL ALUMNI REPORT
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