Faculty News

Five questions with Dean Tina Piper

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:22:35 +0000

Since stepping into the role of Interim Dean at 91ֱ��’s Faculty of Law, Professor Tina Piper—an expert in intellectual property and legal history—has led with warmth, intellectual rigour, and a focus on cultivating both legal excellence and a strong sense of community. In this candid Q&A, she reflects on her journey, priorities, and the joys of her new role.

Nouvelles de la Faculté (printemps-été 2025)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:22:11 +0000

Prix prestigieux, chaires de recherche, et autres bonnes nouvelles - les membres du corps enseignant et administratif de la Faculté de droit continuent de rayonner à l'échelle de l'Université et au-delà.

Le mot du doyen

Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:57:42 +0000

As I write, Montreal and the 91ֱ�� campus are aglow with fall colours. Students finishing our flagship BCL/JD program on the popular 3.5-year timeline are on the home stretch. The energetic first-year cohort is settling into law school. And the upper-year students in between them are running Coffeehouses, journals, and dozens of student clubs – while also, we hope, learning some law.

Meet our new professor

Communications Staff — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:56:56 +0000

An expert in law and finance, Professor Jonathan Chan joined 91ֱ�� Law on 1 August, 2024. He served as a lecturer (assistant professor) at University College London (UCL) from 2021 to 2024, and was previously a departmental lecturer at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on corporate law and securities regulation. He holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Law & Finance and DPhil in Law from the University of Oxford. Prior to embarking in academia, he practiced in M&A and securities with a large law firm in Toronto.