Dr. Michelle Gallant has been a full professor at Robson Hall Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba since 2014

CBC The Cost of Living: When good companies do bad things

December 16, 2024 —

TD just pled guilty to money laundering $670-million in the US.

So why were so many bank employees LOL-ing it up while it was happening under their noses?

Dr. Michelle Gallant, a professor of law at the University of Manitoba who studies financial crimes such as money laundering spoke with CBC about the bogger impacts of money laundering.

To listen to the full conversation, please follow the link here with CBC: The Cost of Living.

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Where IP and Business Law connect

On November 27, 2024, two third-year law students, Nicholas Ly (3L) and Jordan Wagner (3L) [BComm(Hons)/2022] , from the Faculty of Law’s L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, delivered an insightful presentation at the Faculty of Law to fellow students. This event, entitled "Where IP and Business Law Connect", was hosted by the Manitoba Law Student Association’s, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group and the Business Law Group. The presentation highlighted the critical intersections between intellectual property (IP) and business law.

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Fostering Connections: MILSA’s “In Good Relations” Event Strengthens Community Within Manitoba’s Indigenous Bar

On November 21, 2024, the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association (MILSA), in partnership with the Manitoba Bar Association’s newly established Indigenous Lawyers Forum, hosted the inaugural “In Good Relations” networking event at Migizii Agamik (“the Bald Eagle Lodge”) on the University of Manitoba campus. Julianna Albert, a 2L student, translated “In Good Relations” into Cree as “kâkînaw mino omâkiinak,” noting that the name “beautifully captures the essence of the event.” Designed as an informal and welcoming gathering, the event aimed to foster meaningful connections between Indigenous law students, practicing lawyers, and articling students.

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