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Careers in Food Law and Policy

As students and young lawyers interested in food law and policy, many of us are looking for a career that will engage these passions. This page will be used to highlight the various career paths open to us, and hopefully provide many of you with a useful starting point as you enter and begin to navigate the professional world of food law.


Academia

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Title: Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law (Civil Law Section)

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See Sarah Berger Richardson in action as she moderates a discussion on the impacts Covid-19 has had on our food system

Jennifer Clapp

Title: Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability; and Professor at the University of Waterloo, School of the Environment, Resources and Sustainability

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See Jennifer Clapp in action as she discusses the impacts of Covid-19 on food security, nutrition, and global supply chains

Michael Fakhri

Title: Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, School of Law; and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

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See Michael Fakhri in action as he provides insights into the (then upcoming) 2021 Food Systems Summit

 
 

Darcy Lindberg

Title: Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria, Faculty of Law

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See Darcy Lindberg in action as he moderates a discussion on the challenges Indigenous communities face when exercising food sovereignty in the current colonial framework

anelyse Weiler

Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Victoria

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See Anelyse Weiler in action as she discusses the new challenges agricultural workers’ have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic

 
 

Civil Society

 

Don Buckingham

Title: Agriculture, Food and Dispute Resolution Consultant

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See Don Buckingham in action as he moderates a discussion on territorial food systems in Canada

Lauren Martin

Title: Government and Food Industry Relations Manager for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

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See Lauren Martin in action as she provides insight into her day-to-day with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, and her perspective on the concept of territorial food systems

 
 

Private Practise

Terri-Lynn Williams Davidson

Title: Principal Lawyer at White Raven Law Corporation; Haida Musician with Raven Calling Production; and Author

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See Terri-Lynn Williams- Davidson in action as she provides her keynote address on the Haida Peoples relationship with the surrounding ocean and insight into Haida culture

Angela D’Elia Decembrini

Title: Lawyer at First Peoples Law Corporation

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See Angela D’Elia Decembrini in action as she discusses the challenges faced by the Mi'kmaq in exercising their commercial fishing rights

Albert J. Heduc

Title: Partner at Farris Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (Vancouver / Kelowna)

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Jenna Khoury-Hanna

Title: Associate Lawyer, Kinch Eddie Litigation Professional Corporation

Read about Jenna in action - and learn about her experiences studying food law in the US.

Robert Scriven

Title: Partner at Madorin, Snyder LLP

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Cynthia Westaway & Brett Campeau

Title: Senior Counsel and Lawyer, First Peoples Law

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Sara ZborovskI

Title: Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright (Toronto)

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