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About CUSLI
2016 Conference
Canada-US Law Journal
Individual & Institutional Membership
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
For further questions, contact Fellow Ted Parran
U.S. National Director - Stephen Petras
Canadian National Director - Chios Carmody
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Canada-United States Law Institute (CUSLI) is a bi-national, non-for-profit,
multidisciplinary entity that sponsors conferences, forums, research opportunities, student
internships and academic competitions. CUSLI is jointly administered by Case Western Reserve
University School of Law and University of Western Ontario.
CUSLI serves as a forum where the respective governments, business communities, legal
professionals, academics, non-governmental organizations and the media explore and address the
issues confronting the Canada - United States relationship.
CUSLI aims to:
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establish institutional and professional linkages between Canada and the United States
provide its members with current resources and continuing education regarding the
bilateral relationship
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afford comparative law and research opportunities to the students and faculties at member
institutions, as well as the private and public bars in each country.
HISTORY
CUSLI was jointly founded in 1976 by Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the
Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario. Both institutions have continuously
supported CUSLI and its mission for the past 40 years. At its inception, CUSLI was the first
academic organization in either country designed to explore legal and policy issues affecting the
Canada-U.S. relationship and examine the countries' legal structures and processes to provide
comparative law opportunities for students, academics, and practitioners at the supporting
institutions and beyond.
To promote this mission, CUSLI has facilitated student and faculty exchange programs,
publishes the Canada-United States Law Journal, sponsors student competitions, promotes bilateral academic inquiry, and organizes conferences dealing with bi-national legal and policy
issues.
Of particular note, CUSLI has hosted numerous prestigious academics, public servants, and
private practitioners at its various conferences and events. For example, the institute's 1979
conference hosted Canadian Supreme Court Justice Brian Dickson and U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Potter Stewart - the first time justices of the respective courts had ever participated in
such a program. Other distinguished guests have included United States and Canadian
ambassadors, trade representatives, congressional representatives and ministers of Parliament.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Honorable James Peterson
Partner, Fasken Martineau LLP, formerly Canadian Minister of International Trade, Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions), Canadian Member of Parliament
The Honorable James Blanchard
Partner, DLA Piper US LLP, formerly Governor of Michigan, United States Ambassador to Canada
Dean Michael Scharf
CWRU School of Law, Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Managing Director of the Public International Law
and Policy Group
Dean W. Iain Scott
UWO Faculty of Law, formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Richard Cunningham
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Lawrence Herman
Herman and Associates, Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
The Honorable Ross Hornby
Vice President, Government Relations and Policy at GE Canada, formerly Ambassador of Canada to the European Union
Dr. Laura Dawson
Director, Canada Institute at the Wilson Center, Founder, Dawson Strategic, formerly Senior Advisor, United States Embassy in
Canada
Professor Diane Francis
Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, Editor-at-Large, National Post
Dr. Ken Jones
formerly Dean of Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, Director of The Centre for the Study of Commercial
Activity
Richard Newcomb
Partner, DLA Piper US LLP, formerly Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Treasury Department
2016 Conference
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