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online events, as well as in-person events in adherence with COVID-19
safety protocols.
The Dean’s Advisory Committee, composed of senior members of the
business law community, provides strategic direction and advice to the centre.
Mitchell Gropper, Q.C., was appointed chair of the committee in May
2020. Below are some highlights from our J.D. experiential, scholarly, community
and executive learning programs.
Richards Buell Sutton LLP Business Law Clinic
The centre supports excellence in learning through its J.D. programs,
which offer rigorous practical legal training in areas of business law. The
Business Law Clinic provides J.D. students with the opportunity to use their
substantive understanding of business law in a clinical setting for the benefit
of the public. Led by practitioners Ryan Black and Tyson Gratton, the
clinic expands access to legal services for a range of small businesses and
non-profit organizations in Metro Vancouver. To submit a client application,
visit the clinic’s website at <allard.ubc.ca/research/research-centres-and-
programs/centre-business-law/business-law-clinic>.
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Corporate Counsel Externship
Students enrolled in the Corporate Counsel Externship are placed in the
legal department of a business-oriented organization on a part-time basis
for one academic term. Led by in-house counsel Erika Tse, the externship
provides students with an opportunity to learn directly from experienced
corporate counsel across Metro Vancouver in a supportive educational
environment. Students apply concepts to practical legal and business matters
in a particular industry while gaining a deeper understanding of professional
ethics in practice. Organizations interested in supervising an
upper-year J.D. student can visit the Corporate Counsel Externship section
of the Allard Law website for more information: <allard.ubc.ca/research/
research-centres-and-programs/centre-business-law/corporate-counselexternship>.
Anti-Corruption Law Program
The centre provides specialized programs for scholars, professionals and
students to come together to exchange ideas and connect. The Anti-Corruption
Law Program (“ACLP”), led by Professor Emeritus Joseph Weiler and
John Ritchie, is a working partnership between the Centre for Business
Law, Transparency International Canada and the International Centre for
Criminal Law Reform & Criminal Justice Policy. Originally funded by the
Franklin Lew Innovation Fund in 2016, over the years the ACLP has been a
community effort to establish collaborative anti-corruption education pro-
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