While Jack Frost was nipping at the noses of Albertans earlier this month, Queen’s Law alumni at Calgary and Edmonton receptions with filled with warm cheer.
“It was wonderful to catch up with some classmates, as well as other graduates, swap stories about our careers and lives, and update each other about people we’ve kept in touch with since we graduated,” says Peter Goode, Law’96, CEO of Mertex Canada Ltd. in Calgary.
He was at the second of two holiday events for Queen’s Law grads in Alberta.
For the first one on December 4, alumni gathered in the office of Dentons Canada LLP in the central business district of the province’s capital. Hosting the event were Alberta Council member Leanne Krawchuk, Law’97, and managing partner Fausto Franceschi.
The next evening, grads got together in the office of TriWest Capital Partners – where Alberta Council member Dino DeLuca, Law’87, is COO – overlooking the bustling downtown area of the province’s largest city. This reception was hosted by Alberta Council co-chair Peter Johnson, Law’89, Executive VP, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer for Shaw Communications Inc.
At both events, Dean Mark Walters, Law’89, presented a brief update on Queen’s Law, including: its increasingly diverse student body; a 95 per cent placement rate of JD students for three running, the ever-popular undergraduate Certificate in Law program; the new Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law; and the Graduate Diploma in Legal Services Management for law students and junior lawyers.
“I really enjoyed meeting with Dean Walters and hearing his speech about the value of a contemporary legal education,” says Goode. “His speech was interesting to me as I’ve moved on to a business role, but I continue to draw from my education at the law school and from private practice.
“The Queen’s Law reception was terrific,” he adds. “Looking forward to the next get together here!”