Sopinka Cup

The Sopinka Cup is an annual competition organized by The Advocate's Society and sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers. This two-day event is aimed to encourage law schools to train students in the art of oral advocacy. After elimination occurs in various regions across Canada, eight law schools representing various geographical areas of Canada compete in the bilingual National Finals hosted in Ottawa.

The Sopinka Cup was established in 1999 to honour the late Supreme Court of Canada Justice John Sopinka, who was a long time Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Past Winners

*2007: Karin McCaig and Donna Polgar from Osgoode Hall Law School
*2006: Eric Hachinski and Lana Jackson from University of Manitoba
*2005: Laura Marr and Krista Smith from Dalhousie University
*2004: Anne-Marie Lacoste and Marie-Pier Michon from University of Montreal
*2003: Kevin Toyne and Jennifer Malabar from University of Manitoba
*2002: Almira Esmail and Tim Livingston from University of Victoria School of Law
*2001: Stephen Christie and Paul Grower from University of Manitoba
*2000: Katherine Hilton and David Armstrong from University of Toronto

ources

[http://www.actl.com/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/AwardsandCompetitions/TheSopinkaCup/default.htm American College of Trial Lawyers]