The IIC sponsors an annual competition for full-time undergraduate students in Canadian Law Schools. The purpose of the IIC Law Student Writing Awards Program is to stimulate interest among law students in the research and development of papers based on corporate insolvency and restructuring topics and to recognize outstanding achievements in this endeavour.
The awards program allows undergraduate students to research insolvency issues, develop ideas, and bring proposals for reform to the attention of the business and legal community.
The 2023 winning papers are below and past winning papers are available by request.
First, second and third prizes of $7,500, $5,000,
and $2,500
will be awarded.
Both the first-place
winner and their faculty sponsor will be invited
guests at the 2024 IIC Conference which will be held on September
26-29,2023 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Az.
Complimentary
conference
registration
(including accommodations) and travel costs will be provided.
If a co-authored
paper is selected for first
place, the division of the prize and the reimbursed travel costs will be
entirely at the discretion of the winners.
Eligibility
The IIC Board of Directors and the Judges Panel are pleased to announce the following student winners of the IIC 2023 Law Student Writing Awards:
Kieran Moloney
First Place - $7,500
Osgoode Hall Law School - York University
Faculty
Sponsor: Prof. Aubrey Kauffman
Paper: A Disorienting Plunge from the Ivory Tower: Laurentian University and the Future of Insolvency Proceedings for Publicly Funded Corporations (PFCs) in Canada
Kieran will be a guest of honour at the Saturday Gala Awards Dinner in the Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of History on October 21, where he will be
presented his prize and recognized for his outstanding
accomplishment. He will be joined by his faculty sponsor, Prof. Aubrey Kauffman, FIIC.
Connor Jonsson
Second Place - $5,000
University of Manitoba
Faculty
Sponsor: Prof. Virginia Torrie
Paper: From Pro Rata to Piecemeal: An Analysis of the Pension Protection Act
Nicholas Turco
Third Place - $2,500
Queen's University
Faculty
Sponsor: Prof. Kevin McElcheran
Paper: Reverse Vesting Orders: An Inquiry into the Emerging Phenomenon and Surrounding Concerns
Congratulations to Kieran, Connor and Nicholas on their accomplishment! Thank you to all the students who submitted their excellent papers for all their hard work, and to the faculty sponsors for their support of their students and the IIC Law Student Writing Awards Program. Information on the 2024 Law Student Writing Awards will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.
Thank you to the members of the Judging Panel for their hard work and dedication to the process.
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