Walsh Family Law Moot and Negotiation Competition – Winners

2025

AFCC-O extends hearty congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Walsh Family Law Moot and Negotiation Competition

Walsh Family Law Moot

First Place Appellant Factum: Mary Fizell and Valentine Yaskevitch, Western University

First Place Respondent Factum: Muye Zhang and Mikaela Norkus, Queen’s University

Second Place Appellant Factum: Victoria Marinelli and Aidan Wilson, Queen’s University

Second Place Respondent Factum: Addriana Reffo-Beaudet and Olivia Stanton, University of Ottawa

Third Place Appellant Factum: Jessyca Durivage-Morgan and Cheyanne Hamadani, University of Windsor

Third Place Respondent Factum: Joelle Somogyi and Nithya Nithiaraj, Western University 

Philip Epstein Award for Top Oralist: Itoro Ekanem, University of Ottawa

Second Top Oralist: Aidan Wilson, Queen’s University 

Third Top Oralist: Olivia Stanton, University of Ottawa

First Place Team: Hristina Veljanovska, Itoro Ekanem, Addriana Reffo-Beaudet, Olivia Stanton, University of Ottawa

Second Place Team: Victoria Marinelli, Aidan Wilson, Muye Zhang, Mikaela Norkus, Queen’s University 

Third Place Team: Bianka Dunleavy, Julia Marr, Nicholas Moon, Prarthna Patel, Toronto Metropolitan University 

Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition

First Place Presentation Plan: David Baxter, Ella Keneford (Bora Laskin – Team 1)

Second Place Presentation Plan:  Sian Shin, Morgan Blimkie (University of Toronto – Team 2)

Third Place Presentation Plan: Daisy Hamilton, Alexis Silverstein (University of Ottawa – Team 2)

First Place Individual: Daisy Hamilton (University of Ottawa – Team 2)

Second Place Individual: Natalie Urquhart (University of Ottawa – Team 1)

Third Place Individual: Morgan Blimkie (University of Toronto – Team 2)

First Place Team: Dimitra Papadakis, Natalie Urquhart (University of Ottawa – Team 1)

Second Place Team: Alana Wilson, Mickenna Laurin  (University of Windsor – Team 1)

Third Place Team: Sian Shin, Morgan Blimkie (University of Toronto – Team 2)