In-person Dinner
JUMP Restaurant (18 Wellington St. W.)
November 12, 2025 at 6:00pm
Want to learn more about Federal Court?
Join us for an exciting evening with the Honourable Allyson Whyte Nowak, where she will share her insights about her experience with the Federal Court. In her presentation, she will cover topics such as understanding the workload of the Court and understanding the workload of the Registry. She will share with us what she thought she knew in terms of being an advocate in the Federal Court, but understands better now, how she looks back on her practice, and the advice she would give herself.
Speaker:
The Honourable Allyson Whyte Nowak was appointed Justice of the Federal Court, and ex officio member of the Federal Court of Appeal, on January 26, 2024.
Prior to her appointment, Justice Whyte Nowak practiced law for 28 years with a focus on intellectual property and related commercial litigation including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and disputes over the ownership and inventorship of IP. She has experience litigating at the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. During her practice, Justice Whyte Nowak participated as a guest lecturer in judicial education seminars on IP law organized by a variety of legal organizations including the National Judicial Institute, and she regularly wrote on a variety of intellectual property topics, including co-authoring the chapter "Best Practices in Litigating Complex IP Litigation" in Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies (R. E. Dimock, Thomson Reuters).
The presentation is eligible for up to one hour of substantive CPD.
Please join us at 6PM for a cocktail reception followed by dinner and the presentation by Justice Whyte Nowak.
Registration closes at 5PM on Monday, November 10. Sign up early as seating is limited!
