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October, 2007 |
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Kelly Jordan was
named as one of Canada’s Leading Practitioners in the area of
Family Law by the Canadian expert Directory. |
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September, 2007 |
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With the
commencement of the school year, Michael once again begins
teaching at the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.
This will be Michael's fourth time teaching "The Law of Forced
Migration". |
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May, 2007 |
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Michael is elected
to the Executive Committee of the Ontario Bar Association's
Immigration Section. |
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February, 2007 |
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Paul Higgins joins
Jordan Battista LLP to practice in the areas of real estate,
wills/estates, and incorporations. Called to the bar in , Paul
brings over seven years of legal experience to the Jordan
Battista team. |
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January, 2007
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Michael Battista's
volunteer work in the area of HIV/AIDS is recognized by his
admission to the Ontario AIDS Network Honour Roll. |
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November 14,
2006 |
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Kelly Jordan
chairs an Ontario Bar Association conference called "Agreements,
Agreements, Agreements: How to Settle Family Law Disputes
Effectively." |
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September 23,
2006 |
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Kelly Jordan was
interviewed on Michael Enright on CBC Radio's the Sunday Edition
about an Ontario Court of Appeal case involving a lesbian couple
with a known donor father. |
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September 5,
2006 |
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Jordan Battista
LLP wins in the category of "Best Lawyer" by the readers of Xtra!
magazine, Toronto's bimonthly lesbian and gay newsmagazine. |
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September 1,
2006 |
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Michael Battista
is interviewed on TV's CBC Newsworld by Suhana Marchand about
refugee claimants from the International AIDS Conference. |
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August 19, 2006 |
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Michael
Battista speaks to the Prime Timers association of Toronto
regarding the processing of same sex couples in Canada's
immigration laws. |
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August 13-18,
2006 |
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Michael Battista
attends the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
Michael was a member of the Visa/Travel Entry Task Group which
assisted delegates to attend the conference, including advising
the government on necessary policy changes to admission
procedures. On Tuesday, August 15th, Michael spoke on a panel
with international activists such as Rahul Singh of the Naz
India Foundation Trust regarding the criminalization of same sex
relationships as violations of international human rights. |
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June 22, 2006 |
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Michael Battista
speaks to immigration/refugee lawyers in Ontario about "persons
in need of protection" in Canada's immigration and refugee laws
as part of the Refugee Law Office's legal education series. |
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June 20, 2006 |
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Kelly Jordan and
Michael Battista participate on a panel of experts at the Law
Society's Equity Public Education Series Forum. Kelly addresses
the impact of assisted human reproductive technologies on family
law, and Michael speaks about Canadian immigration policy as it
affects people living with HIV/AIDS. |
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June 12, 2006 |
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Kelly Jordan
speaks to lawyers at the Ontario Bar Association on family law
and estates issues in "Kissing Cousins II: Family Law and
Estates Law." |
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June 6, 2006 |
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Kelly Jordan is
cited as a leading expert in the area of family law and assisted
human reproduction in a decision by of the Ontario Superior
Court of Justice allowing lesbian parents to register the births
of their children. See M.D.R. v. Ontario (Deputy Registrar
General) [2006] O.J. NO. 2268 Rivard J.. |
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June 2006 |
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"Gloriously Free",
a documentary featuring Michael Battista which explores LGBT
immigration to Canada, will be broadcast on July 30, 2006 on
OMNI television in Ontario. You can check out the trailer for
the program at
http://www.omnitv.ca/ontario/tv/docs/episodes/gloriouslyfree/ |
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September 2005 |
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With the
commencement of the school year, Michael Battista resumes
teaching at the Faculty of Law in the University of Toronto.
Michael is co-teaching a seminar, “The Law of Forced Migration”
with Audrey Macklin. This is Michael’s third year teaching the
Law Faculty. |
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June 2005
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Jordan Battista
joins more than 100 clients and friends to celebrate Pride week
with our inaugural office party.
Kelly D. Jordan becomes Chair of the Family Law Section of the
Ontario Bar Association. She will serve as Chair for the next
two years.
Liz Lewis joins the firm bringing a wealth of family law clerk
experience to assist Kelly and Alex .
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May 2005
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Michael Battista
addresses the United Nations Committee against Torture in Geneva
regarding Canada’s human rights record on behalf of
Amnesty
International. |
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April 2005
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Michael Battista
attends a conference sponsored by the Centre for Peace Studies
in Zagreb, Croatia regarding the integration of refugees and
immigrants in Canada. |
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March 2005 |
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Jordan Battista
moves to our new premises at Church and Bloor. |
