Event: Harry Walsh O.C., Q.C. Lecture featuring keynote speaker Marie Henein “The Role of Defence Counsel in the Canadian Justice System”

The lecture is free, but seating is limited. Please register to secure your spot.

The Faculty of Law is honoured to host the Harry Walsh O.C., Q.C. Lecture featuring keynote speaker Marie Henein.  All members of the legal community are invited to join us for this lecture held in honour of Harry Walsh, O.C., LL.D., Q.C., one of Canada’s most legendary advocates who fought for the abolition of capital punishment in Canada and helped found Legal Aid Manitoba. Marie Henein is one of Canada’s most prominent litigators with extensive experience on high-profile criminal, civil, and regulatory cases.  She is a sought-after speaker, and she will be delivering a lecture on the role of defence counsel in the Canadian justice system.

About the Keynote Speaker:

Marie Henein is a Founding Partner of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, and is recognized as one of the country’s top litigators. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, criminal litigation, commercial litigation, mediation and arbitration. She has been interviewed repeatedly by the media, written for the Globe and Mail, and is a sought-after public speaker.

In 2013, Ms. Henein was a recipient of the Laura Legge Award from the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of Upper Canada Medal. In 2017, she received The Law Society Medal for outstanding service to the administration of justice. In 2023, Ms. Henein was the chosen recipient of the G. Arthur Martin Medal. Most recently in 2024, she was awarded a Doctorate of Laws by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Marie Henein authored her best-selling memoir ‘Nothing but The Truth’, and is co-editor of Martin’s Criminal Code, Martin’s Annual Criminal Practice, and Martin’s Related Criminal Statutes; and the Associate Editor of the Canadian Criminal Cases.  Copies of Marie Henein’s book “Nothing but the Truth” will be available for sale on site, courtesy of the University of Manitoba Bookstore.