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Marion Sandilands is a lawyer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Marion has been practicing since 2017 (9 years of experience) and is a member of the Nunavut bar.

Marion Sandilands

Counsel
Ottawa, Ontario Called to the Bar: 2017
Regular - Active Membership

About

Working at the intersection of law, policy and politics, Marion is equally comfortable advocating for clients in the courtroom, conference room, or Parliamentary committee. Based in Ottawa, she has a varied national practice. She has appeared before the Federal Court, four superior courts (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nunavut), three courts of appeal (Quebec, New Brunswick, and the Federal Court of Appeal) and the Supreme Court of Canada. She has also appeared before committees of the House of Commons, Senate, and Quebec’s National Assembly. Marion is knowledgeable in constitutional law, administrative law, and language rights. She publishes and frequently speaks on these topics. She currently teaches Public and Constitutional Law at the University of Ottawa, and has taught the Legislative Process at McGill’s Faculty of Law. She is a part-time member of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. Marion joined Conway in 2019 after serving as Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court. She also previously served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court.

Bar Admissions

Nunavut
active

Education

2019-Present | Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa
ICJ Canada, Université de Montréal, Centre for Constitutional Studies (University of Alberta),Fundamental Rights and the Notwithstanding Clause, Organizer and panelist, November 29, 2024.
“Quebec’s Bill 21 and 96: An Underwater Eruption”, inThe Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms and Disagreements, ed. Peter Biro, McGill-Queen’s University Press
McGill University, B.C.L/LL.B, 2014Carleton University, M.A., 2008McGill University, B.A. Hons., 2006
McGill University, B.C.L/LL.B, 2014

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English French

Quick Facts

Years of Experience
9 years (since 2017)
Status
Regular - Active Membership
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