McDougall Gauley supports USask Law with $750,000 gift
A $750,000 gift from McDougall Gauley LLP to the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Law will create bursaries for students in need and provide long-term support for one of the college’s favourite traditions, the First-Year Welcoming Ceremony.
The donation will also establish scholarships for each of the 18 students selected yearly to serve on the editorial board of the college’s Saskatchewan Law Review, in recognition of their academic achievement.
Finally, instruction in business law at the college will be enhanced with a gift from Michael Milani, KC (LLB’80), a partner at McDougall Gauley.
The donations come during USask’s Be What the World Needs campaign which is set to wrap up this June.
“We are grateful to McDougall Gauley for their generous support of our students and thank the firm for being a part of the campaign,” said USask Vice-President University Relations Cheryl Hamelin. “This multifaceted gift will have an incredible impact on students in a variety of ways, from providing bursaries and scholarships, to enriching their university experience via supporting student participation in the Saskatchewan Law Review. Through this gift, McDougall Gauley is helping students become the future leaders that our province and our world needs.”
“McDougall Gauley LLP is proud to continue its support of the USask College of Law. We trace our roots as a Saskatchewan law firm back to 1891. The college also has a long and successful history, having been established in 1912, meaning our law firm and the college have been closely linked for over 110 years,” said Milani, chair of McDougall Gauley’s executive committee.
“Our firm is committed to supporting and enhancing the education offered by the college by increasing access to legal education through financial awards to students, including to those students selected to participate in the Saskatchewan Law Review program.”
“Serving on the editorial board of the Saskatchewan Law Review was one of the most intellectually and professionally rewarding parts of my legal education, and I know many others over its 90-year history would say the same,” said USask Law alumnus and McDougall Gauley lawyer, Corbin Golding (JD’22).
“The experience sharpened my writing, deepened my appreciation of the law, and connected me with a community of thoughtful, driven peers and mentors who continue to inspire me. I’m proud that McDougall Gauley LLP is supporting this important work.”
“This gift is a testament to the depth of our relationship with McDougall Gauley,” said Martin Phillipson, dean of the USask College of Law. “Financial support for students is essential for ensuring the development of lawyers ready to become leaders in the provincial legal community as it allows them to focus more closely on their studies.”
“We are also grateful that the firm is as dedicated as we are to upholding the tradition and significance of the First-Year Welcoming Ceremony. It is a meaningful rite of passage in the college and McDougall Gauley’s 10-year support is recognition of that.”
Details of the gift are as follows:
- $300,000 will establish an endowment to fund three bursaries for students in need, including one for a student who is a former police officer, or the child or grandchild of a police officer.
- $200,000 will provide support over 10 years for the College of Law First-Year Welcoming Ceremony, held every September on campus.
- $200,000 to support the Saskatchewan Law Review, including the creation of scholarships for its student editors. The legal journal is currently in its 88th year of publication, making it one of Canada’s oldest such publications. Its day-to-day operations are generously funded by the membership of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
- $50,000 from partner Michael Milani, KC, will support the study of business law at the college.