Gowling WLG - Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law

As in previous years, the conference will include a panel to showcase emerging voices in food law and policy. If you’ve recently completed research or scholarship in this area – that’s you! A jury of practitioners and academics will select the best presentation to receive the Gowlings WLG – Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law. 

To learn more about the prize, please visit the following link, which provides an overview of the prize and its origins. You can also review the bios of our past winners. Our 2021 panel was recorded and can be viewed at the following link if you would like to get a sense of how the panel is run.

Who Can Submit

The emerging voices panel is open to any student currently enrolled in a JD, BCL or equivalent degree program, or an LLM degree program, and anyone who has graduated from one of these programs in 2024. 

What to Submit

Interested candidates must submit a paper proposal (title and abstract of max 300 words) on a topic that addresses any area of food law and policy. There is no requirement that papers to address the conference theme. Submissions may be in French or English. A completed paper is not needed at the application stage, but you must commit to submitting a completed paper (max. 8,000 – 10,000 words in length) by the date specified below if you are selected.

Selected candidates will be given 12 minutes to present their research, and will have the option of submitting slides.

How to Submit:

To submit, please send an email to info@foodlaw.ca including the following information:

  • Your name

  • Your school

  • What program/year of law school you were in when you wrote the paper

  • The name of the professor you wrote the paper for (if applicable)

  • A paper proposal (title and abstract of max 300 words)

Important Dates: 

  • October 2, 2024 – Deadline to submit abstract

  • October 7, 2024 – Announcement of selection of panelists

  • November 1, 2024 – Deadline for submission of completed papers

  • November 14, 2024 – Deadline for submission of presentation slides, for those who will be submitting them

  • November 15, 2024 – Presentation of papers at the conference 

  • November 15, 2024 – Announcement of winner of Gowlings WLG – Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law 

Please do not hesitate to contact Victoria Baylis (victoria.baylis@hotmail.com) or our general email (info@foodlaw.ca) should you have any questions.