Dibra International Justice and Ethics Award
An award in honor of the distinguished work and lifetime achievements of Me Migen Dibra, Attorney at Law, LL.B., J.D., LL.M., LL.D. for her contribution in Civil and Common Law.

Migen Dibra was a Montreal Bar Award Recipient for Excellence in Civil Law (2003) and specialized in Civil and Common Law. She was a member of Quebec Bar and affiliated with numerous organizations such as Women in the Legal Profession Committee of the Montreal Bar, Consulting Committee of Businesspeople of Carrefour, Interuniversity Research Center on Labour Globalization. She was a Chair of FLOGEN SIPS Law Symposium from 2011 to 2023. (www.migenlaw.com)

She was an excellent, all accomplished and successful lawyer equally in academic field, in court related research and guidance field as well as in litigation field. She was also a great speaker in international forums and conferences.

In academia she published numerous peer review articles in well-known law journals around the world. Her 2016 PhD thesis was a magnificent contribution of 761 pages to the right of employees during mergers and acquisitions. The title of the thesis in English is: "The Right of Participation of Canadian Employees During Restructuring of Enterprises: The British Legislative Framework as a Source of Inspiration for Canada and A Comparative Law Study: Quebec, Canadian Federal Legal Framework, European Union, United Kingdom". Some of the articles and full PhD thesis in Migen's Law Web Site: https://www.migenlaw.com/page4.html

In court related research, one of her successes was the preparation of a Complete Guide of 129 pages for the judges of the Quebec Court of Appeal, the highest court in Quebec, Canada, entitled: "The Single Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec and a Guide of his/her functions" a guide used daily by Court of Appeal judges. In French "Le juge unique de la cour d'appel et un guide de ses fonctions" : https://www.migenlaw.com/page4.html

In litigation she successfully pleaded several cases in front of all instances of the Quebec courts. A highlight is her wining in all instances in Quebec Superior Court, Quebec Court of Appeal, Quebec Labour Relations Board against a team of numerous lawyers of Law Cabinets together, a success that that got echoed in the Montreal Gazette, the biggest daily newspaper in Montreal island.

Mr. Rudolph Adler & Stephen Huet, Represented by Attorney Migen DIBRA (Migen DIBRA Law Firm) Versus Labor Relations Commission & Montréal Regrouped Blue Collar Union (SCFP, 3001), represented by Attorney Helena P. Oliveira & Jacques Lamoureux (Lamoureux Morin Lamoureux) and Ville de Montreal, Represented by Attorney Jean-Nicholas Loiselle (Charest Séguin Caron), Ville de Cote St-Luc, Ville de Hampstead, Represented by Attorney Michael D. Grodinsky (Heenan Blaikie), Ville de Montreal-West, Represented by Attorney Manon Dagenais (Dunton Rainville) as Mises en cause (Implicated); Details: https://www.migenlaw.com/page6.html

An invited keynote and plenary speaker in Law and other conferences around the world, including a plenary lecture in R'07 World Congress in Davos, Switzerland, plenary lecture in REWAS 2008, Cancun, Mexico and Keynote Lecture at Sohn International Symposium, San Diego California: https://www.migenlaw.com/page6_1.html



The Award Citation reads:
"For Leadership in developing and applying new justice and ethical standards as per FLOGEN Sustainability Framework in the environmental, economic and social points of view"

Proposals of worthy candidates are solicited for the Dibra International Justice and Ethics Award.
To nominate a colleague or apply for yourself, click here to go to the Award Application Site.
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Deadline for proposals and expression of interest: 31 August.

For any additional information before or after application, contact us at symposiums@flogen.org