Staff & Faculty Directory

Through her participation in career fairs, information sessions, one on one meetings, and other recruitment initiatives, Mio is the primary advisor to applicants considering the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC. In addition to advising, Mio supports admissions committee with the processing and evaluation of applicant documents, and, keeps track of the pertinent statistical data as it relates to the incoming class.

Régine Tremblay joined Allard Law in 2017. Her areas of expertise include family law, matrimonial property law, private law, comparative law, family mediation, reproduction and law, and critical theories, including feminism and queer theories. She holds a BCL and an LLB from the Faculty of Law at McGill University and an LLM and an SJD from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

Sonia li is the Director of the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI). She leads CCLI’s strategic planning, partnerships, and board program. She works closely with C-level executives, corporate directors, and pension fiduciaries to support our board program. She also oversees the budget and fund management. Previously serving as Communications Manager, Sonia li has led CCLI’s communications strategy, activities, and messaging, and created CCLI’s Knowledge Hub for corporate directors and pension fiduciaries.

Professor Uteck practiced law in Nova Scotia before before deciding to pursue an academic career beginning at the SMU Sobey School of Business. She completed her doctorate on reconceptualizing spatial privacy for the Internet of Everything during which time she was the recipient of several awards, including the Gowlings Fellow in Technology Law, as well as winning several international peer reviewed competitions.

Barbara Wang is the Manager, Student Affairs at the Allard School of Law. She manages the implementation and delivery of student support for legal clinics, moots, and exchange opportunities. She develops programs to enhance student experience and provides academic and personal support to J.D. students. Barbara has a B.A. (Psychology) from the University of British Columbia and a J.D. from the Allard School of Law.  Prior to joining Allard Law, Barbara practiced business law at a large firm in Vancouver.

Joseph Weiler is Professor at the Allard School of Law, UBC in Vancouver.  He earned his BA with Honors at the University of Toronto in 1969, his LLB at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in 1972 and his LLM at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1974.  He joined the law school at UBC in 1974, first as Assistant Professor and then was promoted to Associate Professor and became a Full Professor in 1987.

Before he joined the Allard School of Law in 1970, Steve Wexler was staff counsel at the National Welfare Rights Organization in Washington, D.C. His major academic interest is legal philosophy, particularly the work of Aristotle. Professor Wexler's own philosophical work is extremely eclectic. He has written about practicing law for poor people, the relationship of law and morals, the extent to which law is a rational activity and the centrality of burden of proof to legal thought.

Jade Windsant is a third-year law student at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Besides her studies she has gained experience in the field by working at a law firm. In 2023 she completed a semester abroad at the Allard School of Law.

Professor Stepan Wood’s research relates to sustainability, globalization, transnational governance, voluntary environmental standards, climate change, environmental law, corporate social responsibility and social justice. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability at the Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, where he also directs the Centre for Law & the Environment.