WHAT WE DOAsper Chair

In 1999, the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba established the Asper Chair of International Business and Trade Law. Bryan Schwartz was named the first Asper Chair.

The Asper Chair sponsors a variety of research including bi-annual academic conferences in international business and trade law. An internship program allows up to four students a year to work with the Asper Chair and creates opportunities for students to advance their education, while gaining skills necessary to pursue careers in law or business with an international focus. Additionally, students involved in the Asper program have the opportunity to participate in international commercial dispute resolution competitions. To learn more about the Asper Chair, read back issues of the Asper Review, and see course outlines and conferences organized through the chair visit our website.

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DISCLOSUREDISCLOSURE, Funding Sources

All views I express as a teacher, scholar, editor member of an academic committee or in any other role as a university professor are strictly my own independent opinion.

Donors for projects with which I am associated come from sources that include:

►The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Grants in Aid of Scholarly Journals); The Asper Chair Endowment;
►The Legal Research Institute of the University of Manitoba (law journals, various research projects);
►The Canadian Credit Management Foundation fellows program (for summer students working on the Asper Review);
►The Canadian Credit Management Fund for International Business and Trade Law Conferences (annual International law conference);
►The Asper Family Foundation;
►Canadian Friends of Hebrew University;
►The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba (student subsidies to participate in the Israel and International Law Program, all for student subsidies for the Mishpatim program); and
►The Faculty of Law Endowment Fund (for Manitoba Law Journal projects).

As counsel for the law firm Pitbaldo LLP, I carry out professional practice for various clients that include First Nations.

LAW FIRMLatest news

The Exclusion of Jews From Higher Learning; Jews Now Considered to Be White, Privileged, Less Desirable Applicants
2024-01-29
The Exclusion of Jews From Higher Learning; Jews Now Considered to Be White, Privileged, Less Desirable Applicants
Original Article here by Rhonda Spivak, January 28, 2023 Prof Bryan Schwartz, a law professor in the field of international and human rights law at the University of Manitoba says that we are witnessing conditions on universities which are going to make it highly unlikely for pro-Israel Jews to be hired as university faculty now...
Kindersly Clarion: New Book a Battle Cry Against the Silencing of Democracy
2024-01-08
Kindersly Clarion: New Book a Battle Cry Against the Silencing of Democracy
Re-Enlightening Canada explores the vital role of questions in shaping democracy In a world where the very essence of democracy is under the microscope, Professor Bryan Schwartz takes readers on a compelling journey through the intellectual landscape of contemporary society in his thought-provoking book Re-Enlightening Canada – A Legislative Program for Promoting Open, Democratic and Rational...
ReEnlightening Canada with Prof. Bryan Schwartz
2023-12-12
ReEnlightening Canada with Prof. Bryan Schwartz
Filmed on Thurs Nov 30th at Berney Theater at the Asper Jewish Campus. (Thank you Don Barnard for filming!) Start at 9:40 for FIRESIDE chat with moderator Dr. Ruth Ashrai. Thank you Winnipeg Friends of Israel 🇮🇱 for hosting! Event Sponsored by: ➡️ B’nai Brith Canada ➡️ Winnipeg Friends of Israel ➡️ Bridges For Peace...
Addressing rising Antisemitism in Canadian universities
2023-11-27
Addressing rising Antisemitism in Canadian universities
Please join me with Winnipeg Friends of Israel 🇮🇱 for a 🔥Fireside Chat🔥 to address the pressing situation in Canadian universities. Together with moderator Dr. Ruth Ashrai, we will share insights, propose reforms, and engage in a meaningful discussion about the challenges we collectively face. Your participation is highly valued! ✨Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:00...