Emilie Taman
Lawyer
Champ & Associates
Emilie Taman practices with Champ & Associates, a litigation boutique in Ottawa specializing in labour, employment and human rights law. A former federal Crown prosecutor and law professor with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Common Law, Emilie was named as one of Canada’s top 25 most influential lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine in 2018.
Emilie is the co-host of the award-winning podcast, the Docket, in which she explains and comments on complex and often contentious legal issues with a goal of fostering a more informed public debate.
A graduate of Dalhousie Law School, Emilie earned her LL.B. in 2004. She started her career as a law clerk for the Ontario Court of Appeal, followed by a clerkship with the Honourable Ian Binnie at the Supreme Court of Canada. She was called to the bar in Ontario in 2006.
Emilie is a prolific, if not compulsive knitter, an avid canoeist and a mother of three.
Link to podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-docket/id873244552.