About Ellen
Ellen returns to Blakes as an Articling Student after summering with the Firm in 2023.
Ellen holds a JD from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. During law school, she completed an internship at the British Columbia Securities Commission and worked as a corporate law research assistant focusing on directors' duties and shareholders' rights.
Ellen also competed in a national Corporate/Securities Moot, where her team won first-place factum.
Prior to law school, Ellen obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Alberta, where she completed work terms in investment banking and corporate banking with two leading Canadian banks. She was also a member of the University of Alberta Debate Society.
In her spare time, Ellen enjoys running, skiing and trying new coffee shops.