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	Cecilia Perdigao Phone:   (613) 236-9665 ext.252  Fax:  (613) 235-4430 CPerdigao@burkerobertson.com Download  VCARD			Dereck Eby Phone:   (613) 236-9665 ext.231   Fax: (613) 235-4430 DEby@burkerobertson.com Download  VCARD
Cecilia is originally from Elliot Lake, located in Northern Ontario. She began her studies in 1997 at the University of Ottawa, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Criminology. She continued her education by taking courses in communications. Cecilia continued on to study law, and received her LL.B. at the University of Ottawa in 2007. While studying law, Cecilia worked as a team leader for the Pro Bono Canada program and volunteered at the Family Law Information Centre. She also volunteered with Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (“LEAF”), and conducted seminars to local schools. Her volunteer work extends beyond the legal community, and Cecilia is an active volunteer with CHEO, MS Society and the Run for the Cure.			Native of Ottawa, Dereck Edwin Eby is fluently bilingual.  He has completed a B.A. with High Honours in Legal Studies with a concentration in Business Law at Carleton University where he was awarded both the Gerhard Herzberg and the Henry Marshall scholarship as well as the Oxford University Press Award for academic excellence in legal research and writing.  Dereck then went on to obtain his L.L.B. at the University of Ottawa in 2007.  Throughout his legal studies at the University of Ottawa, Dereck has been an active member of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), as well as an assistant editor for the recently published book, Land Use Law for Sustainable Development