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regional wrap-up safety and well-being of her daughters. Budd was sentenced to nine months in jail. His appeal was later dismissed, as was his application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. After being in custody for about three months in 2007 and 2008, Budd served the remainder of his sentence in the com- munity. His law society disciplinary hear- ing took place in March and September 2009. Budd's lawyer Janet Leiper sub- mitted several mitigating factors the hearing panel acknowledged as valid. Numerous personal and professional ref- erences introduced during the proceed- ings attested to Budd's strong character and his unsullied disciplinary history. His capacity to contribute to the pro- fession was also unchallenged, and his likelihood to reoffend was estimated to be low. "However, those factors do not sufficiently address and mitigate the dis- trustful, deceptive, and prolonged nature of the sexual exploitation of two young persons in this case," wrote Heintzman. The panel also rejected arguments Budd had acknowledged his misconduct as well as evidence he had apologized to the family of his victims. "We are left with a lawyer who has had an outstanding career but who has committed a crime and serious misconduct for a member of the profession that is based upon prin- ciples of trust and the protection of the weak and vulnerable." The breach of trust placed in the lawyer by the mother and her daughters was ultimately the basis of his disbarment, said the ruling. In separate proceedings, two other Ontario lawyers lost their licences to practise. London, Ont. corporate law- yer Colin Cockburn was disbarred for professional misconduct after the panel ruled he practised law while suspended. Bill Wong, a Toronto lawyer, was dis- barred in relation to a number of viola- tions, including misappropriation. — TIM SHUFELT tshufelt@clbmedia.ca tHe West Ogilvy renault goes west it will open an office in Calgary with a solitary focus on the oil and gas sector. Ogilvy managing partner John O Coleman says the firm has been work- ing to put the new office in place for months. "I think it's clear that Calgary continues to be a clear driver to our Canadian economy, and remains the fastest-growing headquarters location," says Coleman. The new office will serve clients both domestically and globally. "We think it's a real exciting moment in our history," he says. Rusty Miller, previously vice pres- ident and general counsel at Petro- Canada, will serve as the new office's managing partner. Coleman says the firm got to know Miller when it worked for Petro-Canada during his tenure there, and credits him for building a top-notch legal team at the company. "I've enjoyed watching Calgary become the heart of the energy sector in my 28 years in the energy business," gilvy Renault LLP hopes to cash in on oilsands development, announcing in mid-January that says Miller. "As a general counsel I know that com- panies need a full range of specialized legal services to develop projects and to get energy deals done and that's what Ogilvy Renault brings to Calgary. I'm very excited about the potential of the new Calgary office — and the opportunities ahead in Canada and around the world." Joining Miller are former Stikeman office will grow "organi- cally," he says. "We're certainly not trying to mirror what we have in Montreal and Toronto and our other offices," he says. Coleman acknowl- Rusty Miller will head Ogilvy's new Calgary office. Elliott LLP lawyer Nick Kangles, Miles Pittman from Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Ben Rogers from Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, and Michael Bennett from McCarthy Tétrault LLP. "We think we've got the right basic team there to get started, and it's just the beginning obviously," says Coleman. "We'll work with this core group to build out from areas that we do need to expand into." The firm chose not to merge with a local firm to get into the Calgary mar- ket, says Coleman, as it wanted to keep its focus on the oil and gas sector. The edges the "challenges" that oilsands develop- ment presents, including environmental and polit- ical issues, but says there is no denying that the oilsands will be developed, and that green technolo- gies are rapidly coming to fruition to mitigate those concerns. "We think that expertise will stand us, in the long term, very well." The firm was slated to begin its western operations on Jan. 25 out of a temporary spot until it finds a perma- nent home in downtown Calgary. Ogilvy also has a presence in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, and London, England. — ROBERT TODD rtodd@clbmedia.ca www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com FEBRU AR Y 2010 11