Marion Sandilands

About Marion

Marion Sandilands is a partner whose practice sits at the intersection of law, policy, and politics, acting for civil society organizations, legislative officers, industry associations, parliamentarians, businesses, and Indigenous clients in both English and French. She has appeared before the Federal Court, four provincial superior courts, three courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before committees of the House of Commons, the Senate, and Quebec's National Assembly. Her practice focuses on constitutional law, administrative law, and language rights, and she teaches Public and Constitutional Law at the University of Ottawa and previously taught the Legislative Process at McGill's Faculty of Law. She is a part-time member of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. Marion joined Conway in 2019 after serving as Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, and she previously clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court. Before law, she worked in international development, managing overseas projects in Kenya, Vietnam, Senegal, and Mexico.