birth_place awards birth_date known_for article_title name occupation alma_mater
mexico city , mexico order of canada 28 september 1935 founding partner of the canadian law firm heenan blaikie roy heenan
 roy lacaud heenan lawyer mcgill university
roy heenan

roy lacaud heenan , -lrb- born september 28 , 1935 -rrb- is a canadian labour lawyer and academic .
he is the founding partner of the canadian law firm heenan blaikie .
born in mexico city , he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1957 and a bachelor of civil laws degree in 1960 from mcgill university where he also joined the kappa alpha society .
he was called to bar of quebec in 1961 .
he is a co-founder of heenan blaikie and is currently chair of the executive committee .
he was an adjunct professor in labour law at mcgill university from 1971 to 1996 and a lecturer for the industrial relations centre at queen 's university since 1972 .
he has also taught at université laval and the university of ottawa .
he is the chairman and founding director of the pierre elliott trudeau foundation .
he was a member of the board of the canadian broadcasting corporation .
in 1998 , he was made an officer of the order of canada in recognition for being `` one of the country 's leading labour lawyers who has also made significant contributions to academic life and the art world '' .
