Who We Are

 

Paul Eluchok, BA, LLB

Senior University Legal Counsel

Paul Eluchok is an experienced lawyer with nearly two decades of practice spanning higher education and private practice. Since 2018, he has served as Senior Legal Counsel at Western University, where he advises on a wide range of legal matters including procurement, intellectual property, litigation, governance, student affairs, and corporate issues. His work ensures the University navigates complex challenges with clarity, compliance, and confidence.

From 2013 to 2017, Paul was part of Western’s University Secretariat, where he focused on legal, privacy, and access-to-information matters. Prior to his work in higher education, Paul practiced at a local law firm in real estate, estates, and corporate/commercial law, giving him a strong foundation in serving both organizational and individual clients.

Paul is an active member of the Canadian Association of University Solicitors, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, and the COU Legal Counsel group. Beyond his professional practice, he has contributed extensively to the community, serving on the boards of the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario and the Children’s Safety Village. He is currently Chair of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Universities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (CURIE).

Paul holds an Honours BA from Western University and a LL.B from Queen’s University. He was called to the Ontario bar in 2006.

With deep expertise in both the university sector and private practice, Paul combines practical solutions with strategic advice to help the University manage risks and achieve its goals.

David advises and supports University decision-makers on administrative law and litigation matters, particularly those pertaining to human rights, and fairness in internal procedures affecting students in academic and non-academic matters.

Prior to joining the Office of the University Legal Counsel in April of 2023, David practiced in the field of labour and employment law, administrative tribunal proceedings and commercial litigation, along with experience directing and conducting third party investigations. In addition to his legal practice, David has acted as a senior advisor to the federal government on matters of policy and parliamentary affairs.

David is a graduate of the Health Studies and Gerontology program at the University of Waterloo. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary and was called to the Ontario bar in 2011.

Kelly advises on a wide range of legal matters at the University, with a primary focus on legal agreements related to procurement, technology, student placement and exchanges, privacy, real estate and donations. She also serves on the University's Technology Risk Assessment Committee, contributing to the evaluation and implementation of new technologies. 

Before joining Western, Kelly practices law in the privacy sector, focusing on real estate, wills and estates, and litigation. This diverse experience gives her well-rounded legal perspective and enhances her ability to navigate the issues unique to the postsecondary environment. 

 She holds an undergraduate degree from Nipissing University and earned her law degree from the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa. Kelly was called to the Bar in 2015. 

Brittany joined the Office of the University Legal Counsel in July 2025. She advises primarily on privacy law matters pertaining to the University, as well as access to information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004. She also sits on Western’s Technology Risk Assessment Committee and is engaged in the review of new technologies across the University campus.

Prior to joining Western, Brittany worked in private practice where she advised both provincially and federally regulated clients in the areas of employment and labour law, with a particular focus on human rights law, employment standards compliance, and workplace safety and insurance law.

 Brittany completed her undergraduate degree in journalism and French at Carleton University and her law degree at the University of Ottawa. She was called to the bar in 2015.

Amy joined Western University in August 2018. In addition to assisting the University's Senior Legal Counsel, her main duties include the implementation of student placement affiliation agreements for multiple Schools across campus and providing administrative assistance to Western’s Technology Risk Assessment Committee (TRAC). Amy also provided administrative assistance to the Provost’s Ad Hoc Committee that developed and implemented Western’s Freedom of Expression Policy in Fall 2018. 

 

Prior to joining Western, Amy worked for 7 years at a private law firm, primarily in the area of Plaintiff Personal Injury Law (both Tort and SABS). She also worked in the areas of Bankruptcy/Insolvency and Commercial Litigation, and was appointed to maintain the firm’s Indian Residential School IAP claim files. Amy obtained her Diploma in the Law Clerk program from Fanshawe College in 2012.

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Sarah Richardson

Junior Legal Assistant