Suite 601, Blue Cross Centre
644 Main St.
Moncton, N.B.
E1C 1E2
Language(s) spoken: English, French
Bar Admission(s): New Brunswick, 2023
Legal Assistant(s): Angela Kennedy
Asangwa maintains a broad bilingual litigation practice in a variety of areas including but not limited to labour and employment law, commercial law, and insurance law. His time spent in the field of immigration law as well as his pre-law business experience in the areas of insurance and pension benefits have strengthened his ability to work with diverse clients and explain complex matters in simple terms. Asangwa’s courtroom experience working with judges at the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick gives him intimate and sound knowledge of the workings of the court system, as well as sharp advocacy skills.
Education & Career
Education
JD, University of Moncton 2022
LLB (Hons), Open University (UK) 2018
MA, Conflict Studies and Human Rights, Utrecht University (Netherlands) 2007
BA (Hons), International Development, University of Liverpool (UK) 2006
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick
Research Associate, L’Observatoire international des droits linguistiques, 2020-2021
Volunteer, New Brunswick Refugee Clinic (NBRC), 2022 – present
Volunteer, Probono Students Canada (PBSC) – Le CAFi, 2019 – 2020
Accolades
Law School academic Merit Award from the Ministere du Patrimoine Canadien – Dean’s List equivalent, 2020
Law School academic Merit Award from the Ministere du Patrimoine Canadien – Dean’s List equivalent, 2021
Selected for a competitive judicial internship at the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick under the direction of The Honourable Justice Charles A. LeBlond, 2020
Completed a 3-month summer research and drafting project at the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick , 2021
Law clerk to the Honourable Chief Justice J.C. Marc Richard of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal 2022 – 2023