Tan Ciyiltepe

Tan returns to MLT Aikins as an articling student after summering with the firm in 2022. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba. Prior to entering law school, he completed a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts.

During law school, Tan was a student clerk at the Manitoba Court of Appeal. He gained experience in advocacy as a member of the Gale Cup Moot Team and the Solomon Greenberg Trial Advocacy Competition.

Tan gained legal experience by assisting clients under the supervision of a lawyer at the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre and the Family Law Clinic. He was also a research assistant for two professors and co-authored an article on pedagogy during the pandemic, which was published in a Canadian law journal.

In addition, Tan has written and produced music for TV and film.

Tan is fluent in Turkish.

• Member, Academic Committee, Manitoba Law Student Association (2021-2023)
• Executive Team, Criminal Law Group, Robson Hall (2021-2023)
• Student Volunteer, Community Law Centre (Manitoba, 2022-2023)
• Student Volunteer, Law Library Hub Family Law Clinic (2022-2023)
• Legal Researcher, Community Law Centre (Manitoba, 2022)
• Student Researcher, Public Interest Law Centre, Pro Bono Students of Canada (2020-2021)
• Volunteer and Tutor, Adult English as a Second Language Program (2018)
• Teaching Assistant (McMaster, 2016-2017)

• John R. Haig Q.C. Memorial Prize for highest standing, Advanced Legal Research (2023)
• Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Law (2021; 2022)
• Dean’s List Academic Award (2022)
• D.A. Thompson. Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Tax Law & Policy (2022)
• Honourable Archibald S. Dewar Prize, Advocacy (2022)
• A.J. Christie Prize for highest standing, Intro to Advocacy (2022)
• D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Global and Domestic Governance of Tainted Finance (2022)
• Pitblado Scholar (2021)
• D.A. Thompson. Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Torts & Compensation Systems (2021)
• Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship (2016)