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Nicole Vigneault is an associate in Gowlings' Ottawa office, practising in the Intellectual Property department.

Nicole is a graduate from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.  During the course of her studies, she was a criminal division leader and a caseworker for the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic.  Nicole was also vice president of the Criminal Law Students Association from 2009-2010, and helped organize various events including a fundraiser for the Association in Defence of the Wrongfully Convicted. 

Nicole's previous work experience includes working during the summer at Gowlings in the Advocacy Department.   She has also worked at a public policy research group as a research intern and was involved in consulting projects for numerous government and private clientele.  While at Queen's University for her undergraduate degree, Nicole worked for the Dual Diagnosis Consultation Outreach Team as a research assistant and studied the effect of the legal system on individuals with dual diagnoses, and as the Head Research Assistant in a Psychology Lab at Queen’s University.