Early last month, representatives from several London-based law firms came together to present a cheque for $130,000 to the Robarts Research Institute at Western University. The joint donation was made by Harrison Pensa LLP, Beckett Lawyers, Legate & Associates, Lerners LLP, McKenzie Lake Law, Siskinds LLP and Wallace Smith Lawyers. The cheque was given to help fund interdisciplinary concussion research being carried out by Robarts scientist and researcher Dr. Arthur Brown and his team.

Dr. Brown’s research takes a three-pronged approach to understanding concussions. It studies inflammatory responses,