Anne Montminy
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Anne Montminy (born January 28, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former competitive diver and, now, a lawyer.
Diving career
Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career. She won a gold medal on the 10m platform at 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 1995 Pan American Games. She participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, but failed to live up to her regular standards.
Four years later, she won silver (10 m platform synchro) and bronze (10 m platform) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
She has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
During her diving career, Montminy trained at Pointe Claire Diving Club in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
Professional career
Parallel to her diving career, Montminy studied law. She obtained an LL.B. from the Université de Montréal in 1999, and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law in 2002. She has since practised law at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg in Montreal, Clifford Chance LLP in San Francisco and at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco. She is a member of the California Bar.
