Alumni Spotlight
Throughout his career in structural steel, Edward Lacroix has worked on large-scale, complex projects across Canada and the United States. As his responsibilities expanded from structural engineering into project management, project leadership and business development, contracts, procurement strategies and risk allocation became an increasingly important part of his work. Edward… Click to Continue Reading.
Heather Cohen’s work at the Ontario Securities Commission sees her focused on securities law, although other areas of law can unexpectedly become relevant to her work and her volunteer experience had also sparked an interest in studying tax law more closely. When she began considering an LLM, she wanted room… Click to Continue Reading.
Privacy had long been an area of law that Kathryn May wanted to explore in greater depth. A lawyer working in digital health strategy and policy with the Ontario government, she had completed the Certified Information Privacy Professional (Canada) certification in 2020 and occasionally encountered questions involving Ontario’s health privacy… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightKathryn May on broadening her digital health policy perspective through privacy law
When she first came to Canada from Turkey in 2016, Deniz Bulut’s goal was to improve her English. After returning home to finish her law degree, she knew she wanted to return to Canada and build her career in law. Like many internationally trained lawyers, Deniz knew she would need… Click to Continue Reading.
Graeme Keirstead, KC, has practised law since 1992 and been involved in professional regulation since 1999. As Deputy Registrar and Chief Legal Counsel for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, he sits at the intersection of medicine, governance and public accountability every day. By the time he… Click to Continue Reading.
Administrative law is fundamental to tribunal decision-making, but constitutional issues can surface in the cases adjudicators hear. Even if a tribunal cannot ultimately decide a constitutional question, recognizing when one is present can be important to handling the matter appropriately. Osgoode’s Professional LLM in General Law allowed Mona Muker to… Click to Continue Reading.
Aneka Jiwaji had long been interested in the interplay between securities litigation, regulation and civil litigation. When she joined the BC Securities Commission as Litigation counsel in the Enforcement division, she began working more deeply in securities law. “I started to think to myself, wouldn’t it be nice to build… Click to Continue Reading.
Thomas Clarkson had wanted to complete a master’s degree for years. After a long career in banking and capital markets, he chose Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Securities Law to deepen his understanding of the legal and regulatory framework behind the industry in which he worked. “The law program offers a… Click to Continue Reading.
Michael Davie has spent his career working at the intersection of technology, security and increasingly, privacy and cybersecurity regulation. He currently manages cloud security at Wealthsimple and previously held cybersecurity and compliance leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). It was during his time… Click to Continue Reading.
Sam Delechantos was already practicing privacy law when she enrolled in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law. After several years in the field, she wanted to broaden her perspective and connect with others working in privacy and technology law. “I wanted to broaden my experience,” she says. “I wanted to… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightSam Delechantos on Becoming a More Well-Rounded Privacy Lawyer
Alain Azar explored several areas of legal practice early in his career, including family law, employment, insurance and litigation, before turning his attention to tax. With a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, he saw a connection between his business education and the legal and policy dimensions of… Click to Continue Reading.