Alumni Spotlight
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.
After two decades in HR strategy, leadership training, and organizational development, Stephanie Noël had worked with subject-matter experts to bring leading-edge programs to thousands of professionals. What she hadn’t found was a deeper understanding of how conflict takes root, grows, and can be addressed more holistically through dispute resolution. Several… Click to Continue Reading.
Catherine Norris spent more than two decades working in Alberta’s child and family services system, including senior leadership roles focused on policy and collaboration with First Nations and Métis organizations, before completing the Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law. She is now pursuing the Professional LLM in Administrative Law. Today,… Click to Continue Reading.
By the time Bianca Kratt, KC, enrolled in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Financial Law, she had already spent nearly 20 years practicing commercial real estate and financing law. She loved the work and still does today. She enrolled to deepen her understanding of the broader financial and economic forces behind… Click to Continue Reading.
Michelle De Agostini built her early career in prison librarianship, accessibility services, copyright, and information policy before completing the Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law. She is now pursuing Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Constitutional Law – a trajectory that reflects the program’s appeal to professionals from outside traditional legal… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightNaming the Problem: Michelle De Agostini on Law, Libraries, and Human Rights
After working in law and government, Joseph Fiorino entered Osgoode’s LLM in Labour and Employment Law with a strong understanding of how workplace issues are shaped by legislation and regulation. What the program offered was an opportunity to examine those issues from a wider range of perspectives while developing skills… Click to Continue Reading.
Pursuing Osgoode’s LLM in Labour and Employment Law gave Alika Hendricks the opportunity to examine the larger forces shaping labour relations. Already working as a Legal Aid Ontario staff lawyer while holding union leadership responsibilities, she enrolled to deepen her understanding of the legal and policy frameworks underpinning workplace advocacy.… Click to Continue Reading.
Before immigrating to Canada, Oksana Nasadiuk had earned her law degree in Ukraine. Determined to continue her work as a lawyer, she began exploring her options – her search led her to Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law. Relocating from Vancouver to Toronto to pursue the program marked a… Click to Continue Reading.