Alumni Spotlight
We had the pleasure of speaking with Lara Merjane, Corporate Lawyer at The Ross Firm Professional Corporation, about her journey as an internationally trained lawyer coming to Canada. Her path to completing the Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law at Osgoode began with a serendipitous celebratory trip to Cancun. From… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Harinder Gahir, a graduate of the Professional LLM in General Law at Osgoode. Harinder took us through his rich career thus far, and told us how the LLM helped achieve some of his goals. Tell us a bit about yourself I have been… Click to Continue Reading.
Osgoode’s alumni spotlight series highlights Amanda Wickett. Amanda shares her journey from public to private practice, balancing her work, studies and family life, and how she accomplished her goals through remote learning. Today, Amanda is a partner at McDougall Gauley LLP, as well as a graduate of the LLM in… Click to Continue Reading.
As part of the alumni spotlight series, we’re highlighting an alumnus of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in General Law – Matthew Yap. Matthew is the Director of Legal Registries at the Government of Northwest Territories, as well as the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Chair for the Northwest Territories. Matthew’s professional journey… Click to Continue Reading.
We spoke with Shwetha Pai, an alumna of Osgoode’s Full-Time Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law to learn about her journey as an internationally trained lawyer. She shares her insights, her challenges, and her accomplishments. Shwetha always wanted to come to Canada, and decided that Osgoode was at the core of that… Click to Continue Reading.
Tania Narciso is a student in the inaugural cohort of the LLM in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law. Here we chat with her about her experience in the program thus far. What lead you to apply to the program? What were you hoping to gain from an LLM? With the digital… Click to Continue Reading.
I am glad I chose the Part-time LLM in Business Law after having completed my LLB from England and my first LLM in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode. Here are some facets of the program that I appreciated and were important to my experience. On the faculty The faculty was… Click to Continue Reading.
We sat down with Angela I. Salvatore, an alumna of Osgoode’s Part-Time Professional LLM in Taxation Law, to find out more about her, why she undertook the LLM, what she gained from it, and what others should know. We kicked off with a discussion of who Angela is (a constant learner… Click to Continue Reading.
Bianca Tedesco is a recent alum of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law. Bianca shares her experience on how the LLM gave her the skills and opportunities to reach her career goals. What led you to apply to the OsgoodePD International Business Law LLM? What were your legal education objectives? I’ve… Click to Continue Reading.
We had a chance to interview Manu Sud, an alum of Osgoode Professional Development’s Professional LLM in Administrative Law, and Manager of Business Analytics at Fasken in Toronto. He reflects below on his varied skill sets and achievements across industries including Engineering, Finance, Technology and the Public Sector. Find out how… Click to Continue Reading.
That is a difficult question to answer. My professional journey prior to completing two separate LLM programs at Osgoode (I later completed my LLM in Canadian Common Law) was and remains a somewhat meandering path. After law school, I worked at a property appraisal firm – which was quite detail… Click to Continue Reading.