Alumni Spotlight
For Ankita Puri, pursuing an LLM in International Business Law at Osgoode Professional Development was both a strategic and deeply personal choice. At the time, she was practicing M&A and insolvency law in India, but wanted to expand her understanding of global commercial law. “I wanted something to supplement my… Click to Continue Reading.
When Julie Ward finished articling at Torys LLP, she knew she wanted something different. “I’d done my JD at the University of Calgary and articled with Torys, but corporate law just didn’t excite me,” she says. “I found myself much more passionate about litigation and advocacy, anything that involved crafting… Click to Continue Reading.
After completing his MBA, Roman Lalich thought law school would be his next step. “I always wanted to go to law school,” he recalls. “I wanted to practice corporate law, and mentors at the time suggested that an MBA would be really useful. So I did the MBA first, and… Click to Continue Reading.
For Jennifer Button, education has always been something to build on. After completing her MBA, she found herself looking for the next opportunity to keep learning and stay challenged professionally. A Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 15 years of experience, she came across Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Taxation Law… 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.
For Tim Pavlov, pursuing Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law marked the moment he could finally return to the career he loved. Originally from Kazakhstan – a civil law jurisdiction – Pavlov had practiced in the Office of the Prosecutor before moving to Canada. But when he arrived, the process… Click to Continue Reading.
Jonathan Vandall enrolled in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Administrative Law when he was already deep in the world of regulation and public policy. Overseeing investigators and prosecutors as part of his work in compliance and enforcement, he often found himself engaging with legal teams on complex decisions. “I had an… Click to Continue Reading.
Alex Miller got her first exposure to labour and employment law from an unexpected source. After articling and practising at a small criminal law firm, she didn’t think she would be making much of a professional leap when she applied to cover a maternity leave position at a GTA police… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Alex Miller bridged the gap between criminal law and labour and employment law at Osgoode
Our Alumni Insights Series brings together alumni who share common threads – either through their cultural or national backgrounds, areas of practice, or a shared commitment to a particular cause. One of our first events in the series was an alumni panel featuring three alumni from Latin America who shared… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightLatin American lawyers share how an LLM in Canada boosted their legal careers
Damilola Katibi didn’t really know what to expect when she moved to Toronto after enrolling in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law. “I came in blind, knowing nobody,” she says. Other than national stereotypes about the friendliness of the Canadian population, Katibi’s only real experience with the country was… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Osgoode’s International Business Law LLM gave Damilola Katibi a competitive edge
When Mexican lawyer Alejandro Canales decided to boost his career with an International Business Law LLM, he had his eye on just one destination: Canada. With close family connections in the Toronto area, Canales had developed a relationship with the country over the course of a lifetime and had long… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightBringing the power of an Osgoode International Business Law LLM back to Mexico