Instructor Profile
Patricia Morrison remembers a time when she could count the members of Calgary’s construction law bar on her fingers. Still a relatively new call when her firm merged to become the national firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in March 2000, Morrison – one of three new program advisors for Osgoode’s… Click to Continue Reading.
Within a year of his 2016 call to the bar, Anthony Sangiuliano had already covered all the bases of constitutional law. While studying for his law degree, Sangiuliano spent his summers working on labour arbitrations and class actions at a union-side labour law firm, before completing his articling at Ontario’s… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileEquality Rights prof Anthony Sangiuliano approaches constitutional law from all angles
Dr. Adrienne Shnier brings a distinctive blend of legal practice, policy expertise, and critical pedagogy to her role as Program Director of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Health Law. Her work and teaching focus on pharmaceutical policy and regulation, health law, and fraud in the health industry, drawing on both academic… Click to Continue Reading.
When it comes to courtroom testimony for law enforcement, high expectations and scant experience can be a dangerous combination. Testifying in court is a daunting prospect for anyone, especially when you consider the stakes of a criminal or regulatory prosecution. While lay witnesses can expect to get some leeway to… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileCourtroom testimony for law enforcement professionals: bridging the expectation gap
If Aubrey Sherman had his way, every law student with an interest in family law would complete the Osgoode Certificate in Family Law Practice Skills. Sherman, a faculty advisor on the program, says that law school only takes budding lawyers part of the way along their skills-development road to practice-readiness.… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileOsgoode’s Certificate in Family Law Practice Skills Fills Mentorship Gaps
Administrative law resonates deeply with Professor Hassan Ahmad because of what it reveals about how societies function in everyday life. At its core, he explains, the field “is about how people relate to their government, how government functions, how decisions are made about people and what decisions are made.” Its… Click to Continue Reading.
Professor Martin Petrin’s approach to corporate law has been shaped by a career that spans New York, Switzerland, Singapore, and London. Working across these major legal and financial centres taught Professor Petrin, as he puts it, “humility about legal solutions and the importance of having an open mind.” Engaging with… Click to Continue Reading.
OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law is a focused, rigorous program that provides the essential legal foundation for internationally trained lawyers seeking to practice in Canada. This specialized LLM is a vital step designed to provide the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Committee on Accreditation (NCA)-compliant training… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileProfessor François Tanguay-Renaud: Forging Global Perspectives in Canadian Common Law
Few people embody the concept of business law better than Poonam Puri. One of Canada’s and the world’s most respected scholars of corporate law, corporate governance, investor protection and capital markets regulation, Puri also maintains an active practice advising and serving on multiple public and private boards. “It all ties… Click to Continue Reading.
Not many lawyers can claim to have been present for the birth of a new field of law. David Goodis can claim to have helped build one. In 1989, Goodis was a young lawyer working in personal-injury litigation, but found himself restless for something more challenging. That’s when he learned… Click to Continue Reading.
Osgoode’s brand new Certificate in Advanced Procurement Law and Practice fills a gap in an evolving field, according to its co-program director Rosslyn Young. Young, an alumna and advisory board member of Osgoode’s existing Certificate in Public Procurement Law: The Rules in Practice, explains that the longstanding program provides an… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileOsgoode’s Advanced Procurement Law Certificate fills a gap in the industry