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Patrick Case, Program Director for The Osgoode Certificate in Human Rights for Education Professionals

Back in 1998, Patrick Case thought he might be done with the field of education. Although he had helped transform the recruitment and advancement of racialized teachers during a successful stint in the equity office at the Toronto Boad of Education, Case left the post in the wake of amalgamation,… Click to Continue Reading.

Susheel Gupta, program co-chair for the 17th National Symposium on Tech Crime and Electronic Evidence

When Susheel Gupta entered the legal profession at the turn of the 21st Century, he quickly developed an interest in the emerging area of tech crime. As a junior lawyer with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) in Ottawa, Susheel was part of a small group of counsel assigned… Click to Continue Reading.

Hassan Ahmand, instructor of the Osgoode Professional LLM in Administrative Law

Professor Hassan Ahmad can think of few better indicators of society’s increasing complexity than the growth of the administrative state. “1825 looked very different to 2025 and administrative law is a response to that diversity and fragmentation in decision making,” says Professor Ahmad, who teaches courses to students enrolled in Osgoode’s… Click to Continue Reading.

Fledging lawyers with an interest in business transactions face a very different legal landscape to the one Germán Morales Farah entered almost three decades ago. “When I started, I had firms and companies that were willing to invest in me while I learned,” says Morales Farah, the Program Director for… Click to Continue Reading.

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.

Francois-Tanguay-Renaud

François Tanguay-Renaud got his start in the law at an early age, enrolling in McGill University’s combined civil law and common law program right out of high school. “I’ve never really left. Since I was 19, I’ve been in the legal profession or on the road,” he says of a career… Click to Continue Reading.

Office with sledgehammer in front, lawyers and clients discussing court issues.

Benjamin Berger isn’t afraid to push his students. In fact, he says it’s part of his job as program director of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure. “When you enroll, you’ve got to be open to the idea of being pushed out of the comfort zone of your… Click to Continue Reading.

Sara Slinn, program director of Osgoode’s part-time Professional LLM in Labour and Employment Law

Students in Sara Slinn’s classes should expect to go beyond the black letter law of labour and employment in Canada. In addition to her role as one of the program directors of Osgoode’s part-time Professional LLM in Labour and Employment Law, Slinn teaches courses on labour law and labour arbitration,… Click to Continue Reading.

Warren J. Newman, program co-director of the part-time Professional LLM in Constitutional Law

Growing up with a keen interest in politics, Warren J. Newman set his sights on the legal profession in his early teenage years – mostly as a stepping stone to his ultimate goal. “My intention was to become a lawyer and then enter public life,” he says. “Instead, I’ve ended… Click to Continue Reading.

Bruce McCuaig, program co-director for the part-time Professional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law

Bruce McCuaig, co-program director of the Professional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law, is not one to rest on his laurels. “I highly believe in continuing your education and knowledge gathering throughout your career,” he says. As co-program director, McCuaig guides working professionals with legal and non-legal backgrounds do just… Click to Continue Reading.

Andrea Menard and Marc Bhalla, alumni and instructors for the part-time Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution

One highlight stands above the rest for Marc Bhalla from the inaugural run of OsgoodePD’s In Search of Reconciliation Through Dispute Resolution, the intensive course he co-founded with fellow Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution grad Andrea Menard. “I had just discovered this Indigenous group called Snotty Nose Rez Kids and… Click to Continue Reading.