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Matt Saunders, Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

Privacy and cybersecurity law is not for the faint of heart, if you ask Matt Saunders, Montreal-based cybersecurity lawyer, breach coach, AI risk manager and geopolitical advisor. He explains that the complex and constantly evolving legislative environment that he works in has always required adaptability for those who want to stay… Click to Continue Reading.

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Outstanding technique and flawless process design will only get you so far in mediation. To get an agreement over the line in some of the most complex disputes, mediators must often call on a special set of skills, according to Patricia McMahon. “These are some of the more intangible qualities… Click to Continue Reading.

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Securities Litigation and Enforcement is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Securities Law that examines how securities law is enforced through litigation and regulatory action in Canadian capital markets. The course considers how investors, issuers, and regulators interact within a framework designed to promote market integrity, deter misconduct,… Click to Continue Reading.

Osgoode certificate program brings pension law out of the shadows - OsgoodePD Blog - Feature Image

Pension law is the kind of practice area that hides in plain sight. As home to some of the largest and most influential investors in the world, Canada’s pension sector has an outsized impact on the country’s economy. Meanwhile, many working Canadians will have an interest in the sector when… Click to Continue Reading.

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Behavioural Economics is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Financial Law that examines how psychological biases shape financial decision-making and the legal frameworks that respond to it. The course focuses on areas such as borrowing, debt and bankruptcy, exploring how law and regulation can better account for how… Click to Continue Reading.

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Course Spotlight: Behavioural Economics
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Protection of Intangible Business Interests is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Intellectual Property Law. The course explores how the common law protects valuable business information and relationships that fall outside traditional intellectual property regimes, such as trade secrets, confidential information, and reputational interests. The course is taught… Click to Continue Reading.

Building expertise in construction law at OsgoodePD - OsgoodePD Blog Feature

Construction projects are – and always have been – a recipe for disputes, according to Tim Mavko. Over the course of three decades in practice, Mavko – counsel at RMRF LLP and one of four program directors for Osgoode’s Certificate in Construction Law – says the fundamental characteristics of his… Click to Continue Reading.

Constantine Karbaliotis, program chair of the Public Sector AI Compliance: Laws, Risks and Governance program.

If you’re just thinking about implementing artificial intelligence solutions at your public sector institution, Constantine Karbaliotis has news for you. “You’re already doing it,” says privacy and AI compliance lawyer Karbaliotis, explaining that it’s likely many employees have gone ahead with their exploration of AI tools, without waiting for official approval.… Click to Continue Reading.

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Dispute Resolution in the Digital Age is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution. The course explores how technology is transforming the way conflicts arise, develop, and are resolved in digital environments. Students examine the development of online dispute resolution systems and the tools and processes used… Click to Continue Reading.

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Corporate Accountability: International and Comparative Perspectives is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM that is open to students in both the LLM in Business Law and the LLM in International Business Law. The course examines how different legal systems regulate the global impacts of corporate activity, particularly in relation… Click to Continue Reading.

Marian MacGregor, intructor of the Professional LLM in Health Law.

Disability & Health Law is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Health Law. The course examines how disability and health intersect with legal systems, policy frameworks, and social attitudes. Students explore how law can function both as a tool for advocacy and inclusion, and as a mechanism that… Click to Continue Reading.