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The Covid-19 pandemic had one big silver lining for Puja Dutta. The disease wrought the same havoc on her work and home life in northern India as it did for most people around the world. But the disruptive nature of pandemic life also shook Dutta out of the comfortable pre-lockdown… Click to Continue Reading.
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
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.
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
When Natalia O. Johnston made her dream move from Brazil to Toronto in 2011, she thought a career change may be in order. As a junior lawyer in her homeland, she had already acquired significant experience in commercial litigation. With Osgoode still a couple of years away from launching its… Click to Continue Reading.
LLM StudentsDistance no barrier to a Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law for Natalia Johnston
Entrepreneurial spirit has always been a professional driving force for Kim Gale. A fierce advocate for herself and others, this trait shone through during her transition to the Canadian legal industry after graduating from law school in the U.K. Faced with challenges, she took decisive action and founded the NCA… Click to Continue Reading.
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, 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.
Instructor ProfileProfessional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law co-program director Bruce McCuaig
Sandeep Sandhu has filled almost every role in the legal office at one time or other. Long before her 2018 call to the bar, Sandhu – a graduate of Osgoode’s full-time Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law – got her start in the legal sector as a receptionist at a… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow a Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law prepared Sandeep Sandhu for practice
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.
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.