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A year after his sudden, tragic death, remembering Paul in words is hard, perhaps even more difficult than in the days immediately following his passing. An extraordinary and gifted work colleague, our late Manager, IT & Innovation meant so much to so many in the Osgoode community. We each have… Click to Continue Reading.
A little bit of luck and a lot of hard work is the formula for a successful transition to legal practice in Canada, judging by the career of internationally trained lawyer Ramanuj Basu, a graduate of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law. Ramanuj’s legal journey started in serendipitous fashion… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Ramanuj Basu set himself up for success in Canada with an International Business Law LLM
The coming-of-age process for P3 projects has proven turbulent. Many private sector players have struggled with getting the project done within the rigid structure and risk transfer profile of a traditional P3 model that typically throws up many of the same complex issues over the course of a 20- to… Click to Continue Reading.
Few people embody their occupation as perfectly as international tax specialist Filipe Reis de Carvalho. In his current role at Scotiabank’s Toronto headquarters, the Brazilian-born graduate of Osgoode’s part-time Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law program advises a global financial institution on U.S. federal tax issues. “International experience is something… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow a Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law helped Filipe Reis de Carvalho set down roots in Canada
When Dmitry Shniger relocated to Toronto in 2023, he thought he might be finished with the legal profession. Despite building an impressive legal resume over more than a decade of practice in his native Russia – including stints as an in-house counsel, a university law lecturer in law and a… Click to Continue Reading.
On May 28 and 29, Osgoode Professional Development hosted the 10th Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD). This milestone event marked a decade of celebrating diversity, advocacy, mentorship and empowerment within the Canadian legal profession. Held at York University’s Keele Campus, the conference united a vibrant community of legal professionals,… Click to Continue Reading.
Ali Ghiassi had his political awakening a little earlier than most. The graduate of OsgoodePD’s part-time Professional LLM in Constitutional Law was just seven years old when his family left Iran following the revolution that brought down the country’s monarchy. “When you see something like that at a young age,… Click to Continue Reading.
Bhuvana Rai has a judge to thank (at least partly) for her Professional LLM in Taxation Law. Just days into her clerkship at the Tax Court of Canada, one of Rai’s judicial mentors – obviously sensing potential in the fresh law school grad – had some advice for her: “He… Click to Continue Reading.
After more than a decade in the legal innovation field, Al Hounsell is no stranger to technology hype cycles. His hiring at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP – where he is currently director of strategic innovation and legal design – coincided with the first wave of artificial intelligence products to… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileAl Hounsell helps the legal profession ride the wave of artificial intelligence excitement
Opportunities for students to engage with course material in advance are key for an excellent intensive course, according to some of OsgoodePD’s most successful instructors. The intensive format – which generally sees Professional LLM course content delivered over between 2.5 and 5 full days of instruction and learning activities, as… Click to Continue Reading.
From a young age, Henry Shew has always appreciated a good riddle. “Solving complex mysteries and puzzles is something that I’ve always been drawn to. I like getting into the nitty gritty details,” he says. And Shew has found the perfect professional outlet for his passion in the world of… Click to Continue Reading.