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After more than 25 years in Aboriginal Law, Sandra Gogal says the practice area has changed dramatically from the one she got her start in. Gogal, a partner in the Aboriginal Law Group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto, embarked on her aboriginal practice with a secondment to… Click to Continue Reading.
As a child, Danielle Douek found herself fascinated with encyclopedias of ailments and disease. But she never seriously considered a career in medicine. “I was terrible at science and math, so being a doctor was never in the cards,” she explains, laughing. Still, several years out from her 2010 call… Click to Continue Reading.
It was in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic that Marty Venalainen decided to enroll in OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law. “My son told me that overcoming COVID-19 was my generation’s responsibility and that overcoming climate change would be his generation’s responsibility,” he says. “I find… Click to Continue Reading.
Whether she’s talking about a 20-storey building or a legal career, Business Law LLM alumna Kate Salter knows the value of solid foundations. The seasoned infrastructure and development lawyer recently joined provincial transportation agency Metrolinx as its Director of Legal Services, the latest move in a public-service career made possible… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightKate Salter took her public service career to the next level with an LLM in Business Law
Nassira El Hadri’s legal training started long before she had even heard of law school. Born in Morocco, Nassira El Hadri moved to Spain at the age of six and quickly became the household emissary: keeping an eye out for her younger brother, acting as a translator between her parents… Click to Continue Reading.
Back in 2010, with almost a decade under her belt as litigation counsel at Justice Canada, Melanie Toolsie’s representation of multiple federal departments and officials had given her wide ranging hands-on experience in proceedings before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the provincial Superior and Appellate courts, as… Click to Continue Reading.
When it came to the field of financial services, Harvey Naglie had seen it all in the four decades before he enrolled in OsgoodePD’s part-time Professional LLM in Securities Law. Over the course of a long and varied career, Naglie had approached the industry from virtually every angle, working as… Click to Continue Reading.
Ashkan Alavi can pinpoint the moment he set his sights on a career in scientific research. While watching the documentary Einstein’s Universe – a 1979 production commissioned to mark 100 years since the birth of probably the world’s most famous scientist – the teenaged Alavi could feel his burgeoning passion… Click to Continue Reading.
Alejandro Beltran’s 2017 graduation from OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law was a landmark moment in more ways than one. As well as a celebration of his latest achievement in a legal career that started in his home country Colombia, it also marked a turning point on Beltran’s professional… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightOsgoode’s Canadian Common Law LLM was Alejandro Beltran’s career turning point
Program Directors Last spring, John Tobin was appointed as co-director of the Professional LLM in Taxation Law Program. John is a well-respected Canadian Tax lawyer, who is experienced in tax problem solving. He’s provided advice to many of Canada’s largest businesses and financial institutions. We’re thrilled that John has joined… Click to Continue Reading.
The part-time Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law – which launched in the Fall of 2023 – is designed for working professionals without formal legal training to gain a firm grounding in the basic principles underlying public and private law in Canada. The program is a natural counterpart to… Click to Continue Reading.