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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.
This year marked not only the 30th anniversary of Osgoode Professional Development’s Professional LLM in Taxation Law, but also the inauguration of a series of timely seminars for the tax community hosted by the faculty. The seminars began in June, with a special event responding to a newly released, and… Click to Continue Reading.
If you’re ever scheduled to meet with Jacqueline L. King – whether it’s for lunch, a work meeting, or to face off in court – there’s a good chance you’ll find her waiting when you arrive. “I’m often the first person there, sitting alone,” says King, a managing partner in… Click to Continue Reading.
OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law may be 10 years old, but the program isn’t resting on its laurels. In Fall 2024, a new stream of practice skills courses will be introduced. Developed by our Director, Faculty and Curriculum Development, Audrey Fried, in partnership with instructors Shelley Kierstead and… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightWhat’s New in the Canadian Common Law LLM: Practice Skills for Internationally Trained Lawyers
Just two years after arriving in Canada, the place is already starting to feel like home to Juan Higuera. “It has been quite an adventure, but I can say that we are finally settled,” says Higuera, who had spent several years practising law in Mexico before enrolling in OsgoodePD’s Professional… Click to Continue Reading.
Even after more than four decades in practice, there is no danger of Bill Watson getting stuck in his ways at work. The longstanding partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP recently marked his 42nd year at the Ontario bar by completing the Osgoode Certificate in Human Resources Law for HR… Click to Continue Reading.
For Patricia Cavalhier, it was an opportunity she thought she’d never see again. When the Toronto resident immigrated to Canada from Brazil with her family in 2010, she assumed that giving up her career as an accomplished lawyer was simply a sacrifice she’d have to make. Her legal background in… Click to Continue Reading.
Imran Noorani’s work history divides neatly around his 2018 graduation from OsgoodePD’s part-time Professional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law. “It actually had a pretty profound impact on my career track and my life,” he says. In his pre-Osgoode years, Noorani had already earned an MBA from York University’s Schulich… Click to Continue Reading.