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The 2021 intake of Part-Time Professional LLM students includes diverse professional backgrounds – from lawyers to senior project managers to corporate directors. Geographically, our students are spread out across Canada (though there are a few from outside of Canada as well!). Today, we’re focusing on the subject of Business Law. … Click to Continue Reading.

Andrew Wong, an alumnus of OsgoodePD’s Certificate in Contract Management for Construction and Infrastructure Projects

For Andrew Wong, practicing construction and infrastructure law was not a part of his initial career plan. Before he started teaching at Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD), and even before he pursued his law degree on the West Coast, he was studying civil engineering at the University of Toronto. Andrew shared… Click to Continue Reading.

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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Peace Ebbie Oti, an alumna of two LLM programs offered by Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD). Peace discussed her motivation for pursuing Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law and the Professional LLM in Taxation Law. She also shares the highlights of her… Click to Continue Reading.

Yakov Radyushin, an alumnus of OsgoodePD's Professional Energy and Infrastructure law.

Osgoode’s Part-Time Professional LLM in Energy and Infrastructure Law offers a unique opportunity for students to learn from industry leaders about the evolution and regulation of this complex legal field. Yakov Radyushin, a recent graduate of the program, opines that “Osgoode is the leader amongst Canadian institutions in delivering energy… Click to Continue Reading.

Certificate in Entertainment Law

The world of arts and entertainment can be as creative and exciting as it is challenging and complex, particularly for those working behind-the-scenes. For ten years, Osgoode’s Certificate in Entertainment Law has provided over 500 students, both those with or without a law degree, with a comprehensive and practical overview… Click to Continue Reading.

From Left to right: Rhona Buchan, Kim Gale Amanda Rogers sitting in a backyard together during the summer.

As a student of Osgoode’s Professional LLM programs, you’ll build and grow a network that lasts a lifetime. But how exactly does this happen? For one cohort of the Dispute Resolution LLM, it meant finding ways to reconnect after completing most of their degree online. They were an unlikely group… Click to Continue Reading.

Harvey Naglie, an alumnus of OsgoodePD's Professional LLM in Securities Law.

A Juris Doctor degree is rarely the final step in a lawyer’s career journey. In a field with so many different specialties, continuing (and specializing) education can help you achieve your career goals. This is certainly the case with Adam Deverett. Adam graduated from Queen’s Law in 2019, and while… Click to Continue Reading.

Heather Evans, an alumna of OsgoodePD's Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution.

Canadian Tax Foundation Executive Director and CEO Heather Evans has spent the bulk of her working life at the cutting edge of tax law. Years before taking up one of the most influential positions in the Canadian tax field, she was also among the earliest graduates of Osgoode’s then-fledgling Professional… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
Heather Evans
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On October 1st, 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to death by hanging for the rape and murder of classmate Lynn Harper. He was then the youngest person in Canada since 1875 to face execution. The horror of the possibility of a wrongful conviction in our country, especially of such… Click to Continue Reading.

Sunrise at Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 is a time for recognition and reflection on the impact of the Indian residential school system on Indigenous communities. As we approach the second marking of “Orange Shirt Day” as September 30 is also known, amongst other ways of honoring… Click to Continue Reading.

OsgoodePD's LLM students walking in Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

This Fall, Osgoode Professional Development welcomes more than 130 students from 23 different countries to our full-time programs in Canadian Common Law, International Business Law, General Law, and Taxation Law programs. Full-time students recently attended orientation – our first in-person orientation since 2019! “Being able to welcome our new students… Click to Continue Reading.