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Professor Martin Petrin’s approach to corporate law has been shaped by a career that spans New York, Switzerland, Singapore, and London. Working across these major legal and financial centres taught Professor Petrin, as he puts it, “humility about legal solutions and the importance of having an open mind.” Engaging with… Click to Continue Reading.
Nana Yanful may have been a latecomer to the legal profession, but she has certainly made up for lost time. Yanful had built up a significant body of experience in the non-profit sector before changing course and heading to law school. But less than a decade out from her 2014… Click to Continue Reading.
For more than a decade, Ayderus Alawi has built his reputation as one of Toronto’s leading criminal defence lawyers. As Principal of Alawi Law, he represents clients across Ontario in serious and complex cases, from assault and drug charges to conspiracy and homicide. The idea of pursuing an LLM had… Click to Continue Reading.
When Maria Capulong began adjudicating with Ontario’s Health Professions Appeal and Review Board and Health Services Appeal and Review Board, she realized how much administrative law shaped the everyday decisions that affected people’s lives. “I had been adjudicating for maybe two years,” she recalls, “and then I decided I wanted… Click to Continue Reading.
For Inimfon (Ini) Udokang, earning a Professional LLM in Business Law at Osgoode Professional Development was the realization of a lifelong goal. “Obtaining an LLM has always been a dream,” she says. “I chose the Business Law LLM because I worked in the Corporate law group as a young lawyer… Click to Continue Reading.
For Ankita Puri, pursuing an LLM in International Business Law at Osgoode Professional Development was both a strategic and deeply personal choice. At the time, she was practicing M&A and insolvency law in India, but wanted to expand her understanding of global commercial law. “I wanted something to supplement my… Click to Continue Reading.
When Julie Ward finished articling at Torys LLP, she knew she wanted something different. “I’d done my JD at the University of Calgary and articled with Torys, but corporate law just didn’t excite me,” she says. “I found myself much more passionate about litigation and advocacy, anything that involved crafting… Click to Continue Reading.
If there’s a tougher job in the corporate world than a human resources professional, Natalie MacDonald has yet to find it. “They have to be coaches and mediators, liaising between the company’s employees and the senior leadership. And on top of that, they have to know the law, without ever… Click to Continue Reading.
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After completing his MBA, Roman Lalich thought law school would be his next step. “I always wanted to go to law school,” he recalls. “I wanted to practice corporate law, and mentors at the time suggested that an MBA would be really useful. So I did the MBA first, and… Click to Continue Reading.
For Jennifer Button, education has always been something to build on. After completing her MBA, she found herself looking for the next opportunity to keep learning and stay challenged professionally. A Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 15 years of experience, she came across Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Taxation Law… Click to Continue Reading.
Before immigrating to Canada, Oksana Nasadiuk had earned her law degree in Ukraine. Determined to continue her work as a lawyer, she began exploring her options – her search led her to Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law. Relocating from Vancouver to Toronto to pursue the program marked a… Click to Continue Reading.