The OsgoodePD News

September 2024

Issue 25

• Andrea Menard and Marc Bhalla model Indigenous allyship to students pursuing a Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution
• Simulated Clients (SCs) in Legal Education Showcased at International Conference
• Lisa Stam explores the legal implications of remote work at OsgoodePD
• Join Amy ter Haar and Aaron Grinhaus at the forefront of Web3, Blockchain and Metaverse Law
• Faculty Profile: John D.R. Craig (2024 CLE Contribution Award)
• Faculty Profile: Natalija Popovic (2024 Professional LLM Teaching Award)
• Announcing the first winner of the Professional LLM Prize in Taxation Law
• Video: Privacy in Health: The Indigenous Perspective (35m)
• Join our community! OsgoodePD is on Instagram.

October 2024

Issue 26

• Building expertise in construction law at OsgoodePD
• Welcoming our inaugural Professional LLM in Construction Law class
• Keeping up to speed in the constantly evolving ESG and sustainability field
• Memorial plaque for Heather Gore Liddell and Paul Wye
• Video: Early and Successful Return to Work After a Mental Health Related Absence: A Practical Case Study (51m)
• Faculty Profile: Sara Slinn
• Alumni Profile: Damilola Katibi

June 2024

Issue 23

• Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the 10th Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD)
• Tamara Barclay dove deeply into constitutional law at OsgoodePD
• Video: Avoiding Common Drafting Mistakes (58m)
• Student Profile: Dmitry Shniger
• Faculty Profile: Al Hounsell
• Congratulations to our 2024 OsgoodePD Teaching Award Winners

July 2024

Issue 24

• Introducing The Osgoode Certificate in Law Teaching
• Remembering Paul Wye
• New Integrated Practice and Problem-Based Learning Courses Give Students a Chance to Use Knowledge and Develop Skills in a Canadian Context
• Video: Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Decentralized Finance (57m)
• Alumni Profile: Mariana Ribeiro
• Faculty Profile: Barnali Choudhury

May 2024

Issue 22

• Program Director of Health Law LLM a role tailor-made for Dr. Adrienne Shnier
• OsgoodePD faculty get a workout at bootcamp on “intensives”
• Remembering Heather Gore-Liddell 
• The Professional LLM welcomes professionals and executives without a prior law degree. This is who they are.
• Video: Technology – Back to the Basics (49m)
• Alumni Profile: Nathan Roth

April 2024

Issue 21

• Climate Change Law a Core of OsgoodePD Programs
• Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day: Celebrating 10 years of Diversity, Advocacy, Mentorship and Empowerment
• Osgoode Energy and Infrastructure Law LLM alumnus: Marty Venalainen
• Video: Understanding Theories of Discrimination (1h 27m)
• Earth Day 2024: Photos from our LLM students
• Alumni Profile: Kim Westfall-Connor
• Faculty Profile: Benjamin Berger

March 2024

Issue 20

• Celebrating International Women’s Day: Insights from Osgoode’s Program Directors
• Navigating the Civil Sexual Assault Claims Landscape
• Video: Charter Challenges (1h 25m)
• Alumni Profile: Hilary Chung
• Faculty Profile: Annie Noa Kenet and Eric Sadvari

February 2024

Issue 19

• How LLM Instructor Ronda Bessner Got Hooked on Public Inquiries
• Ministry of the Attorney General Jobs for LLM Students
• Video: Corporate Governance in Mining (1h 25m)
• Alumni Profile: Justice Agyemang
• Faculty Profile: Carys Craig and Martin Kratz

January 2024

Issue 18

• Sandra Gogal bears witness to Aboriginal Law evolution
• A new year: looking back, looking forward
• Video: Understanding the Complexities of the Indigenous Health Crisis (52m)
• Alumni Profile: Hardeep Chahal
• Faculty Profile: Lauren Bernardi

November 2023

Issue 17

• Recent Webinars Explore the Latest in Taxation Policy
• “Evidence is the cornerstone of litigation, so we hit it from every angle” – Civil Litigator’s Survival Guide to Evidence
• A law school experience designed for working professionals
• Video: Motion Advocacy: Guidance from the Bench (1h13m)
• Alumni Profile: Imran Noorani
• Faculty Profile: Antonella Ceddia

October 2023

Issue 16

• What’s New in the Canadian Common Law LLM: Practice Skills for Internationally Trained Lawyers 
• Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement Professionals: Bridging the Expectation Gap
• Welcome to John Tobin: New Co-Director of the Professional LLM in Tax Law
• Alumni Profile: Bill Watson
• Faculty Profile: Andrea Lee
• Video: Labour Law Issues in Pensions: Management and Union Perspectives (57m)

September 2023

Issue 15

• In Memoriam: Paul Wye
• Resources for Internationally Trained Lawyers (Four-part blog series)
• Introducing Osgoode’s New Part-Time LLM in Construction Law
• Book recommendation: Reflections on Allyship
• Video: Despite All Best Intentions: Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution (54m)
• Alumni Profile: Chessa Jope
• Alumni Profile: Pierre Cantin

July 2023

Issue 14

• Celebrating 10 Years of OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law
• Diversity, Inclusion and Mentorship: Insights From an Internationally Trained Lawyer at OITLD
• Justice Michael Doi shares some advice for all former, current and future students at our 9th annual OITLD + Seven uplifting quotes and tips from OITLD 2022
• OsgoodePD’s resources for Internationally Trained Lawyers
• OsgoodePD Staff on Campus
• Congratulations to our 2023 OsgoodePD Teaching Award Winners
• Alumni Profile: Lotus Menezes
• Faculty Profile: Nicole Chrolavicius

June 2023

Issue 13

• In memory of Heather Gore-Liddell
• New P3 models the focus of revamped Certificate
• Back in person for OITLD 2023!
• Osgoode celebrates 30 years of the LLM in Taxation Law
• Complimentary On-Demand Webinar: Trial Tips from the Bench: Practical Strategies for Effective Advocacy
• Alumni Profile: Cherie Daniel
• Faculty Profile: The Honourable Justice Ward Branch

April 2023

Issue 12

• ESG Risks Impossible to Ignore as Environmental Issues Go Mainstream
• Recent Workshop Draws on Engineering Education to Help Law Students Work in Teams
• OsgoodePD Launches Digital Credentials for CLE Certificates
• New Program on Charter Essentials for Criminal Law Investigators Launches
• Video: Foundations in ESG, Law and Policy (75m)
• Alumni Profile: Yakov Radyushin
• Student Profile: Catherine Milliken

March 2023

Issue 11

• Taxation Law Edition
• Celebrating 30 years of the Professional LLM inTaxation Law
• Co-Director Profile: Jinyan Li
• Alumni Profile: Heather Evans
• Alumni Profile: Mark Tonkovich

February 2023

Issue 10

• New Certificate Focuses on Managing Supply Chain Risks and Sustainability
• Alumni Spotlight: Nana Yanful
• Reflections on Creating Interactive Skills-Based Hybrid Programs
• Video: Law, Technology and the Construction Industry (59m)
• Faculty Profile: Andrew Wong & Marilyn Brown
• OsgoodePD Staff Book Recommendations

December 2022

Issue 9

• Time Passages: A reflection from Victoria Watkins
• Oh What Fun!: Professional LLM Holiday Party
• Alumni Profile: Yanki Gur 
• Faculty Profile: Roxanne Mykitiuk

November 2022

Issue 8

• Osgoode’s Certificate in Entertainment Law: 10 Years Later
• An LLM in Dispute Resolution Grad Trip that Turned Online Classmates into Lifelong Friends
• Arts-based Osgoode Professional Development Course Seeks to Change Conflict Culture, One Lawyer at a Time
• Video: E-Discovery
• Alumni Profile: Adam Deverett
• Faculty Profile: Brigette Catellier

October 2022

Issue 7

• Miscarriages of Justice: Bringing Justice System Participants Together to Prevent and Right the Wrongs
• Kevin Cyr on Urgent Legal Issues in Policing
• Video: Fireside Chat with Associate Justice Wiebe: Best Practices in Court & “Dos + Don’ts” (58m)
• Alumni Profile: Heather-Anne Hubbell
• Alumni Profile: Dian Thompson

September 2022

Issue 6

• Are Truth and Reconciliation part of your lifelong learning?
• Video: Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law – Understanding the Historic Narrative & Legal Implications (1h 35m)
• Osgoode staff and faculty book recommendations
• Welcoming our new Fall 2022 full-time students and award winners
• The Osgoode Certificate in Advanced HR Law for Senior HR Executives takes a strategic approach
• Alumni Profile: Dr. Paula Cashin
• Faculty Profile: Susheel Gupta

July & August 2022 – Summer

Issue 5

• Privacy and Cybersecurity: Navigating Canada’s Evolving Legal Landscape
• Crown Indigenous Negotiations
• Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD)
• Video: Crucial Risk Management Update
• Student Profile: Joanne Thornton
• Faculty Profile: Sara R. Cohen and Ellen K. Embury
• OsgoodePD Staff Book Recommendations

June 2022

Issue 4

• 60th Anniversary of Ontario’s Human Rights Code
• Certificates for HR Professionals
• A Call to Action: Reconciliation Through Legal Education
• Video: The Hon. Frank N. Marrocco, Q.C. reflects
• Alumni Profile: Evelyn Thompson-Smith
• Faculty Profile: Trevor C. W. Farrow
• Congratulations to our Teaching Award Winners

May 2022

Issue 3

• Articling recruitment: are you fishing in the right pond?
• From clerk to counsel: remembering Rajeev Vijan
• Germán Morales Farah: International Business Law
• Video: Complimentary webinar – “The Metaverse”
• Student Profile: Boluwatife Awe (Intellectual Property LLM)
• Faculty Profile: David Thomas (CLE)

April 2022

Issue 2

• OsgoodePD looks to the future
• Meeting the needs of the construction industry
• New Course: Non-verbal Evidence in Court
• Video: The impact of COVID-19 on labour law
• Alumni Profile: Anna Tersigni (CLE, Health Law)
• Faculty Profile: Janet Walker (LLM)

March 2022

Issue 1

• Meeting the needs of our healthcare industry
• Global legal relationships are changing faster than ever
• Video: Financial Statements for Legal Professionals
• Alumni Profile: David Cade (Tax Law LLM)
• Faculty Profile: Kim Bernhardt (CLE)