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With a name like Justice Agyemang, there was an element of destiny in his choice of profession. “I knew quite early that I wanted to go into law,” says Agyemang, now a senior legal counsel in the commercial banking, global trade and receivables finance department at HSBC Bank Canada. “It… 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.
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.
One of OsgoodePD’s most beloved staff members, Paul Wye, died tragically on August 4, at the age of 41. A celebration of Paul’s life was held on August 11 in the Osgoode Hall Law School Moot Court. Paul started at OsgoodePD in 2002 as a work study student and began… Click to Continue Reading.
Big changes are no big deal for Francisco Rojas. Soon after arriving in Canada from Ecuador to enrol in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law, Rojas set his sights on a corporate or commercial law position. To the casual observer, the choice might have appeared unusual for someone like… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow a Professional LLM in Canadian Common law helped Francisco Rojas make a career pivot