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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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