Rémi Gagnon is a senior advisor to the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue. Rémi advises Minister Champagne on all matters relating to the development and implementation of Canadian federal tax policy. Prior to his current position, Rémi practised Canadian and U.S. tax law at major corporate law firms in Montreal and New York City, where he focused on complex cross-border investments and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and capital market transactions.

Douglas is a lawyer at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, where his varied litigation practice focuses on contractual and commercial disputes, public law, and professional discipline and regulation. Douglas has appeared at every level of court in Ontario, as well as the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to entering private practice, Douglas served as a judicial law clerk to the Honourable Michael J. Moldaver at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Chris Kalantzis is a federal prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada where he specializes in search and seizure litigation in the context of drugs and firearms, national security, complex frauds and regulatory prosecutions. Chris has a complex trial and appellate practice and has appeared before all courts in Ontario and Alberta.

Helgi Maki helps legal professionals navigate complex conflicts and challenging situations in their practices (and careers) using resilience skills, based on her book and her coaching / consulting practice.

Helgi is a co-editor and co-author of Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing, published by the American Bar Association. The book is being used to support legal practice innovation by courts in Florida, British Columbia and other jurisdictions. Her book is in over 600 law school and university libraries in North America. Her approach is intended to improve client service, increase access to justice and support lawyer performance, including well-being and sustainable practices.

Previously, she was a partner at a large law firm and did legal technology & data analytics consulting with a leading global legal technology company.

Helgi has been a frequent speaker on practice innovation and resilience for judges and lawyers. Her trainings have been hosted by bar associations, law firms, law schools and regional judicial and court training in Canada and the United States.

She received her law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and has an M.A. in public policy and economics from NPSIA at Carleton University, alongside additional training on resilience and trauma (including mindfulness). She joined the Ontario Bar in 2003
and the New York Bar in 2005. For details: https://helgimaki.com.

Michelle Biddulph is a criminal defence lawyer at Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace LLP in Toronto, where she specializes in criminal appeals and complex trials. Following her graduation from law school in 2014, she completed her articles as a law clerk to Chief Justice Richards, Justice Lane, and Justice Ryan-Froslie of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. She then served as a law clerk to Justice Rothstein anhttps://15bedford.com/profiles/biddulph/d Justice Brown of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Michelle is an experienced appellate lawyer, having argued numerous appeals before appellate courts across the country and in the Supreme Court of Canada. She has published over a dozen articles in academic journals on issues of criminal law, evidence, constitutional law, and international law. She is also a regular speaker at continuing professional development and academic conferences. In addition to her full-time practice, Michelle is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, as well as a coach of the Wilson moot team at Lincoln Alexander School of Law.

Michelle M. Biddulph

Dr. Joseph Turcotte is an award-winning IP and commercialization analyst and specialist with hands-on experience servicing clients with complex IP needs. His scholarship has been published in leading journals and edited volumes and he has presented across Canada and internationally.

Working with Prof. Pina D’Agostino, he leads and manages the operations of Canada’s largest pro bono IP law clinic. Working with the Director, Joseph defines the strategic direction of the Clinic and its services as well as executes the Clinic’s services, education, marketing, and outreach strategies.

Previously, he held progressively senior roles at a fast-growing IP and boutique law firm in Toronto, leading the IP & Client Solutions team while serving as the firm’s main point of contact surrounding IP needs of existing clients and prospective clients. He assisted the firm’s clients with assessing their complex IP needs and provided recommendations for appropriate IP strategies and services.

http://www.ipinnovationclinic.ca

Mannu Chowdhury is a lawyer at Paliare Roland LLP. In his varied litigation practice, he represents private and public sector clients on commercial, administrative, and constitutional law disputes. Mannu has appeared and argued before all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. He currently teaches constitutional law at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and the Osgoode Hall Law School.

Niall Sweeney is a corporate and securities lawyer at Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, where he advises public and private companies, as well as investment banks, on capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters. His practice focuses on go-public transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, and a broad range of corporate and transactional matters. He also regularly advises public issuers on corporate governance, disclosure obligations, and other ongoing regulatory compliance issues.

Niall acts for clients across a range of industries, including mining, energy, technology, industrial products, and consumer goods.

In addition to his legal practice, Niall serves as a supervising lawyer with the Osgoode Venture Capital Clinic, where he works with early-stage companies on financing and equity structuring matters. He is also an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and a member of the Alliott Global Alliance, a worldwide network of independent professional services firms.

He holds a Juris Doctor from both the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and an Honours B.A. in Political Science from the University of Toronto.

https://wildlaw.ca/people/niall-sweeney

Fathima Cader serves as Academic Director of Osgoode Hall Law School’s intensive program at Parkdale Community Legal Services, the country’s oldest and largest legal clinic.

Previously, she has served as Visiting Professor at CCNY, City University of New York and Visiting Professor/McMurtry Fellow at Osgoode. For several years, she also taught at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law.

Fathima practices primarily in the areas of labour, employment, and human rights law. She is a frequent speaker on these topics, including at conferences organized by the Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers, and others, as well as regular university guest lectures.

Her scholarly and creative writing has appeared in the Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, LawTimes, The New Inquiry, The Funambulist, Hazlitt, and elsewhere.

https://caderlaw.ca/ 

Christine is the Senior Counsel, General Counsel’s Office & Director, Information Governance at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. As Senior Counsel, she oversees the negotiation of the Firm’s engagement terms with its clients and commercial contracts with its service providers. In her capacity as the Firm’s first Director of Information Governance, Christine provides strategic advice on enterprise systems and data architecture to align the Firm’s technology roadmap with its Information Governance (IG) mission. She draws upon both the risk and IG aspects of her role to contribute to the Firm’s AI Working Group.

Christine began her legal career in the securities group at another major Canadian law firm. She also has experience in teaching, which she uses to develop training programs at the Firm and is excited to bring to the students at Osgoode.