Jacob Klugsberg is a litigator at Ross Nasseri. Jacob has extensive experience advising individuals and corporations on a wide variety of matters including contractual disputes, real property disputes, fraud/misrepresentation claims, class actions, appeals, shareholder disputes, regulatory and public law matters, professional negligence claims, and parliamentary investigations and inquiries.
Jacob has acted for clients at all levels of Court including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Jacob has been part of the Lawyer as Negotiator teaching team since 2019.
Adam is a family law lawyer with Niman Mamo LLP in Toronto. His practice encompasses all aspects of family law, with a particular focus on separation and divorce involving businesses or professional practices, and related property, income and support issues.
Adam instructs on negotiation skills at Osgoode Hall Law School and assesses lawyer licensing candidates for Ryerson University’s Law Practice Program. He has also co-chaired multiple programs on advocacy and expert evidence at the Ontario Bar Association. Adam is a co-author of Support Rights and Obligations Under Ontario Family Law, published by Thomson Reuters.
Dimitri is a lawyer with over nine years of securities regulatory experience focused on investment funds. He currently serves as Legal Counsel in the Investment Management Division of the Ontario Securities Commission. Dimitri has been a member of the teaching team for the Lawyer as Negotiator course continuously since the fall of 2013.
She was a LAN student, LAN Teaching Assistant and participated in various negotiation competitions as a student and was a member of the Osgoode Advocacy Society while at Osgoode. Valentina has been on the LAN teaching team since 2023 and enjoys all things negotiation and enjoys participating in discussions with students and tracking student progress throughout the semester.
Valentina is an associate at Fogler Rubinoff LLP in the Business Law Group and is developing a broad corporate commercial practice. Valentina is also a director on the Canadian Hispanic Board Association.
Teodora is an Associate in Fogler, Rubinoff LLP’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Her experience includes debtor and creditor disputes, shareholder and corporate disputes, and insolvency matters. Teodora completed her JD at the University of Western Ontario, where she was the Student Coordinator for the Dispute Resolution Centre and Vice-President of Student Affairs for the Student Legal Society. Prior to law school, Teodora earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour from McMaster University. When she is not practicing law, her interests include spending time with family and friends, watching crime dramas, and planning her next vacation.
Dr. Ran He is a lawyer licensed in both Canada and the United States. With extensive litigation experience in both jurisdictions, he brings a wealth of expertise to his practice, particularly in intellectual property and commercial disputes. Ran holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, a PhD in Biochemistry, and completed postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University before obtaining his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School. In addition to his legal practice, Ran provides strategic consultation to venture capital funds and start-ups, with a focus on the biotechnology and healthcare industries.
Melissa is an associate lawyer at Kimel Law Group practicing in estate, trust, and capacity litigation.
Melissa is a lead facilitator for the Lawyer as Negotiator course at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she supports students develop key negotiation skills for their future legal practice.
Melissa received her Juris Doctor Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and the Administration of Justice stream. She served as the President of Osgoode Hall’s Mature Students’ Association for two terms. She was a recipient of Osgoode’s Legal and Literary Society’s Graduating Student Award for Exceptional Leadership.
As part of his national practice, Robel provides advisory and advocacy services to businesses with respect to competition/antitrust, foreign investment, anti-corruption, sanctions, competition litigation, and commercial litigation. He frequently interacts with the Canadian Competition Bureau on competition/antitrust matters and the Foreign Investment Review and Economic Security branch of the Government of Canada on foreign investment and national security matters.
Rayaz Khan is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour, employment and human rights issues. Rayaz’s practice includes wrongful dismissal litigation, grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, and human rights applications as well as helping employers navigate accommodation and employment standards issues. He has also advised and assisted several corporations through large-scale restructurings.
Ari Rubin obtained his JD from Osgoode in 2020.
Ari practices at Nussbaum Law, and has a wide-ranging practice including Custody and Access, Division of Property, High Net Worth Family matters, Separation and Cohabitation Agreements and a wide range of Child Protection Cases. With a history in Psychology and Negotiation, Ari specializes in dealing with narcissists, and abusive and controlling ex-partners.
Additionally, Ari often deals with International issues, having litigated several Hague Abduction cases and often works with foreign lawyers on pre-nuptial and cohabitation agreements involving competing jurisdictions worldwide.