06/2018
Professor Emily Kidd White’s areas of teaching and research specialization are in legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, and public international law. Professor Kidd White completed her doctoral studies at New York University School of Law as a Trudeau Foundation Scholar, having previously graduated from the LLM in International Legal Studies with the Jerome Lipper Prize for distinction. Kidd White holds a JD from the Faculty of Law…
08/2014
…or Susan Drummond joined Osgoode’s faculty in 1999, and specializes in the areas of legal anthropology, comparative law, civil law, family law, and wills and estates. She was the first student in Canada to graduate with both a civil and common law degree as well as a Master’s in Social Work. She has a doctorate in law from McGill University. Her BA in philosophy and her postgraduate Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies from the Université d’Aix-Marseille…
11/2021
…Areas of expertise include public international law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law (law of armed conflict), and international human rights law. Legal adviser and former trial and appeals counsel with international criminal tribunals and international accountability mechanisms, including postings in the Middle East, Africa and Europe….
04/2023
…s of this program,” he added, “will benefit from learning core substantive areas of law and policy related to ESG and will hear from leading experts on topics of interest in a range of relevant disciplines.” ESG issues such as climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion are now front-of-mind in global capital markets, said Keyes. “With investors’ increased demand for transparency on ESG performance,” she added, “companies are responding to…
08/2020
…among others. Mr. Swan is recognized for his expertise and standing in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation and dispute resolution by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada, Euromoney Litigation Expert Guide and Lexpert (Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers). Chambers Global observes that his courtroom presentation “leaves judges and even opposing counsel wide-eyed with ad…
06/2025
…with how these perspectives can support pragmatic strategies in different areas of law and policy and at different levels of decision-making. The seminar has two thematic segments. The first segment will examine the historical, political, economic, and scientific background within which the modern problem of climate disruption has arisen. This segment will also provide a broad survey of the major international legal regimes that have been develop…
02/2021
Osgoode welcomes enquiries from members of the bar who are interested in facilitating a student placement and becoming Public Interest Partners. The Osgoode Public Interest Requirement (OPIR) involves 40 hours of uncompensated, law-related public interest work. Taking on an Osgoode student completing their OPIR is an opportunity to benefit from the work of talented students, participate in the practical legal education of the next generation of l…
10/2022
…s at public and academic libraries in Canada, Nigeria and The Bahamas. Her areas of specialization include law librarianship, information technology and its application to information services, legal research methods, women’s studies, and foreign, comparative and international law. She teaches library research in the first-year Legal Process course at Osgoode and in a number of upper-year and graduate courses. The Women’s Executive Network, also k…
08/2014
Al practices in the areas of corporate and securities law with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising companies with respect to securities regulatory compliance matters. He also acts on matters related to contested shareholder meetings. Al articled at a major energy corporation headquartered in Toronto, later joining the corporate finance department where he gained extensive experience drafting and nego…
08/2015
…e rank of Professor in July 2022. She teaches and conducts research in the areas of criminal law and procedure and evidence. Prior to joining Osgoode, Professor Dufraimont held a faculty position at the Queen’s University Faculty of Law, where she began teaching as an Assistant Professor in 2006, became an Associate Professor in 2012, and served as Acting Associate Dean (Academic) for the first half of 2015. She earned her JD from the University o…