This is an archive of announcements about faculty and student activities at Osgoode Hall Law School beginning at 2014. To view current news about Osgoode please visit the Osgoode Newsroom.

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Submissions from 2021

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Celebrating Excellence in Legal Writing, Ontario Newsroom

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Osgoode wins in Client-Advocate category at IADR International Law School Mediation Tournament; also first for Individual Mediator and first for Individual Client-Advocate pair, Osgoode Media Relations

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Brain aneurysm survivor inspires others to Give a Shift, UHN Foundation

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Lolita Buckner Inniss to become dean of Colorado Law, CU Boulder Today

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Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri to receive the Law Society Medal, yFile

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2021 Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot, IP Osgoode

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Fifteen third-year students recognized for exceptional leadership and involvement in the Osgoode community, Osgoode Media Relations

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Four mooters are recognized for their strong oral advocacy and mooting skills, Osgoode Media Relations

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JD students William Lewer and Joshua White pick up awards at 2021 Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) Cup, Osgoode Media Relations

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Osgoode’s Chief Law Librarian Yemisi Dina elected to the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Osgoode Media Relations

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Osgoode teams place first and second in Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada, Osgoode Media Relations

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Osler Diversity Scholarship Program: 2020 Winners, Osler.com

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Meet York's Top 30 Changemakers Under 30, York Alumni

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Our Students Make Us Proud - Osgoode Judged the Winner of the 2021 Donald G. H. Bowman National Tax Moot, Tax at Osgoode Hall Law School

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Prime Minister launches process to select the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada

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Researchers develop central bank digital currency proposal for Bank of Canada, yFile

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JD student Megan Phyper awarded prize for third-best oralist at Wilson Moot, Osgoode Media Relations

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Osgoode teams take first and second at Canadian National Negotiation Competition., Osgoode Media Relations

Submissions from 2020

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Five Osgoode staff receive awards for outstanding service or leadership: Craig Butosi, Meghan Carrington, Meghan Thomas, Aneta Gasiorowska and Paul Wye, Osgoode Media Relations

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Osgoode LLM candidate Veronica Guido receives $5K CELF scholarship to study Anishinaabe law, Osgoode Media Relations

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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Ontario, Canada.ca

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Professor Emeritus Brian Slattery’s novel “Escape,” written for children aged 10 to 14, has won first prize in the Canadian Writing for Children Competition, 2020, in the “Middle Grade” category, CANSCAIP Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

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Osgoode Professor Benjamin Berger elected to Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Centre of the Americas, Yfile, York University

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PhD candidate Deanne Sowter has won the 2020 CALE/ACEJ Best Paper Award for “The Future Harm Exception: Coercive Control as Serious Psychological Harm and the Challenge for Lawyers’ Ethics”, CALE/ACEJ Canadian Association for Legal Ethics/Association canadienne pour l’ethique juridique

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PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar Jake Okechukwu Effoduh selected as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Frontier Risks, Osgoode Media Relations

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Professor & Associate Dean (Academic) Gus Van Harten’s latest book, “The Trouble with Foreign Investor Protection,” is “essential reading for anyone wanting to know more about the shady world of investment protection.”, Oxford University Press

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Five Osgoode alumni – Sue-Lynn Noel ’01, Jessica Clogg ’97, Lorne MacLean ’82, John Struthers ’83 and Peter Sankoff ’05 LLM – made this year’s Canadian Lawyer Top 25 list, Canadian Lawyer

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Professor Emeritus Kent McNeil’s book, “Flawed Precedent: The St. Catherine’s Case and Aboriginal Title,” has won the Osgoode Society’s 2020 John T. Saywell Prize for Canadian Constitutional Legal History, newswire.ca

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Benjamin Berger, Professor & York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law, elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, The Royal Society

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Professors Trevor Farrow and Lesley Jacobs co-edit a new book, “The Justice Crisis: The Cost and Value of Accessing Law”, York Media Relations

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Professor Signa Daum Shanks appointed Senior Fellow at Massey College for 2020-21, Massey College

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Donors create six new student awards at Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Jayashree Sivakumar ’20 receives this year’s South Asian Bar Association (SABA) Student Recognition Award, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode Professor Janet Walker receives title of Distinguished Research Professor, Yfile, York University

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Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic partners with IIROC to increase supports for vulnerable retail investors, Yfile, York University

New Osgoode tax blog to provide forum for national and international tax conversation, York Media Relations

Congratulations to Ian Stedman on receiving the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP!, IP Osgoode

Signa Daum Shanks to receive Women's Law Association of Ontario 2020 President's Award, Yfile

Professor Emeritus Kent McNeil's latest book is a prize finalist and he has also received a Yale University appointment, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

York professor to lead United Nations Research Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery, Yfile

Law foundation approves grants for investor rights projects of UToronto Law, Osgoode and others, Law Times

York alumna helps match Osgoode students with volunteer opportunities, Yfile

Honouring Osgoode's Best, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Osgoode Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic partners with OKT LLP for new summer fellowship, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic

JD/MBA student's new venture helps people keep up with legislative changes during the pandemic, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Two Osgoode teams each win Best Paper and Best Presentation awards at Copyright Policy Moot 2020 (virtual edition), Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode Class of 2019 steps up to fund summer internships for students, Yfile, York University

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Professor Deborah McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice, contributes a chapter to a book that was officially released on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, OpenBook Publishers

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Osgoode Professor Roxanne Mykitiuk and Faculty of Health Professor Iris Epstein awarded York Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) grant, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Professor Jinyan Li among those receiving York University funding for new COVID-19 research projects, York Media Relations

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The Earth Law Club at Osgoode officially launches its public education website and report on the Rights of Nature, Earth Law Club, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Professor Giuseppina (Pina) D’Agostino, Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, appointed to City of Vaughan’s Smart City Task Force as a stakeholder representative, Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, P.C. Mayor

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Law Society announces 2020 award recipients, Law Society of Ontario

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Nearly $10K raised overnight for sick child of Osgoode Hall Law School staffer, Law Times

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For the second consecutive year, Osgoode takes second place at the Davies Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot Court Competition, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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JD student Avesta Alani receives scholarship offered by the Legal Leaders for Diversity Trust Fund, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode is third overall in International Criminal Court (ICC) North America, Central America and Caribbean Qualifying Round, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode picks up Best Advocate Award (again) at Donald G. H. Bowman National Tax Moot, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode places second overall in IADR 19th Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament; Teams also have strong performances in other ADR competitions, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode places third in the Laskin 2020 Moot held Feb 27-29 in Quebec City, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode takes third place in Wilson Moot held Feb. 21-22 in Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Professor Paul Maharg receives York Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) award for his simulation in higher education project, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Congratulations to this year's Dean's Gold Key honourees, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Meet 2020 Dean for a Day (in waiting) Sebastian Di Domenico, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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OsgoodePD offers online COVID-19 webinars free of charge, yFile, York University

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Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change February 2020, International Bar Association

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Congratulations to Team Osgoode on placing 3rd in the Laskin 2020 Moot held Feb 27-29 in Quebec City., Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Professor Kate Glover Berger to join Osgoode faculty July 1 - Osgoode Hall Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Announcing the 2020 Alumni of Influence - News - Arts & Science - University of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan

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Books illustrate thought leadership in Indigenous-formed and -led research – YFile, yFile, York University

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Feds seek Osgoode Environmental Justice & Sustainability Clinic’s help in Ring of Fire – YFile, yFile, York University

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Toughest global health challenges will be tackled by Distinguished Research Chair at York University – YFile, yFile, York University

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Osgoode Law Games Team Sets New Precedent, Obiter Dicta

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JD student Angela Bain presented the Government of Canada’s questions and comments to the Government of Lesotho’s delegation on Jan. 22 at the 35th session of the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Office of External Relations & Communications, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode sponsored the Toronto Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program on Jan. 22 at Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto and helped serve meals., Office of External Relations & Communications, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Osgoode welcomes McMurtry Visiting Fellow Fathima Cader, yFile, York University

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Graduate Program Assistant Chantel Thompson receives the 2019 Louella Sturdy Leadership Award for outstanding contribution to the Law School through her leadership and teamwork with members of the Osgoode community., Office of External Relations & Communications, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Jamal Greene, Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, to deliver Pierre Genest Lecture at Osgoode Jan. 15 on “The Rights Epidemic”, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Distinguished Research Professor Allan Hutchinson to give 41st Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture at the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law Jan. 30 on “The New Crypto World: Governance on the Margins”, UNB Law Blog

Submissions from 2019

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JD/MES student Christie McLeod, Founder & Managing Director of Human Rights Hub Winnipeg, recognized by Corporate Knights as one of 2019’s top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders, Corporate Knights

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Osgoode and Windsor law schools organize successful Pan-Canadian law school research-a-thon on municipalities and climate change, Office of External Relations & Communications, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Professor Sean Rehaag receives the York Faculty of Graduate Studies 2019 Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award., Office of External Relations & Communications, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Canadian Association for Legal Ethics presents two awards: Best Paper Award to Adjunct Professor Jennifer Leitch ’09 (LLM), ’16 (PhD) & Lifetime Achievement Award to Distinguished Research Professor Allan Hutchinson, CALE/ACEJ

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Congratulations to Professor Emeritus John McCamus and the Honourable Patrick LeSage ’61 on jointly receiving the CIAJ’s 2019 Justice Medal, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice

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Parkdale Community Legal Services receives $30K in Lerners 90th Anniversary Charitable Giveaway, Lerners LLP

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JD student Julia Kalinina and Aoife McCormick, an exchange student last year from Trinity College Dublin, each win a prize for outstanding paper, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Osgoode Digital Commons hits 2.5 million downloads, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Three victory banners unveiled at Osgoode’s 2019 Mooting Celebration, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Visiting Professor David Lepofsky ’79 to receive the Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award from the American College of Trial Lawyers, Office of External Relations & Communications

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IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada announce the winner of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

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PhD candidate Ghuna Bdiwi, a Syrian-born Canadian citizen, appointed to UN-facilitated committee that will rewrite the constitution of Syria, United Nations

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Professors Cynthia Williams (Osgoode) and Janis Sarra (Allard) quoted in speech by Lord Sales of the UK Supreme Court, Anglo-Australasian Law Society

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Christopher McGoey ’19 is second place winner in the Insolvency Institute of Canada’s 2019 Law Student Writing Awards Program, Insolvency Institute of Canada

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Professor Heidi Matthews joins German Law Journal editorial board, Law Times

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Dean Mary Condon announces the appointment of Professor Jonathon Penney to the Osgoode faculty effective July 1, 2020, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Delia Opekokew ’77 – the first Indigenous woman to be called in 1979 to the Ontario and Saskatchewan bars – receives honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from Law Society of Ontario, Office of External Relations & Communications

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New Osgoode podcast called “4 Questions For” launches today, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Professor Karen Drake and colleagues receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant for their project, “Identifying Indigenous Standards for Evaluating Indigenous Persons Courts”, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Professor Signa Daum Shanks elected as Toronto representative on Ontario Bar Association’s Board of Directors for 2019-20, Office of External Relations & Communications

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Two new external appointments for Professor Faisal Bhabha, Office of External Relations & Communications