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Protection of Intangible Business Interests is an elective course in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Intellectual Property Law. The course explores how the common law protects valuable business information and relationships that fall outside traditional intellectual property regimes, such as trade s … Read more »

When Nigerian lawyer Opeyemi Theresa Oloruntogbe arrived in Canada, she expected a fresh start, but it wasn’t exactly what she planned for.  After practicing law for almost two years in Nigeria, Opeyemi was excited to begin the LLM in Canadian Common Law at Osgoode Professional Development to mov … Read more »

Construction projects are – and always have been – a recipe for disputes, according to Tim Mavko. Over the course of three decades in practice, Mavko – counsel at RMRF LLP and one of four program directors for Osgoode’s Certificate in Construction Law – says the fundamental characteristics … Read more »

Patricia Morrison remembers a time when she could count the members of Calgary’s construction law bar on her fingers. Still a relatively new call when her firm merged to become the national firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in March 2000, Morrison – one of three new program advisors for Osgoode’s … Read more »

If you’re just thinking about implementing artificial intelligence solutions at your public sector institution, Constantine Karbaliotis has news for you. “You’re already doing it,â€� says privacy and AI compliance lawyer Karbaliotis, explaining that it’s likely many employees have gone ahead … Read more »