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Fifty years. One JD/MBA community.Alumni, faculty and partners gathered at TD Terrace to celebrate 50 years of JD/MBA (L...
05/29/2026

Fifty years. One JD/MBA community.

Alumni, faculty and partners gathered at TD Terrace to celebrate 50 years of JD/MBA (LLB/MBA) graduates and the first year of the Hennick JD/MBA program, a joint program with the Schulich School of Business.

Over five decades, the program has shaped leaders across law and business.

Thank you to Chancellor Kathleen Taylor (JD/MBA ’84), President Lisa Philipps (LLM ’92) and Jay and Barbara Hennick for their leadership and support, and to the graduates who joined us to mark this milestone.

We look forward to what comes next.

Learn more: https://www.yorku.ca/hennick/

Osgoode’s Jessup Moot team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competitio...
05/22/2026

Osgoode’s Jessup Moot team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, ranking fourth overall in the preliminary rounds and finishing as the last remaining North American school in the competition.

The 2026 team — Patrick Weston (’26), Donya Tamehi (’26), Lina Kohandani (’26), Zakir Kassam (’27), and Nikesh Mehta-Spooner (’27) — also earned international recognition for written and oral advocacy.

Osgoode ranked among the top written submissions in North America and placed eighth globally, while Weston and Mehta-Spooner were named among the top 50 oralists at the international rounds.

The team was coached by Nolan Wilson (JD ’18), Jason Alsbergas (JD ’18), Alexandra Robbins (JD ’24), and Shahbaz Khan (JD ’25) for their mentorship and support.

Congratulations to Emily Kidd White on receiving York University’s President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA...
05/19/2026

Congratulations to Emily Kidd White on receiving York University’s President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA), which recognizes faculty whose scholarship has made a notable impact and contributed to research excellence at the University.

She was recognized for interdisciplinary scholarship contributing to contemporary conversations in legal and political theory, examining the relationship between law, emotion and democratic life.

The award reflects the strength of Osgoode’s research community and its ongoing contributions to legal scholarship, critical inquiry and public discourse in Canada and internationally.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4d2JPxK |

Congratulations to Janice Rubin (LLB ’89) on being named a 2026 Distinction Award recipient by YWCA. Janice has spent m...
05/15/2026

Congratulations to Janice Rubin (LLB ’89) on being named a 2026 Distinction Award recipient by YWCA.

Janice has spent more than three decades advancing protections against workplace harassment and helping to shape how Canadian workplaces address issues of safety and accountability. She is an Osgoode educator and has played a key role in building one of the country’s leading workplace investigation practices.

Read more: https://www.ywcatoronto.org/distinctionawards/2026-award-recipients

Applications are now open for the inaugural Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship.Supported through the ne...
05/14/2026

Applications are now open for the inaugural Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship.

Supported through the new Access to Justice Fund, established by the Raj Anand and Lesley Valentine-Anand Foundation in partnership with Osgoode Hall Law School and the Law Commission of Ontario | Commission du Droit de l'Ontario, the fellowship supports research focused on access to justice in Canada.

Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/erxAkhkQ

Read more about the launch of the Access to Justice Fund: https://lnkd.in/eTBhAAA7

Osgoode recently welcomed back alumnus Dionysios “Dennis” Apostolides (LLB ’83) and his wife, Sophia Voumvakis, 43 years...
05/13/2026

Osgoode recently welcomed back alumnus Dionysios “Dennis” Apostolides (LLB ’83) and his wife, Sophia Voumvakis, 43 years after Dennis first walked the halls as a bursary‑supported student.

That support made law school possible. Today, Dennis and Sophia are paying it forward through a future bequest and a bursary in Dennis’ name, helping ensure JD students with financial need, particularly those interested in Family or Indigenous Law, have the same opportunity to succeed.

Learn more about their return and impact: https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/news/a-return-to-osgoode-after-43-years/

What does bankruptcy law reveal about how societies allocate risk?At Osgoode Hall Law School, Debt’s Grip: Risk and Cons...
05/12/2026

What does bankruptcy law reveal about how societies allocate risk?

At Osgoode Hall Law School, Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy, organized by Professor Stephanie Ben Ishai, brought together scholars and judges from Canada, the US and the UK to examine financial precarity, household debt and the limits of insolvency law.

Across the discussions, one theme surfaced: the kinds of debt people carry are not evenly distributed. Housing costs, student loans and medical expenses shape who absorbs economic shock and how.

Drawing on more than a decade of Consumer Bankruptcy Project data, presenters showed how bankruptcy systems often function as a substitute for broader social policy — offering a window into how institutions assign risk and to whom.

Osgoode welcomed Gabriel Bocksang‑Hola, president of the International Association of Law Schools and Dean of the Facult...
05/11/2026

Osgoode welcomed Gabriel Bocksang‑Hola, president of the International Association of Law Schools and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, during a recent visit to Canada.

Following the IALS Global Law Deans’ Forum in Windsor, where Dean Trevor Farrow moderated a panel on justice values in legal education, the two continued conversations at Osgoode on the future of legal education and the role of experiential learning in preparing practice‑ready lawyers.

We are pleased to share that Professor Giuseppina (Pina) D’Agostino (LLB ’99) has been appointed a Judge of the Federal ...
05/07/2026

We are pleased to share that Professor Giuseppina (Pina) D’Agostino (LLB ’99) has been appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada.

An Osgoode alumna and long-standing member of our faculty, Justice D’Agostino is widely recognized for her work in intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. As the Founding Director of IP Osgoode, she has contributed to legal scholarship, policy development, and legal innovation in Canada.

As she begins this new role in public service, we extend our congratulations and thank her for her many years of contribution to Osgoode and the broader legal community.

Read more: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2026/04/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-a-judicial-appointment-to-the-federal-court0.html

Congratulations to the Osgoode Price Media Law Moot team on their exceptional performance at the International Rounds in...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to the Osgoode Price Media Law Moot team on their exceptional performance at the International Rounds in Oxford.

The team —Emma Swankie, Ebunoluwa Akomolafe, James Staines, Alyssa Muzyk, and researcher Tia Riarh — placed 2nd overall, advancing to the Finals of the competition.

In the Finals, Alyssa Muzyk was awarded 1st Place Best Individual Oralist among all international competitors. James Staines was named Best Oralist and placed 3rd overall for Best Individual Oralist.

Special thanks to Coach Christopher Dias (JD ’20) for his dedicated mentorship and support throughout the competition.

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