The Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic is operated by a team of highly-educated and motivated students. Many students have a business, finance, economics, or related background that helps them in understanding the complex issues faced by the Clinic. All legal work conducted by the Clinic is approved by highly-qualified lawyers that are from the Clinic’s supervising law firm. The Clinic directors manages the daily operations of the Clinic and conducts the teaching component.
Azka Anees
Is a third-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Azka spent the summer of her second year at Shearman & Sterling LLP, where she split her time between the capital markets and M&A practices. Prior to law school, Azka completed a graduate degree in Philosophy and Public Policy at the London School of Economics. She is looking forward to assisting the Clinic provide legal support and education to investors from vulnerable communities.
Muzammil Chatha
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to attending law school, he completed his bachelor's degree in commerce specializing in finance from York University. He spent this past summer working for the Legal Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Finance. He is interested in securities regulation, advocacy, and corporate law.
Diana Damiani
Is a third-year JD/MBA student at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. Prior to attending law school, she obtained her BBA from the Schulich School of Business. Diana has experience working in various strategy and consulting roles. She is excited to leverage her academic background to increase access to meaningful legal advice and help those who have suffered financial harm.
Mathieu Hergett-Rozier
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he serves as the Co-President of the Osgoode Charity Law Association. Prior to studying at Osgoode, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Linguistics at McGill University. Mathieu spent the past summer working at the IPC as a summer student caseworker, where he has had the opportunity to merge his interest in capital markets with his passion for public advocacy. Mathieu is excited to continue helping harmed investors during the coming academic year.
Josephine Hu
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Josephine has extensive experience working in real estate, which emphasized the importance of consumer protection to her. Prior to law school, Josephine obtained her Honours Specialized Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at York University where she held several leadership roles in advocacy organizations. She looks forward to leveraging her education and experiences to advocate for harmed investors.
Emma Kirwin
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Before her time at Osgoode, Emma went to Brock University and served as the Editor-in-Chief and President of Brock’s student newspaper. She is a co-founder of a start-up and is passionate about investment and securities law.
Ayisha Malik
Is a third-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to Osgoode, Ayisha completed her B.A. at the University of Toronto. Ayisha spent her past summer working as a Summer Law Student at Morguard, a commercial real estate corporation. She is ecstatic to be part of the IPC this year and help aggrieved clients.
Zane Nasir
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Zane’s undergrad was in psychology and neuroscience at the University of Toronto (St George location). Zane has managed assets for high net worth clients and has participated in two class action lawsuits in the Canadian and American markets. Zane’s main extracurriculars are passionately advocating for the economic interests of disadvantaged individuals, and chess, in which he has been Canadian champion three times.
Alex Qanbery
Is a third-year JD/MBA student at Osgoode Hall Law and Schulich School of Business. Before attending law school, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. Alex spent this past summer at the Investment Industry Association of Canada working to modernize securities regulations. He looks forward to supporting harmed investors to exercise their rights.
Abilash Sathyakumar
Is a third-year JD/MBA student at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. This past summer, he worked as a summer student at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Prior to law school, he obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration and completed internships in investment banking and corporate finance. He looks forward to applying his prior experience and assisting harmed investors.
Angelie Vivekanand
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to Osgoode, Angelie obtained a degree in Honours Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University. Angelie spent her past summer working as a 1L Summer Student at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and has prior experience interning at an asset management firm. Angelie is excited to leverage her advocacy skills and academic background to make a true impact on IPC clients.
Jialin Zheng
Is a second-year JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School, currently serving as the President of the Osgoode Securities Law Association. Before joining Osgoode, Jialin completed her B.A.(Hons.) in Environmental Geography and Visual Arts from the University of Toronto and worked in the financial industry. This past summer, Jialin worked as a summer caseworker at the IPC and as a research assistant for Professor Poonam Puri. She is looking forward to a fulfilling year to assisting IPC clients.
