| Professor Giuseppina (Pina) D'Agostino, HonBA (York), LLB (Osgoode), MSt and DPhil (Oxford), of the Bar of Ontario. | Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino joined Osgoode's faculty in 2006. Before her appointment, she was recruited by the Federal government’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program to work on domestic and international copyright reform matters for the Department of Canadian Heritage. She completed her doctoral and masters studies with distinction at the University of Oxford and was the recipient of various scholarships including a SSHRC fellowship. Her book Copyright, Contracts, Creators is forthcoming (Edward Elgar 2009). Her work on freelance authors and digital copyright issues has been the subject of various speaking engagements and publications including, “Canada’s Robertson Ruling: Any Practical Significance for Copyright Treatment of Freelance Authors?” (2007) 29 EIPR 66. More recently, her article “Healing Fair Dealing? A Comparative Copyright Analysis of Canada’s Fair Dealing to U.K. Fair Dealing and U.S. Fair Use” (2008) 53 McGill L.J. 3 was based on a study she conducted for the Canadian government on the copyright doctrine of fair dealing. Before her return to Canada, Professor D’Agostino was a Lecturer at the University of Oxford where she taught Jurisprudence and remains a Research Associate of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC). She is an active member in the legal community and has served as editor for various law journals, including the Osgoode Hall Law Journal (OHLJ) and the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal (OUCLJ). She is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Program as well as founder of IPilogue.ca, the first student-populated blog of its kind on IP. Before her graduate studies, Professor D’Agostino worked for a large Toronto law firm where she practiced corporate and technology law. Her research interests are wide-ranging and span transnational, comparative and domestic aspects of intellectual property law; technology and science and how these interrogate core areas of the law (such as intellectual property, contract, labour, health, human rights and privacy law); copyright contract; legal reform, public policy and knowledge-transfer issues. |
| Craig Garbe | C raig is the Editor-in-Chief for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds an Honours B.A. in Communication Theory and Business from the University of Waterloo and a diploma in Professional Film Studies from Capilano College in Vancouver, BC. His legal interests include International Law, Aboriginal rights, and Canadian government policy. Craig currently works with the Criminal Law division of Osgoode’s Community Legal Aid Programme, representing clients before the Ontario Court of Justice. |
| Neha Chugh | Neha is the Executive Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and a B.S.W from the University of Waterloo as well as an M.Sc. in Planning from the University of Guelph. Neha was a S.S.H.R.C. scholar, and her research areas are community development, cities and infrastructure planning, women's health and social policy. Neha has worked for Pro Bono Students Canada as Osgoode's student coordinator. She will be articling in the area of Criminal Law in 2010. Neha loves working out, curling up with a good book, and hanging out at her local eatery. |
| Conrad Seaman | Conrad is the technical lead and Senior Forum Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds a B.Math in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a Juris Doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to law school he worked in the software development and advertising industries as a technical contractor and project manager for over five years. Conrad also studied philosophy in his undergrad and holds a religious studies minor. Conrad is articling with an IP boutique on Bay St. and intends to focus on technology transfer, patents and intellectual property licensing during his career. |
| Ken Pimentel | Ken is the Senior Articles and Essay Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in criminology and Master of Arts degree in Political Science at York University. He is currently in his third year of study at Osgoode Hall Law School. While a graduate student, Ken was actively involved in various areas of student government and participated in numerous student-driven initiatives. In pursuing his studies at Osgoode, he was a division leader with the Community and Legal Aid Services Programme where he represented clients at various courts and tribunals and participated in community outreach activities and law reform initiatives. He recently summered at a commercial real estate firm in Toronto where he will be returning to complete his articles. |
| James Harnum | James is the Senior Policy Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds an Honours B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. While at Osgoode, he has worked at Parkdale Community Legal Services, Ecojustice and the Workers’ Action Centre. James hopes to practice in labour, environmental or criminal law. In September of 2010 he will begin a clerkship at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. |
| Samantha Scott | Samantha is the Senior Notes Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. She holds an Honours B.A. in Law and Society from York University. At Osgoode, Samantha holds executive positions on several student clubs and has volunteered for the 519 Wills Clinic, Jane-Finch Community Legal Services and the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples through ProBono Students Canada. Since 2007 Samantha has acted as a Research Assistant for a distinguished Canadian constitutional litigator; this research focused on aboriginal women’s issues and on equality. During her first summer Samantha worked with persons with mental health issues at a local community legal aid clinic, and this past summer at a constitutional law boutique. She will be splitting her articles between a union-side labour firm and the legal department of a large private sector union. |
| Joy Mathews | Joy is a Contributing Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds a B.PHE (Kinesiology), Honours B.A. (Bioethics/Philosophy) and is an MA candidate (Philosophy) from the University of Toronto. Joy interest’s concentrate in social and legal theory with a focus towards how ideas of ethics and health intersect law and democracy. Joy currently sits on a Research Ethics Board as well as the Board of Directors for Parkdale Community Legal Services. Outside of school, Joy is extensively involved in youth-based community projects in the Parkdale area and the re-imaging of Poverty Law. |
| Ryan Menezes | Ryan is a Contributing Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds a B.Comm (Hons.) in Economics and Finance from the University of Guelph. Ryan spent his last year working as a legal writer for the Bank of Montreal. He is a member of the South Asian Bar Association and the South Asian Law Students Association. Ryan’s interests are in the area of economic policy, finance, and market theory. |
| Jonathan Lee | Jonathan is a Contributing Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds a B.A.H. in Political Studies from Queen's University, and an M.A. in Public Policy & Administration from Ryerson University. His work as a Master's student covered a broad range of topics, including deliberative democracy, education policy and charity law reform. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys watching NBA highlights and jamming with his band. |
| Ritchie Jacob | Ritchie is a Contributing Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He holds a B.A.H. in Criminology and Justice from the Ontario Institute of Technology. Ritchie has worked as a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and as a legal researcher and Co-op student at a legal clinic and the Crown Attorney’s office respectively. He has also volunteered extensively with various victim support groups. |
| Sean P. Lynch | Sean is an Advisory Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He was both the founder and inaugural Editor-in-Chief. He also has been the Executive Editor and continues to provide advice to the Editorial Board in his current capacity. He holds a B.A. in English from Cornell University where he was a New York State Merit Scholar and a Leader of Tomorrow Scholar. In addition to his work in English, Sean has concentrations in government, law and society, and creative writing. At Osgoode, Sean pursued a specialization in Intellectual Property and was a finalist for the Gowlings LLP prize in intellectual property for 2007-2008. Sean has worked extensively in criminal law on two first-degree murder trials. He is currently articling at a major firm on Bay St. |
| Adrian Scotchmer | A drian is an Advisory Editor for the Osgoode Hall Review of Law and Policy. He was the Editor-in-Chief from September 2008-January 2010. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University and an Honours B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Toronto. |
