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Professor Poonam Puri Awarded Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Research Fellowship
No full textYork University Professors Poonam Puri and Catriona Sandilands have been named as two of only five scholars across Canada to be awarded prestigious research fellowships by The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation this year
Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri to receive the Law Society Medal
No full textOsgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri and alumna Susan Kyle (LLB \u2791) have each been awarded The Law Society Medal, one of the highest honours granted to members of Ontario\u27s legal professions
Professor Poonam Puri appointed a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission for a two-year term
No full textTORONTO, Jan. 26, 2018 /CNW/ - Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the following appointments to the Commission. These Commissioners will each serve a two-year term.
Poonam Puri is a respected scholar and commentator on issues of corporate governance, corporate law, securities law and financial regulation. For the past 20 years, she has been a Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she teaches and conducts research on securities regulation and investor protection. Poonam was one of two research directors for the Expert Panel on Securities Regulation, Federal Ministry of Finance, which led to the proposed common securities regulator
Professor Poonam Puri and FAIR Canada Receive Law Foundation of Ontario Grant to Create Investor Protection Clinic and Living Lab -- the First Legal Clinic of its Kind in Canada
No full textA grant of close to $100,000 from the Law Foundation of Ontario will fund the creation of a new legal clinic spearheaded by Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri in partnership with FAIR Canada
Professors Poonam Puri and Obiora Okafor Receive 2016-17 Harry Arthurs Collaborative Research Grants
No full textThe Harry Arthurs Fund (named after Professor Emeritus Harry Arthurs) is intended to encourage and enhance the intellectual life at Osgoode by promoting collaborative scholarly endeavours. The recipients of the 2016-17 Harry Arthurs Collaborative Research Grants are:
Professor Poonam Puri
“The award will fund “Of Efficiency, Certainty, Protection & Fairness: A Reading Group on Future Directions in Business in Law in Canada.” The project will involve several group meetings on selected topics in business law. The group will include, but not be limited to, colleagues in the business law area. The project will involve discussing our own research, discussing the research of invited scholars, and/or discussing a selected reading for the session. A small number of graduate students and/or JD students may be invited. The reading group will allow us to cross-fertilize, think laterally under the broad banner of business law, and hopefully inspire new ideas and further collaborative research.”
Professor Obiora Okafor
“The award will fund a Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) seminar/discussion group series, and facilitate close academic engagement between the collaborating Osgoodeafaculty and non-Osgoode scholars. The substantive focus of the series is on the latest currents in and applications of Third World Approaches to International Law theory and praxis. The series brings to Osgoode and York about three to five emerging or established scholars who work within, or engage in some way, the TWAIL movement in international law scholarship, and who will catalyze the anticipated discussion sessions/seminars.
Celebrating Excellence in Legal Writing
No full textThe Ontario government has awarded the 2020 David Walter Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing to Poonam Puri.
Poonam Puri is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she also served as Associate Dean. She holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School and received her Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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Celebrating Excellence in Legal Writing
No full textThe Ontario government has awarded the 2020 David Walter Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing to Poonam Puri.
Poonam Puri is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she also served as Associate Dean. She holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School and received her Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Tethyan Resources announces appointment of Professor Poonam Puri to Board of Directors
No full textTethyan Resources announced on April 22 the appointment of Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri to its board of directors.
Tethyan Resources is a member of the Augusta Group of Companies, and is a precious and base metals mineral exploration company incorporated in England and Wales and listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Tethyan is focused on the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt in Eastern Europe, mainly Serbia, where it is acquiring and exploring a portfolio of quality precious and base metals projects with known mineralization and compelling drill targets. It emphasizes responsible engagement with local communities and stakeholders, and is committed to the proactive implementation of Good International Industry Practice (GIIP) and sustainable health, safety and environmental management.
Puri is a professor of law and former associate dean at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also an affiliated scholar to Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Puri is one of Canada’s most respected scholars and commentators on issues of corporate governance, corporate law, securities law and financial regulation. Puri is currently a commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission and serves on the board of directors of the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
On the board of directors for Tethyan Resources, Puri replaces Michael Andrews who has resigned to focus on his professional commitments at a number of other companies where he holds senior executive positions.
Jerrold Annett, chief executive officer, said, “We would like to thank Dr. Andrews for his long-term support and wish him well in his future endeavours. We are very pleased to have Professor Puri join our board, bringing deep expertise in the area of corporate governance as she did at Arizona Mining. With the closing of our $5-million private placement last week, we are well funded for our 2019 exploration program.”
More information can be found on Tethyan’s website
Progress on Canada Infrastructure Bank: Directors Named
No full textFaculty mentioned/quoted: Professor Poonam Puri
This Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School Helps People Who Face Financial Fraud
No full textFaculty/Osgoode mention: Professor Poonam Puri & Osgoode Investor Protection Clini
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