Appellant Team

Anna graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020. She has a passion for intellectual property law and litigation. Prior to law school, Anna worked as a Registered Nurse in the intensive care unit at Toronto Western Hospital. While at law school, Anna competed in a number of advocacy competitions including the Canadian Client Consultation Competition in Edmonton, and the International Criminal Court Competition in The Hague. Anna is nearing the end of her articles and has accepted a position with Magyar, Bogle & O'Hara in Toronto, Canada. https://magyarbogleohara.com/anna-morish

Alex is a 2020 graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School. Alex developed an interest in intellectual property following a summer exchange at Bucerius Law School after his first year. As an experienced athlete playing high level sports, Alex is passionate about the intercession of sports and intellectual property. During law school, Alex competed in numerous oral advocacy competitions and was involved in various clubs and organizations. In addition, Alex was an active writer for Osgoode Hall’s IP blog, the IPilogue, where he wrote on various topics relating to sports, entertainment, and e-sports. Alex is currently employed at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in Toronto, Canada.

Karin is a third-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada, with a passion for entertainment law and intellectual property. Previously, Karin completed her degree in Media Production at Ryerson University in Toronto and worked as a producer on several projects including historical films and live award shows. At Osgoode, Karin currently serves the student body as the President of the Legal and Literary Society, the Osgoode Hall student government. Over the past three years she has been involved with numerous clubs and activities at the law school and has volunteered with several organizations including the Ontario Bar Association. Karin has spent two summers in the Dentons LLP Toronto office and will be returning to article at the firm later this year.

Stephen is a partner with Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto, Canada; specializing in intellectual property and entertainment law with particular emphasis on structuring, restructuring, finance and litigation. Mr. Selznick is a leading practitioner in entertainment law. He also holds an AV Distinguished™ lawyer’s rating from Martindale-Hubbell, awarded to legal professionals in recognition of pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards, as established by confidential opinions from members of the bar. Mr. Selznick is listed by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s leading sports & entertainment practitioners, and has also been recognized by American Registry’s as a Most Honoured Professional, has been included in World Trademark Review’s top 1,000 trademark lawyers internationally, and as a “Top Lawyer 2012” by Lawyers Weekly's "In House Counsel Magazine". He lectures widely in Canada and abroad on intellectual property and entertainment issues and serves as contributing editor for the Theatre and Motion Picture section and the Author and Publisher section of Canada Law Book’s “O'Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms”. In addition, Mr. Selznick is an Adjunct Professor of Entertainment and Sports Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. https://cassels.com/our_team/stephen-i-selznick/

Professor Pina D’Agostino (Hon BA, York; LLB, Osgoode; MSt and DPhil, Oxon) joined the Osgoode Hall Law School faculty in 2006 and brings creativity and passion to her role as Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program at Osgoode. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue (www.iposgoode.ca), the first IP law blog of its kind, and Founder and Director of Osgoode’s IP Intensive and the IP Innovation Clinic and Editor in Chief of the Intellectual Property Journal (IPJ) https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/faculty-and-staff/dagostino-giuseppina/