Ankita is an associate in the Disputes Group of our Toronto office.
She completed her J.D. at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she graduated in the top 2% of her class with several academic honours, and her LL.M. at Harvard Law School, where she was awarded multiple Dean’s Scholar Prizes and the Dean’s Award for Community Leadership.
Prior to joining Osler, Ankita served as a law clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario for Justice Sarah E. Pepall, Justice David M. Brown and Justice Benjamin Zarnett, and at the Supreme Court of Canada for Chief Justice Richard Wagner.
Representative Work
- First Quality Enterprises LLC
First Quality Enterprises in its acquisition of Domtar’s Pulp and Paper Mill in Dryden, Ontario
First Quality Enterprises in its acquisition of Domtar’s Pulp and Paper Mill in Dryden, Ontario
Latest Insights
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Blog April 3, 2025
Major developments in Indigenous law in 2025
2025 has already seen several important developments touching on Aboriginal rights, the duty to consult, UNDRIP, land-use planning and more.
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Blog March 31, 2025
Recent decisions on the duty to consult, treaty rights and legislative updates
We discuss a few recent decisions and new legislation affecting the duty to consult and treaty rights.
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Blog March 18, 2025
Key legal updates on Aboriginal rights
The doctrine of Aboriginal rights continues to evolve.
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Blog March 14, 2025
Recent developments in Aboriginal title
After some major recent decisions, the legal doctrine of Aboriginal title continues to evolve.
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Media Mentions
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Osler News April 4, 2025
Osler lawyers recognized by Pro Bono Ontario in 2024 ‘Honour Roll’
Osler is proud to announce that 15 of the firm’s lawyers have made Pro Bono Ontario’s third annual Honour Roll, which recognizes the...
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Osler News February 25, 2025
Osler participates in the Legal AI Hackathon (Toronto)
As artificial intelligence reshapes the legal industry, Osler is at the forefront of this transformation — actively shaping the delivery of legal...
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Osler News August 1, 2024
Ankita Gupta appointed to Young Advocates Standing Committee
Ankita Gupta, an associate in the Disputes Group in our Toronto office, has been appointed to the Young Advocates Standing Committee (YASC) of The...
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Osler News March 6, 2024
Pro Bono Ontario’s 2023 ‘Honour Roll’ includes 13 Osler lawyers
Pro Bono Ontario named 13 Osler lawyers to its second annual Honour Roll.
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Community Involvement
- Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), Director
- Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, National Rapporteur
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Indigenous Law Insights: a look at the duty to consult test and declaratory relief
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: SCC interpretation of individual charter rights vs. collective Indigenous rights and federal duty to consult breach
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: River Dena Council v. Yukon Indigenous mining project consultation and the SCC upholds Bill C-92 constitutionality
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: Federal UNDRIP action plan update and the importance of consultation in Indigenous negotiations
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: Métis Nation of Ontario self-government agreement and the federal Interpretation Act non-derogation clause
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: Federal and B.C. UNDRIP updates and energy project commitments made to Manitoba Métis Federation
Read moreIndigenous Law Insights: Blueberry First Nations implementation agreement and the current state of First Nations self-government agreements
Read morePublished Work
“Bursting the Privacy Bubble: The Right to be Forgotten and the Google Reference” (2022) The Advocates Quarterly 52:3 at 368 (co-authored).
“Shareholder Engagement and Voting in Canada” in Chao Xi, Harpreet Kaur, Christoph Van der Elst & Anne Lafarre, Handbook of Comparative Shareholder Engaging and Voting (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2022) (co-authored).
“Walkovszky v. Carlton” in Anne Choike, Usha R. Rodrigues & Kelli Alces Williams, Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Corporate Law (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2023) (co-authored).
Credentials
Education
- Harvard Law School, LL.M.
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- University of Toronto, BBA (Finance)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society
