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 the Honourable Sarah E. Pepall, David M. Brown and Benjamin Zarnett, and the Supreme Court of Canada for the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada.
Areas of Expertise
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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Osler Update Jul 24, 2024
SCC affirms limited government immunity for enacting Charter-violating legislation
On July 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a significant decision on the availability of damages under the Canadian Charter of...
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Webinar Apr 30, 2024
Indigenous Law Insights: SCC interpretation of individual charter rights vs. collective Indigenous rights and federal duty to consult breach
Staying abreast of developments in Indigenous law and policy is critical for legal and business professionals in many industries across Canada. To...
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Osler Update Apr 17, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada applies the Charter to Indigenous government
The Supreme Court of Canada recently settled important questions regarding the interplay between the collective rights of Indigenous peoples and...
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Webinar Feb 27, 2024
Indigenous Law Insights: River Dena Council v. Yukon Indigenous mining project consultation and the SCC upholds Bill C-92 constitutionality
Staying abreast of developments in Indigenous law and policy is critical for legal and business professionals in many industries across Canada. To...
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Media Mentions
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Osler News Mar 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: 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
