Tamara Kljakic

Tamara Kljakic

Associate, Litigation

Contact Information

tkljakic@osler.com

tel: 416.862.6412

Office

Toronto

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2023

Education

  • University of Western Ontario, J.D.
  • University of Western Ontario, B.A. (Honours)

Language(s)

English, Serbian

Tamara is an associate in Osler's litigation group. She maintains a broad civil and commercial litigation practice, with an emphasis on corporate and securities litigation, class action defence, and environmental and other regulatory disputes. Tamara also maintains a pro-bono practice advising athletes and coaches on sports related disputes before the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada.

Prior to obtaining her J.D. from Western University, Tamara earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Western University, double majoring in Psychology and Sociology/Criminology. While in law school, Tamara worked as a research assistant to Professor Richard H. McLaren, O.C. focusing on insolvency and restructuring, secured transactions, sport law appeals and sport governance projects. Tamara also managed content for the Ontario Annotated Personal Property Security Act and the Secured Transactions in Personal Property in Canada Practitioner’s Manual.  Tamara won first place in the Cherniak Cup Trial Advocacy Competition and represented Western Law’s advocacy team at the Warren K. Winkler Class Actions Moot.

Tamara joined Osler as a summer student in 2021 and completed her articles with the firm in 2022-2023.

  • Legal Aid Ontario, Pro Bono Ontario, Duty Counsel Volunteer
  • Pro Bono Legal Representative for the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada