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Leanna Katz

Leanna Katz

Schulich Fellow

20142025

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Leanna's research connects social welfare and financial laws. As a doctoral candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law, her thesis analyzes the rise of finance in the welfare state. She also served as inaugural director of the Transnational Justice Clinic at McGill. Prior to her graduate work, she litigated antitrust and securities cases in New York and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Leanna earned her LL.M. from Harvard Law School, J.D. from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, and a B.A.Sc. from McMaster University's Arts and Science Program.

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Education/Academic qualification

LLM, Harvard Law School

2019 → 2020

JD, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law

2013 → 2016

BA, McMaster University

2008 → 2012

PhD, McGill University, Faculty of Law

2022 → …

Research Interests

  • Climate Litigation
  • Transnational Law
  • Welfare State

Disciplines

  • Contracts
  • Business Organizations Law

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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