vanessa cosco
During law school Vanessa received the Justice Arnold F. Moir Scholarship and the National Trust Award. As a law student she was a research assistant for the University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute where she assisted in the research and writing of several papers, primarily related to health information legislation.
After graduation, Vanessa articled at the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal, and the firm of Reynolds, Mirth, Richards and Farmer. She then became a legal counsel to the Alberta Court of Appeal where she did research and writing for the Court for three years.
Vanessa joined Chivers Carpenter as a research lawyer in December, 2005. Since then she has written papers, legal opinions, briefs and factums on a variety of issues relating to labour, employment, human rights and privacy law.
Vanessa enjoys running, hiking and doing yoga whenever she can.
Professional Accreditation
- Admitted to the Bar of Alberta – 2002
Education
- LLB University of Alberta, 2001
- M.A. University of British Columbia, 1997
- B.A. University of Alberta, 1993
Professional Activities
- Member, Labour and Employment Section, CBA North
- Member, Administrative Law Section, CBA North
- Volunteer and Community Involvement
- Urgent Action Network, Amnesty International