Kassandra Taverner
Articling Student
she/herKassandra is an articling student-at-law at TDS with an interest in intellectual property, real estate, corporate, and commercial law.
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Kassandra is an articling student-at-law at TDS with an interest in intellectual property, real estate, corporate, and commercial law.
Kassandra graduated from Robson Hall in 2025. In the summer of 2023 and 2024, as well as throughout her second year and third year of law school, Kassandra worked for and participated in the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts, where she assisted entrepreneurs, artists, start-ups, not-for-profits, and family-run businesses across a variety of industries.
Kassandra has been actively engaged in the legal and student community throughout her time at law school. She co-chaired the Manitoba Law Students Association Clinical Experience Committee, served on the MLSA Constitution & Policy Committee and held several leadership roles within the Robson Hall IP & Technology Law Group, and Robson Hall Harm Reduction Group. In addition, Kassandra contributed to public legal education through her volunteer work with Pro Bono Students Canada.
Prior to law school, Kassandra obtained her Bachelor of Science from the University of Manitoba in 2020, majoring in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology.
Additional Information
Juris Doctor, University of Manitoba (Robson Hall), 2025
Bachelor of Science, University of Manitoba, 2020
Gerald W. Schwartz Gold Medal in Business Law, 2025
Max Kaplan Prize in Legal Aspects of Business Planning for Business Planning and Finance Law, 2025
D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prizes in Law in Property Law, 2023
Speaker on “Empowering Artists: Legal Information on Negotiations, Contracts, and Intellectual Property,” Manitoba Arts Network Showcase, Brandon, Manitoba, October 2024.
Kassandra spoke about her story as an artist and law student and about the importance of the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts at the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts Launch Event at Government House, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 2024.
Speaker on “What Else Do I Need to Know? Contracts and Copyright,” Creative Manitoba (Exchange Art Incubator session), Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 2024.
