Natalia Bernal Garcia is an articling student in the firm's Toronto office.
Natalia earned her LLB from the University of Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. She obtained her first LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she received a merit distinction. She completed her second LLM at Osgoode Hall Law School in Canadian Common Law. Additionally, she studied philosophy and political science at Viterbo University, USA, where she was an Honours student.
Natalia practiced law for four years in Colombia at a global law firm in the M&A group. She also worked as a lawyer in the International Treaty Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombia. During her legal studies, Natalia’s team was recognized in the Jessup Moot Court for Best Exhibition Memorials (applicant and respondent) in Washington DC. Natalia was also actively involved in several internships and assistant roles. She interned at the United Nations Office Against Drug and Crime, and served as a delegate at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20). Additionally, she was a Legal Researcher for the Legal Clinic in Prisons, providing legal assistance to inmates and contributing to an amicus brief for the Interamerican Court of Human Rights. She co-authored two publications in International Criminal Law and contributed to a chapter on social mobility migration in Latin America, which was published by Palgrave. Natalia was part of the Osgoode LLM Student Committee. In her spare time, Natalia enjoys working on her tea connoisseurship, having worked at Fortnum & Mason in England, and rowing, as a former captain of the women’s team at Bogota’s Rowing Club. She also enjoys horseback riding.