Yianni Patiniotis attends Osgoode Hall Law School, and is a joint JD/MBA student at the Schulich School of Business, specializing in Finance.
Prior to law school, he graduated with Dean’s Honours from the Lazaridis School of Business at Wilfrid Laurier, where he majored in Finance and Economics, and was a Varsity Soccer Athlete and Academic All-Canadian. He was admitted into the co-op program and worked as an Investment Analyst at Fidelity Investments, covering equity-focused strategies. In the JD/MBA program, Yianni was a Teaching Assistant for his Advanced Corporate Finance class, and spent a summer working as an Analyst in RBC’s Debt Capital Markets group with the Corporate Banking and in-house legal counsel teams. During his studies, he also worked part-time as an Investment Analyst with TELUS Global Ventures, combining his corporate finance background with the legal elements of venture capital and private equity financing. Committed to legal advocacy, Yianni competed in the Osgoode Constitutional Law Moot. Through Pro Bono Students Canada, he works part-time at the Justice for Children and Youth, providing legal services to at-risk youth in the areas of criminal, tax, immigration, and family law. He recently also secured a placement at Parkdale Legal Services Clinic, working within the Social Assistance, Violence and Health division. Beyond academics and professional pursuits, Yianni is the Executive Director and Founding Board Member of the Epiphany Initiative Foundation, supporting underprivileged student-athletes.
As an avid endurance athlete, he enjoys training for marathons and triathlons in his spare time.