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YOUNG INFLUENCERS
CHARLES OSUJI
Calgary
Managing Partner, Osuji & Smith Lawyers
By the age of 30, Charles Osuji, an internationally trained lawyer from Nigeria, bought a 37-year-old firm wherein he had served
as an articling student not long before. Today, Osuji & Smith is a thriving small-sized firm that offers multi-generational and
multi-cultural perspectives to its client base. The firm's diverse staff includes lawyers who are educated or trained abroad,
as well as individuals who can speak English, Igbo, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French, Hindi,
Punjabi and Urdu. Professionals at Osuji & Smith can bring their diverse legal, financial and lived experiences to the table,
which is what sets the firm apart from others. Charles Osuji acts as a role model for young professionals and as a mentor to
the associate lawyers, articling students and legal assistants at the firm. For these reasons, Three Best Rated has consistently
named Osuji & Smith, beginning in 2017, as one of the top-rated employment and business firms in Calgary.
