Newsha practices in the areas of labour law, employment law and litigation, and professional regulation and discipline. This includes advocacy on behalf of unionized and non-unionized workers in all matters arising from their employment in private arbitration, regulatory proceedings, tribunals, and trial and appellate level courts.
Newsha received her JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2023, where she pursued her interest in labour and employment law in a social justice context. While at Osgoode Hall Law School, Newsha completed a placement within the Workers' Rights division at Parkdale Community Legal Services and she held research assistant positions in the areas of labour and employment law, human rights, and Indigenous legal orders and governance. Newsha was also selected to conduct research and writing for the 1st Supplement to the Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples for the Law Society of Ontario in 2022.
Prior to pursuing her legal education, Newsha earned a Bachelor of Commerce in 2015 from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and was an executive search consultant for five years. These experiences afford Newsha a strong understanding of employment relationships and the labour market, and she regularly draws on this knowledge in her advocacy for working people.
As an immigrant and first-generation lawyer, Newsha is committed to social advocacy through a decolonial and feminist praxis. Newsha currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Parkdale Community Legal Clinic. Newsha has been a Planning Committee Co-Chair for Homeless Connect Toronto since 2020, a volunteer-run charity which supports people across the GTA in ending homelessness in their lives. She is also a member of the Governance Committee of the Sherbourne Health Board of Directors, a Toronto-based provider of integrated health services, particularly for those who are newcomers, unhoused, and 2SLGBTQ.