Navi Gill

Navi Gill is a PartTime Lecturer at the Department of Criminology within the College of Arts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She has been teaching at KPU since 2006 and has maintained a parallel career as a lawyer since 2003 and Crown Counsel since 2004. Her work extends to community engagement, including service on boards, guest lecturing, and addressing systemic barriers in society.

• DPGENS (Douglas), BA (Simon Fraser University), JD (University of Calgary), LLM (York University)

Her academic and professional focus spans critical areas such as:

• International and Domestic Human Rights
• International and Domestic Criminal Law
• Advocacy and Trial Strategy
• Dispute and Conflict Resolution
• Hate Crimes
• Human Trafficking and Wildlife Exploitation
• Clinical Legal Education
• Anti-Corruption Policies
• Anti-Terrorism Policies

Navi has received recognition for her contributions, including:

• 2017 Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law
• 2017 Canadian delegate to the National Association of Attorneys General Training and Research Institute in Washington, DC and New York City
• Nominee for Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canadian Lawyer Magazine (2018, 2020, 2021)
• Short-listed for Dean of Arts Teaching Award (2020)