Business Law and Tax Law
The law relating to business and taxation. Our faculty members are doing research in areas that include corporate finance, entrepreneurial law, estate planning, international taxation, liability for director malfeasance, corporate governance, the regulation of transnational corporations, bankruptcy and restructuring law, regulation of the Canadian and international mining sector, tax law, charity law, and the regulation of renewable energy markets.
Our Researchers
Jassmine Girgis
- Criminal, regulatory and private law liability for director malfeasance in Canada
- Director and officer liability
- Corporate law
- Commercial law
- Contract law
- Bankruptcy and restructuring law
Allan Ingelson
- Regulation of the Canadian and International Energy and Mining Sector
- Coal Bed Methane
- Alternate Energy
- Environmental Impact Assessments
Evaristus Oshionebo
- Law and policy governing extraction and mining of natural resources
- Corporate responsibility
- Corporate governance
- Regulation of transnational corporations
- Sustainable development
- Intellectual property law
- International investment law
Fenner Stewart
- Energy Market Reform
- Corporate Governance
- Responsible Regulation
- Legal Theory
Rudiger Tscherning
- International and Comparative Energy and Natural Resources Law and Policy
- The Conflict of Laws (Private International Law)
- International Infrastructure and Construction Law
- International Nuclear Law and Policy
- International Commercial Law
- Transportation of Energy and Commodities
Kristen van de Biezenbos
- Energy Extraction, Transportation, and Land Use Issues
- Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy
- Renewable Energy Markets and Regulation
- Offshore Energy Law
Catching the Entrepreneurial Bug
Professions such as social work and health care aren't traditionally associated with entrepreneurial thinking, but UCalgary faculty members across campus are incorporating that mindset into their disciplines.
Related Clinics
- BLG Business Venture Clinic
- Intellectual Property Clinic
- Tax Court Assistance Program
Related Moots
- Davies’ Corporate/Securities Moot
- Donald G. Bowman National Tax Moot