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Biography

Dean of Law and Kennedy Chair in Law and Ethics, Chapman University (USA) (2023-. Former Dean of Law, University of Alberta (Canada) (2014-19). Interim CEO, Canadian Bar Association (2021). Recognized internationally by the profession and academy as an expert in regulation and professional responsibility for lawyers in the US and Canada, ethics in corporate contexts, the future of law/legal education, multidisciplinary practice/alternative business structures, and corporate governance issues. Chair, International Bar Association Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee (2023-); American Bar Association International Trade in Legal Services Member (2024-); ABA Professional Regulation Committee member (2020-2023) and Reporter to ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission (2010-13). Former Chair of Canadian Bar Association's National Ethics and Professional Issues Committee. Commercial litigation associate and partner, Davies, Ward (Toronto); Justice & Social Policy Advisor to the Premier of Ontario; in-house counsel to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on ethics and regulatory matters, including the establishment of affiliated law firms. Retained expert for ethics and governance issues in Canada and the US. Experienced keynote speaker and moderator for professional, corporate, and academic audiences. Named Queen's Counsel (now KC), 2020, Alberta, Canada for contributions to legal education and the legal profession. B.A., LLB. (Toronto), M.Phil (Cambridge -- International Relations); JSM, JSD (Stanford).