Stephanie Ben-Ishai

Professor Ben-Ishai teaches contracts, bankruptcy, commercial law (LLM program) and a seminar in corporate governance.  She has published widely and made numerous Canadian and international conference presentations with respect to her research interests, which include all aspects of business and personal bankruptcy, corporate governance and commercial law.  Professor Ben-Ishai's recent research has been funded by SSHRC, the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Schulich Program on Financial Services, the Industry Canada Insolvency Research Initiative, a Borden Ladner Gervais Research Fellowship, and the Foundation for Legal Research.  She has served as General Editor of the Banking and Finance Law Review, Secretary of the Canadian Law and Economics Association, Member of the Personal Property Security Law Sub-Committee, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, Academic Reporter for the Insolvency Institute of Canada Income Tax Task Force, Member of the International Academy for Commercial and Consumer Law, and Academic Director of the Osgoode Masters in Banking and Finance Law.  Professor Ben-Ishai has acted as a consultant to governments, SROs, and the Law Commission of Canada on commercial and corporate law and policy.  She is a past winner of the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence and Fulbright and SSHRC fellowships.  Before entering academics, Professor Ben-Ishai practised with the Insolvency and Restructuring Group at Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, and also clerked for three judges at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.