Simon Stern

Simon Stern is a Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he has taught since 2007, holding progressively senior positions from Assistant to full Professor since 2019. He serves as Chair in Innovation Law (2020-present) and Director of the Center for Innovation Law & Policy (2012-present). His research bridges legal doctrines with literary/intellectual history, focusing on legal fictions, the "reasonable man" standard, and intersections between law and sexuality.

• Ph.D. in English (UC Berkeley), J.D. (Yale), B.A. in English (Yale, magna cum laude)
• Editor-in-Chief of Yale Journal of Law & Humanities during law school

Research interests include: law and literature, legal history, sexuality and the law, criminal law, and intellectual property. His work examines narrative techniques in legal reasoning, evidentiary standards, and historical evolution of legal concepts through literary frameworks.

Recent publications analyze legal fictions, reasonable person standard evolution, and 19th-century tort law narratives. He co-edits Oxford University Press' Law and Literature series and the New Rambler Review.

• 2012 SLS Partnership Award for student advocacy
• 2023-2026 President of academic organization
• Serves on SSHRC Insight Grants Committee and multiple editorial boards