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Ian Lee is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, specializing in constitutional law, corporate law, and European Union law. He joined the Faculty in 2003 after clerking with Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé of the Supreme Court of Canada and Justice Mark MacGuigan of the Federal Court of Appeal, and practicing at a global law firm in Paris and New York. He served as Associate Dean (JD Program) from 2012 to 2015 and is admitted to practice in Ontario and New York.
His educational background includes a B.Com. (1991), LL.B. (1994) from the University of Toronto, and an LL.M. (1998) from Harvard Law School. Lee has taught at the University of Sydney Law School and the University of Graz, reflecting his international expertise.
Lee's research critically examines constitutional interpretation, corporate governance, and EU legal frameworks. His work on 'pith and substance' analysis, corporate criminal liability as team-member responsibility, and the intersection of economics with constitutional rights demonstrates interdisciplinary depth. Recent publications focus on sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility, and comparative business regulation, revealing evolving interests toward ethical business practices and regulatory innovation.
His scholarly output shows consistent engagement with Canadian constitutional jurisprudence while expanding into European and global business law contexts. The trend indicates growing emphasis on sustainable business models, corporate purpose debates, and the economic dimensions of constitutional rights.
Lee has contributed significantly to legal education through casebooks including Canadian Constitutional Law (6th ed., 2022) and Cases, Materials and Notes on Partnerships and Canadian Business Corporations (6th ed., 2011), shaping curricula in constitutional and corporate law. His SSRN page hosts numerous preprints, facilitating broad scholarly access to his work.
Professional engagements include teaching constitutional law courses (Constitutional Law B/C, Advanced Constitutional Law), contributing to edited collections on assisted human reproduction, and publishing op-eds in The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, and The Lawyers' Weekly on corporate governance and constitutional issues.
