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Dr. Remus Valsan is a Senior Lecturer in Corporate Law at the University of Edinburgh's School of Law, where he has been teaching since May 2011. He is affiliated with both the Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law and the Edinburgh Centre for Private Law, and is currently accepting PhD students for research supervision.
Dr. Valsan's educational background includes a Doctor of Civil Law from McGill University, Montreal; a Master of Laws from the University of Alberta, Edmonton; and a Bachelor of Civil Law from Nicolae Titulescu University, Bucharest. He has also served as a visiting researcher at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law in Lausanne and at the European Union Centre of Excellence at the University of Alberta.
- LLB from Nicolae Titulescu University, Bucharest
- LLM from University of Alberta, Edmonton
- DCL from McGill University, Montreal
His primary research interests focus on fiduciary duties, corporate law and governance, law and economics, comparative corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. Dr. Valsan has published extensively in these areas, with 45 research outputs including articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and books. His scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersection of legal principles and economic analysis in corporate contexts, with particular attention to fiduciary obligations across different jurisdictions and historical periods.
His recent publications reveal an evolving research trajectory examining fiduciary duties in contemporary corporate settings, Brexit implications for company law, gender diversity in corporate governance, and the historical foundations of trust relationships in Roman law. This body of work shows his commitment to both theoretical and practical aspects of corporate law.
Dr. Valsan has contributed to significant legal discourse through commentaries on landmark cases including Secretariat Consulting Pte Ltd v A Company, Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity, and Kidd v Paull & Williamsons LLP, demonstrating his expertise in applying theoretical frameworks to real-world legal challenges.
As an educator, he maintains regular office hours on Tuesdays from 14:00-16:00 and has supervised numerous graduate students in corporate law topics. His research profile indicates active engagement with both academic and professional legal communities through publications, conference presentations, and contributions to scholarly debates.
