Benjamin Alarie

Benjamin Alarie, B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A. (Toronto), J.D. (Toronto), LL.M. (Yale), is a professor and Associate Dean, First Year Program at the Faculty of Law. He researches and teaches principally in taxation law, and has research interests also in contracts and judicial decision-making. Before joining the Faculty in 2004, Professor Alarie was a law clerk for Madam Justice Louise Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada. Professor Alarie is called to the Bar of Ontario. Professor Alarie is the convenor of the James Hausman Tax Law and Policy Workshop at the law school, and is currently serving a two-year term as President of the Canadian Law and Economics Association. His research has appeared in numerous academic journals, including the American Business Law Journal, the British Tax Review, the Canadian Business Law Journal, the Canadian Tax Journal, the Osgoode Hall Law Journal, and the University of Toronto Law Journal. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. He is coauthor of the 2nd and 3rd editions of Canadian Income Tax Law (LexisNexis, 2006 and 2009). Professor Alarie was awarded the Alan Mewett QC Prize for Excellence by the JD class of 2009.

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