Endowed chairs at the University of Toronto, in any discipline, signify academic excellence and subject expertise. The creation of an academic chair allows the Faculty to develop and enhance its scholarship in a priority area of study and to recruit faculty members from among the best scholars in the world.

Endowed Chairs at the Faculty of Law

Dyzenhaus

Albert Abel Chair

University Professor David Dyzenhaus

Ripstein

Howard Beck Q.C. Chair

University Professor Arthur Ripstein

Macklin

The Rebecca Cook Chair in Human Rights

Professor Audrey Macklin

Cossman

Goodman-Schipper Chair

Professor Brenda Cossman

Prado

William C. Graham Chair in International Law and Development

Professor Mariana Mota Prado

 

The Honourable Justice Frank Iacobucci Chair in Capital Regulation Markets

 

Stern

Innovation Chair in E-Commerce

Professor Simon Stern

Austin

Innovation Chair in Law and Technology

Professor Lisa Austin

Thorburn

Innovation Chair in the Legal, Ethical & Cultural Implications of Technological Innovation

Professor Malcolm Thorburn

Anand

J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection & Corporate Governance

Professor Anita Anand (on leave)

Borrows

The Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law

Professor John Borrows

Green

Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law

Professor Andrew Green

Alarie

Osler Chair in Business Law

Professor Benjamin Alarie 

Sanderson

The Prichard Wilson Chair in Law & Public Policy

Professor Douglas Sanderson

Lemmens

Dr. William M. Scholl Chair in Health Law & Policy

 Professor Trudo Lemmens

Brunnee

James Marshall Tory Dean's Chair

University Professor and Faculty of Law Dean Jutta Brunnée

Yoon

Michael Trebilcock Chair in Law & Economics

Professor Albert Yoon

Iacobucci

TSE Chair in Capital Markets

Professor Edward Iacobucci

Knop

Cecil A. Wright Chair

Professor Karen Knop (1960-2022)

University of Toronto Chairs

Hadfield

Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology & Society

Professor Gillian Hadfield

Canada Research Chairs (CRC)

Dawood

CRC in Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Electoral Law

Professor Yasmin Dawood

Emon

CRC in Islamic Law and History

Professor Anver Emon

Katz

CRC in Private Law Theory

Professor Larissa Katz

Niblett

CRC in Law, Economics, & Innovation

Associate Professor Anthony Niblett