Jacob Ziegel

Jacob Ziegel, LLB (Hons.) (London), LL.M., Ph.D., LL.D. (London). Professor Ziegel is a member of the English and Ontario bars. His first teaching post was at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where he taught from 1962-1966. He then taught at McGill University and Osgoode Hall Law School before joining the University of Toronto law school in 1975. Following his retirement in 1993, Professor Ziegel has remained very active, both in teaching and in pursuing his interests as editor in chief of the Canadian Business Law Journal and convenor of the Annual Workshop of Commercial and Consumer Law.

Professor Ziegel's primary interests are in commercial and consumer law and insolvency law, both international and domestic, with strong secondary interests in business organizations law and the judicial administration of justice. Professor Ziegel holds the LSUC's medal of honour and an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of Victoria.