Malcolm Lavoie

Malcolm Lavoie is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law. His research deals with property law, judicial remedies, federalism, and issues of Indigenous land tenure and jurisdiction. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law, he was a graduate student at Harvard Law School, where his work was supported by a Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship, Weatherhead Center Graduate Research Fellowship, Fulbright Student Award, and a Project on the Foundations of Private Law Student Fellowship. He clerked for the Hon. Justice Frans Slatter of the Alberta Court of Appeal (2012-2013) and for the Hon. Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada (2013-2014). He is a past recipient of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) Scholarly Paper Award and the Harvard Project on the Foundations of Private Law Writing Prize. His scholarship has also been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada. In addition to his research and teaching, Prof. Lavoie is an active member of the Alberta Bar. In his practice, he consults on civil litigation, constitutional, and regulatory issues. He has previously argued two cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. Prof. Lavoie currently serves on the Alberta Judicial Council and the boards of the Edmonton Bar Association and the Centre for Constitutional Studies.

Education

• M.Sc. (Distinction) London School of Economics and Political Science (2008 — 2009)
• B.A.(Honours Program) The University of British Columbia (2004 — 2008)
• Tempo School

Companies

• Associate Professor University of Alberta (2021)
• Member Judicial Council (2020)
• Associate Counsel Miller Thomson LLP (2018)
• Assistant Professor University of Alberta (2017 — 2021)
• Graduate Program Fellow Harvard Law School (2016 — 2017)
• Visiting Assistant Professor University of Alberta (2015 — 2016)
• Law Clerk Supreme Court of Canada (2013 — 2014)
• Student-at-Law Bennett Jones LLP (2013 — 2013)
• Law Clerk Alberta Court of Appeal (2012 — 2013)