Kim Willey
Adjunct Professor
Kim Willey
| Kim Willey Tel: 778-584-7676 |
Faculty of Law ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ PO Box 1700, STN CSC Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Map |
I am interested in all areas of corporate law, finance, governance and related policy.
I am a practicing corporate commercial solicitor, and a member of both the British Columbia Law Society and the Bermuda Bar Association. I have a doctorate from the University of Cambridge, a Master’s in Law from Osgoode Hall at York University in Toronto, Canada and a B.A, LL.B. and M.B.A from the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ.
My research focuses primarily on corporate governance and accountability, and the use of legal mechanisms and structures to offer critique and support to public policy initiatives, such as longer-term investing and share buy backs.
I joined the Faculty of Law at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ in 2019, and regularly teach business associations from the perspective of both an academic and a practicing lawyer.
- BA (History Honours) (With Distinction) - UVic (1999)
- LL.B – UVic (2004)
- MBA – UVic (2004)
- LL.M (Business Law) - York University, Osgoode Hall Law (2015)
- PhD - University of Cambridge (2019)
Books
- Stock Market Short-Termism Law, Regulation, and Reform Includes a forward by Martin Lipton, founding partner of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 2019, Palgrave.
- Standards of Review Employed by Appellate Courts, Second Edition, (Edmonton: Canada, Juriliber, 2006) co-authored with Hon. Roger P. Kerans
Blog Posts
- Cheffins, Brian R. and Reddy, Bobby and Willey, Kim, “” (December 13, 2024) Oxford Business Law Blog
- “” (July 3, 2023)
- “”, University of Toronto Press (July 21, 2017)
Journals and Articles
- Cheffins, Brian R. and Reddy, Bobby and Willey, Kim, (November 27, 2024). University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 36/2024
- “B.C.’s proposed ‘B-Corps’ offer both economic and social benefits”, Lawyer’s Daily, (26 September 2018)
- “Bringing Canadian Women on Board: A Behavioural Economics Perspective on Whether Public Reporting of Gender Diversity Will Alter the Male-Dominated Composition of Canadian Public Company Boards and Senior Management”, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, University of Toronto Press, 29:1 (April 2017)
- “Taxing for the Long-Term: Using Tax Policy to Encourage Sustainable Long-Term Corporate Value Generation and Reduce Stock Market Short-Termism”, paper presented at the SMART CONFERENCE on Taxation and Sustainable Development, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law (April 2017)
- “From Raiders to Saviours: The evolving landscape of the dissenting voice of activist investors in United States, United Kingdom and Canadian capital markets”, paper presented at the 2014 Osgoode Law Forum: Law - Dissent – Power (May 2014)
- “Caymans’ Star Trusts Offer Many Advantages”, The Lawyers Weekly, (September 14, 2001) with Mark Gillen“Bill S‐11 Clarifies Unanimous Shareholder Agreements”, The Lawyers Weekly, (September 28, 2001) with Martha O’Brien