Profile

Kim Talus is a Professor of European Economic and Energy Law at UEF Law School and the Director of the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (www.uef.fi/en/cceel). He is also a Professor of Energy Law at the University of Helsinki.

His research and other activities focus on international, comparative and European energy law. More specifically, his activities focus on international upstream petroleum law and regulation and on EU energy law and policy. He has published widely in these areas and is a frequent speaker in international conferences. He has held teaching positions at University College London, University of Houston and Bonn University. He is the Editor-in-Chief for Oil, Gas and Energy Law (www.ogel.org) and a member of the Editorial Board for Journal of World Energy Law and Business.

He works frequently with companies, public authorities and governments in various areas of energy law and policy. He is also an expert member (electricity) of the Finnish Market Court.