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5.08/20/2025

Always fair, constructive, and supportive.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages innovative and creative solutions.

4.02/27/2025

Always clear, engaging, and insightful.

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About Kristen

Kristen van de Biezenbos is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, cross-appointed with the Haskayne School of Business. She joined the University of Calgary in 2017. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Tulane University School of Law, serving as Senior Notes and Comments Editor of the Tulane Law Review and interning for the Honorable Judge Lance Africk at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She also holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans and a B.A. with honors in English and Anthropology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to her appointment at Calgary, she taught at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law, and served as Westerfield Fellow at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law from 2013 to 2015. Before entering academia, she maintained a mixed transactional and litigation practice in New Orleans focused on offshore energy, maritime law, and international law.