He is the 2018 Dentons Canada LLP Research Fellow in Energy Law and Policy. Prior to this, he was the 2017 Shea Nerland Calnan LLP Research Fellow in Tax Law, the 2016 Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Research Fellow, the 2016 Stikeman Elliott LLP Research Fellow in Corporate Law, and a 2016 Peak Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Knowledge Engagement. The Peak Scholar award was for innovative course design across all faculties at the University of Calgary. He has a Ph.D. in law from Osgoode Hall Law School (Toronto), where he was an adjunct professor for four years. He was also a Visiting Fellow at Columbia Law School (New York City), studying American corporate law and finance.