Daniel Dylan

Daniel Dylan is an Associate Professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He teaches Animal Law, Contract Law, Evidence Law, Remedies, Intellectual Property Law & Indigenous Knowledge Governance. In the past he has also taught Professional Responsibility, Legal Research and Writing, and undergraduate courses in Aboriginal law and Human Rights law. In 2020, 2023 and 2024, he was awarded a Lakehead Contribution to Teaching Award and in the 2020 and 2024 won the award. He clerked at the Federal Court for two years, completed a judicial clerkship externship at the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and is a former lawyer in the Government of Nunavut Department of Justice, where over the course of several years his practice focused on Impact Review Assessments, Wildlife, and Natural Resources law. He also currently maintains a small litigation practice in these areas.

Session: Animal Symbols and Scapegoats: The Politics of Representation and Protection\