New chair begins term in college
The University of Saskatchewan College of Law is thrilled to welcome a new Estey Chair in Business Law to the college this month.
Gail Henderson, Estey Chair in Business Law
Gail Henderson began her term as chair on January 1 and will continue to serve in the college until June 30, 2026. She is a professor and Business Law Program Director at Queen’s Law, as well as a member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Panel.
"It is an honour to serve as the Estey Chair in Business Law for the next six months. As Chair, I will be teaching a seminar in consumer protection law and working on two major research projects on the regulation of financial products aimed at consumers living on a low to moderate income. The Estey Symposium, scheduled for May 25, 2026, will focus on issues related to consumer debt. I am excited to engage with students, faculty and alumni on these issues."
About Gail Henderson: Henderson is the Allgood Professor in Business Law and Director of the Business Law Program at Queen’s Law. She researches and teaches in the areas of consumer financial protection, financial literacy and investor education, securities regulation, corporate law and contracts. Her research focuses on the regulation of financial products and services aimed at vulnerable consumers. She was principal investigator on an interdisciplinary SSHRC-funded research project on financial literacy in Ontario elementary schools and a co-investigator on the Canadian Financial Diaries Project. She is a frequent media commentator on financial literacy and consumer protection.
Professor Henderson was recently appointed to the Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Panel. She recently completed a five-year term on the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. She also served as a volunteer board member and treasurer of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network from 2020-2025, and as an Associate Dean of Queen’s Law from 2020 to 2022.
Professor Henderson graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School as Gold Medalist in 2005 and served as law clerk to The Honourable Louise Charron of the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to pursuing graduate studies at the University of Toronto, she practiced commercial litigation and environmental and municipal law at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto. Prior to joining Queen’s Law in 2016, she was Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.