Kim Talus is a Professor of European Law at the University of Eastern Finland and the Director of the LLM programme for international and European energy law and policy. He is also the Editor-in-Chief for OGEL, a leading international energy law journal. His research and other activities focus on European and international energy law and policy and he has authored numerous books and articles in these areas of energy law. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has held teaching roles in Germany, United States, and Australia.