Ian Ramsay

Professor
Ian Ramsay
Born Ian Malcolm Ramsay
October 7, 1958 (1958-10-07) (age 53)
Sydney, New South Wales
Alma mater Macquarie University, Harvard Law School
Occupation academic lawyer
Employer The University of Melbourne
Website
www.law.unimelb.edu.au Staff Profile
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Professor Ian Ramsay (born 7 October 1958) is Harold Ford Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne and director of their Center for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2] He is an academic lawyer, author, and prominent media commentator on corporate law and securities law issues in Australia.[3][2]

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Early life and education

Ian Malcolm Ramsay was born 7 October 1958 in Sydney.[2] He completed his secondary education at Killara High School, Sydney.[2]

He matriculated to Macquarie University and in 1983 was graduated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours.[4][2]

He completed a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School.[2]

Career

Ramsay began his legal career with the Law Reform Commission of New South Wales in 1982 where he was a legal officer until 1984.[2]

He moved to New York where he was an associate in Sullivan & Cromwell between 1985 and 1987.[2]

On his return to Australia, he joined Mallesons Stephen Jaques as an employed solicitor from 1987 to 1989.[2]

In 1989, he joined the Law School at the University of New South Wales, Kensington as a lecturer, promoted to senior lecturer in 1992. He served as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Law from 1993 to 1994 whilst continuing to lecture and research.[2]

In 1994, he was made Harold Ford Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne. Since 1997, he has also been the Director, The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at that University. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2002 to 2003. [2]

Boards and Appointments

Professor Ramsay has been a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel since 2000.[3][2]

He has been a member of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee since 2002, the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board since 2004 and the Audit Quality Review Board[5] since 2006.[2]

Publications

Ramsay has published numerous articles and books which include[2]:

Personal Life

Ramsay married Megan Scannell on 8 August 1987. They have a son and a daughter.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gaylord, Becky (22 February 2002). "For Months, Australia Has Had an Enron of Its Own". The New York Times: p. 1. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "RAMSAY Ian Malcolm". Who's Who Live (Australia) (database online). Crown Content. http://crowncontent.com.au/whos-who-in-australia.html. Retrieved 2011-08-14. 
  3. ^ a b "Biography of Professor Ian Ramsay". European Corporate Governance Institute. http://www.ecgi.org/members_directory/member.php?member_id=876. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "Graduate grapevine. Focus on Law Graduates.". Sirius (Macquarie University Alumni Magazine): 13. Winter 2002. 
  5. ^ Chris Pearce (2006-02-17). Launch of the Audit Quality Review Board (Speech). Launch of the Audit Quality Review Board. Sydney, New South Wales. http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?pageID=&doc=speeches/2006/007.htm&min=cjp. Retrieved 2011-08-14.