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Evguenia Iskra

B.A, J.D, LL.M
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Associate Professor (Teaching)

Haskayne School of Business, Strategy and Global Management [SGMA]

Course Coordinator for SGMA 395

Haskayne School of Business, Strategy and Global Management [SGMA]

Contact information

Web presence

Location

Office: Scrufield Hall425

For media enquiries, contact

Janice Hillmer
Senior Communications Strategist
Email: janice.hillmer@ucalgary.ca

 

Background

Credentials

Law Society of Alberta License, Law Society of Alberta, 2014

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts International Relations & Spanish (With Distinction), University of Calgary, 2009

Juris Doctor University of Calgary, 2013

Master of Laws International Legal Studies, University of Vienna, 2015

Biography

Evguenia Iskra is a tenured Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Haskayne School of Business.  She teaches and coordinates SGMA 395 Business Law for Strategic Decision-Makers. 

Evguenia earned Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts (International Relations and Spanish) degrees from the University of Calgary and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Vienna.  These achievements guided her course into academia. 

Before joining the University of Calgary, Evguenia was an Assistant Professor at MacEwan University, Edmonton, where she taught several courses at the School of Business, including business law, international business transactions, commercial transactions, and employment law. She is continuously learning and implementing new instructional techniques and flourishes both in online and in-person teaching environments.

Evguenia is the primary author of Legal Aspects of International Business: A Canadian Perspective 4th edition textbook. This textbook is widely used across Canada by universities and colleges for the International Business Transactions course.

Before becoming an academic, she practiced as a litigator at one of western Canada’s top legal firms. She continues to practice on a pro-bono basis with the Edmonton Community Legal Center and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.

Evguenia is fluent in Russian, English, Spanish, and French.  She is also an avid traveler, having lived, studied, and visited over 55 countries.