Kim Talus

Kim Talus is a Professor of European Energy Law at UEF Law School as well as Professor of Energy Law at University of Helsinki. Furthermore, he is also a Founding Partner at the Swiss energy law firm Energy & Regulation Partners. From 2018 to 2023, Kim held the James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law at Tulane University in the US and was the founding Director of the Tulane Center for Energy Law. 

His extensive experience in research and consultancy has centered around international, comparative and European energy law and regulation. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 publications. Talus’ work has awarded him with many recognitions and his research has also been referenced by the European Court of Justice.

Kim has extensive experience in the energy sector where his activities have included regulation of hydrogen and power-to-X technologies and markets, studies on the role and responsibilities of energy market regulators, advice on electricity and gas market regulation, expert work in nuclear and energy infrastructure disputes, work relating to natural gas and LNG regulation and contracts as well as advocacy work in relation to certain power generation technologies.

He is also the Honorary Editor-in-Chief for OGEL Energy Law Journal as well as on the editorial boards of Journal of World Energy Law and Business and International Journal of Nuclear Law. He serves on the Academic Advisory Boards of IBA SEERIL and AIEN.