Lisa Philipps (LL.B. Toronto 1986; LL.M. York 1992) is a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University where she teaches a variety of courses in Taxation Law. Her research examines tax law and fiscal policy through the lenses of legal and social theory. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on topics such as gender budgeting, balanced budget laws, tax referendum laws, the gender impact of tax cuts, the tax treatment of unpaid caregiving work, charitable tax incentives, wealth taxation, the taxation of child support, judicial interpretation of tax statutes, and the tax treatment of disability. Professor Philipps is a co-author of Canadian Income Tax Law (2d), with David Duff, Benjamin Alarie and Kim Brooks (Butterworths, 2006). She has written policy papers for the Law Commission of Canada and the Federal Labour Standards Review Commission, and has appeared as an expert witness in the Tax Court of Canada. Professor Philipps’ current research includes a SSHRC-funded project on the tax treatment of ‘unpaid market labour’, that is the unpaid contributions of spouses and other relatives to family enterprise. She is also working on a study of international fiscal transparency codes, and a comparative analysis of gender-responsive budgeting practices in Australia, South Africa, the UK and Canada. Professor Philipps is a former board member of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) and has been active especially in its fiscal policy group. She is also a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Canadian Law and Society Association, and the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law. Prior to her academic career Professor Philipps practiced tax law at the firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon. From 2009 to 2011, she served as Associate Dean (Research, Graduate Studies & Institutional Relations) at Osgoode.
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