Dr. Marie-Louise F. Aren is an international tax lawyer with extensive expertise spanning multiple areas of law and policy. She takes a transdisciplinary approach to knowledge and problem-solving, drawing from her diverse experience in legal research, legislative drafting, and policy reform. As a Principal Law Researcher and Legislative Drafter at the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Marie-Louise contributed to key legal and policy reforms, including the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act and the Value Added Tax Act. She has also been a member of high-profile legislative and policy drafting teams, such as the Nigerian Petroleum Industry/ Governance Law Drafting Team and the National Law Review Team for the 2018 Review of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

Marie-Louise has served as a consultant for various international governmental organizations and policy reform organizations, offering expertise on global and African international tax and other economic development issues. She is particularly passionate about International Economic Governance and African Economic Development. Currently, Marie-Louise is an Instructor in Business Law at the School of Management at Dalhousie University, Canada, where she continues to contribute to legal education and scholarship.

Marie-Louise holds a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in International Tax Law and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Trade & Investment Law from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Igbinedion University in Nigeria and obtained her law practice qualifying certificate (BL) from the Nigerian Law School. She is a Chartered Corporate Secretary certified by the Chartered Institute of Governance (ICSA), Nigeria.

Marie-Louise can be reached at maren@eotaxinitiative.org.