Samuel Dahan

Samuel Dahan (born 25 November, 1984) is a law professor at Queen's University at Kingston, Canada, and the Founding Director of the Conflicts Analytics Lab, a research consortium focusing on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in law, compliance matters, and dispute resolution. He is known for pioneering open-source legal technology platforms, including OpenJustice, the Deel AI Classifier, and MyOpenCourt.

Dahan's research lies at the intersection of legal AI, employment law, dispute resolution and negotiations. He also served as captain of the Cambridge Taekwondo team, leading them to victory in the Oxford–Cambridge varsity match in both disciplines.

Academic career Samuel Dahan began his academic career as a Visiting Scholar for the program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School from 2007 to 2008. and (b) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jean Monnet Center of New York University.

Dahan has also served as an Affiliate Lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. Additionally, between 2016 and 2018, he was a Cabinet Member (Référendaire) at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Later on, he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor with tenure in 2022. Additionally, he has held several visiting and affiliate academic appointments: he has been a Visiting Associate Professor and Adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School since 2015, an Affiliate Faculty member at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University since 2015, and a Visiting Professor of Law at Paris Dauphine University since 2017. Designed to enhance access to justice and ensure the reliability of AI legal tools, OpenJustice enables the creation of transparent, domain-specific dialogue flows that reflect real legal logic – cited, tested, and refined by a growing international community.

OpenJustice is supported by multi-million-dollar research grants and institutional partnerships with organizations including the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Dentons LLP, Edilex and Deel.

Research and publications Samuel Dahan's research focuses on data analytics and legal technology, mediation and conflict resolution, employment law, consumer law, and trademark disputes. 2020 – 2021: MITACS – BLG – AI powered system for Personal Injury Dispute Resolution ($120,000). 2015 – 2016: The Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice, Emile Noel Research Fellowship ($35,000).

Public speaking engagements, conferences and lectures AI in Hiring and the Future of Work, UN AI for Good – Law Track Conference, Stanford Law School (2025). Keynote Speaker at the 18th Family Law Summit (2024), Law Society of Ontario – Toronto, ON, Canada. French Supreme Court Hearing, AI Working Group – Paris, France (2024). Ontario Bar Association AI Officer Hours (2025), Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Awards and honors 2025 – Inaugural Scholar – Queen's Law Research Excellence Scholars Program. 2024 – Best Paper Award, 4th Machine Learning Lawyering Conference, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2021 – Stanley M. Corbett Award for Excellence in Teaching, Queen’s University. 2021 – Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Data Mining workshop on Mining and Learning.

Media appearances and interviews OpenJustice.AI – A Conversation with Professor Samuel Dahan, LMI Podcast (2024). Deel: Helping Companies Navigate a Changing Global Employment Landscape, Orrick Tech Studio (2023). Vaccine Mediations – A Conversation with Samuel Dahan, Lawyers & Mediators International Show & Podcast (2021). Legal advice powered by AI – Samuel Dahan, Lawyer and Professor at Queen's University, Analytics by Design Conference (2020).

Professional service and engagements As part of his professional engagements, Samuel Dahan has held several notable positions in European and international institutions. He has served as a Cabinet Member at the Court of Justice of the European Union for two consecutive years from 2016 to 2018, Policy Adviser at the European Commission (DG for Economic and Financial Affairs) from 2011 to 2012, Policy Adviser at the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (2011), and as a clerk for the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’État).