Sylvia Villios

Biography

Sylvia Villios is a lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Sylvia researches and teaches in taxation law, particularly focussing on questions about the operation of the Australian tax system, taxation policy, corporate taxation and the role, powers and accountability of the Commissioner of Taxation. Her PhD from Adelaide Law School was conferred in 2016. Her thesis, for which she received a Dean's Commendation, was on the topic of the intersection of tax law and insolvency law. She heads the taxation sub-group of the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation (ROCIT) research unit which is based at the University of Adelaide. She is an editorial panel member of the Australian Tax Law Bulletin, Lexis Nexis. Her background in taxation and commercial law extends beyond academia and includes experience in legal practice. Prior to her appointment as a lecturer, Sylvia was engaged in legal practice for 6 years at two of Adelaide's leading law firms, specialising in advising clients on taxation, trust law, superannuation and general corporate and commercial matters. Sylvia Villios is a lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Sylvia researches and teaches in taxation law, particularly focussing on questions about the operation of the Australian tax system, taxation policy, corporate taxation and the role, powers and accountability of the Commissioner of Taxation. Her PhD from Adelaide Law School was conferred in 2016. Her thesis, for which she received a Dean's Commendation, was on the topic of the intersection of tax law and insolvency law. She heads the taxation sub-group of the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation (ROCIT) research unit which is based at the University of Adelaide. She is an editorial panel member of the Australian Tax Law Bulletin, Lexis Nexis. Her background in taxation and commercial law extends beyond academia and includes experience in legal practice. Prior to her appointment as a lecturer, Sylvia was engaged in legal practice for 6 years at two of Adelaide's leading law firms, specialising in advising clients on taxation, trust law, superannuation and general corporate and commercial matters.

Research Interest

Tax law, tax policy, corporate taxation and and the role, powers and accountability of the Commissioner of Taxation.