Youri Tessier Stall
About Youri Tessier Stall
Youri Tessier Stall is a Legal Officer at the World Food Programme in Rome, Italy, focusing on public, human rights, administrative, regulatory, and constitutional law. He has extensive legal experience, having worked in various capacities, including as a lecturer and advisor in Canada.
Current Role at World Food Programme
Youri Tessier Stall serves as a Legal Officer at the World Food Programme, a position he has held since 2022 in Rome, Latium, Italy. In this role, he provides strategic legal advice focused on risk mitigation and settlement negotiations. His work supports the organization's mission to combat global hunger and enhance food security.
Previous Experience in Legal Education
From 2017 to 2018, Youri Tessier Stall worked as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa for a duration of five months. This role involved educating and mentoring law students, contributing to their understanding of legal principles and practices.
Educational Background
Youri Tessier Stall completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University from 2005 to 2008, earning a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Political Science and a Minor in Spanish. He furthered his education in law, obtaining a joint degree in Common Law and Civil Law (LLB/BCL) from McGill University from 2008 to 2011. He also studied at the City University of Hong Kong, participating in an exchange semester focused on law in 2011.
Legal Practice Focus
Youri Tessier Stall's legal practice emphasizes public law, human rights, administrative law, regulatory law, and constitutional law. His expertise in these areas enables him to address complex legal issues and provide comprehensive legal solutions.
Career Progression and Legal Roles
Youri Tessier Stall has held various legal positions throughout his career. He worked as a Student-at-Law at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2011, and later as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Federal Court of Canada from 2012 to 2013. He served as Counsel in Civil Litigation at the Department of Justice Canada from 2014 to 2022, and as Special Advisor to the Director General in the same department from 2019 to 2021.