Professor Emeka Duruigbo is nationally and internationally recognized as a scholar and advocate, with a focus on Energy Law, Business Law, and International Law and Development. His scholarship has been cited by state and federal courts and in an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court. He has been invited to speak at high-level conferences in the United States and abroad, including a Corporate War Crimes conference at the Hague in October 2010. Professor Duruigbo has made a number of media appearances and was featured in the international award-winning petroleum documentary film, "Crude Impact." He was profiled in "Without Prejudice", the Alumni Magazine of the University of Alberta in 2009, in celebration of the University's centenary. Professor Duruigbo is licensed to practice law in Nigeria and California.