Personal:

Nationality: USA; Born in 1975 in Massachusetts, USA

Education:

University of Geneva Law Faculty and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Master of Advanced Studies (LL.M.) in International Dispute Settlement (Geneva MIDS LL.M.), 2016

Boston University Law School, J.D., 2004, Articles Editor of Annual Review of Banking & Financial Law

University of Pennsylvania, M.A., Philosophy, 2000, awarded William Penn Fellowship (full scholarship), teaching assistant for formal logic and introductory philosophy courses

Columbia University, B.A., 1997

Bar and Court Admissions:

England and Wales, 2011 (Solicitor of the Senior Courts)

New York, 2005

Massachusetts, 2004

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2008

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2005

Professional Experience:

Independent practitioner, 2017 to present, Boston area

Private practice at full-service law firms, 2004 to 2017, in New York, Tokyo, and Geneva

Arbitration Experience:

Counsel, consultant, and tribunal secretary in international arbitration cases administered by the ICC, ICDR-AAA, SIAC, PCA, LCIA, SCC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, KCAB, and JCAA, as well as ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) proceedings, seated in London, Paris, Geneva, Singapore, Zürich, New York, Stockholm, Tokyo, and other venues. Subject matters include commercial disputes in a range of areas (e.g., energy, construction, life sciences, banking) as well as investor-State disputes under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties.

Arbitrator (co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator) in more than 20 commercial and consumer disputes in the financial services and travel industries.

Teaching:

Adjunct Lecturer on Law, New England Law | Boston, teaching International Arbitration course (Spring 2025)

Professional Associations and Affiliations:

Member of Swiss Arbitration Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Court of International Arbitration Users’ Council, Arbitration Committee (Northeastern Subcommittee) of the United States Council for International Business, International Bar Association, Japan Association of Arbitrators, Boston International Arbitration Council, Boston Bar Association, and Law Society of England and Wales

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Roster of Public Arbitrators

Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), List of Arbitrators

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Reserve Panel of Arbitrators

National Futures Association (NFA), Roster of Arbitrators

FORUM ADR, Roster of Neutrals

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Roster of Accredited Tribunal Secretaries

Publications:

Chapter IX (“The Award”), in ICSID RULES AND REGULATIONS 2022: ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE COMMENTARY, S. Wilske & R. Happ (eds.) (C.H. Beck / Hart / Nomos 2022), with William W. Park

Japanese Supreme Court’s First Decision on Arbitrator’s Non-disclosure, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (5 Feb. 2018), with Yoko Maeda

Switzerland - A favorable seat of arbitration for foreign antitrust claims, Lexology Blog (1 Nov. 2016), with Franz X. Stirnimann Fuentes & Jean Marguerat

Corporate Bankruptcy, in Developments in Banking Law: 2002, 22 ANNUAL REVIEW OF BANKING & FINANCIAL LAW 2 (2003), with Leighton T. Brown & Nathan Gaul

Presentations:

Massachusetts Arbitration and Related Laws: Proposed Reform and Key Issues, Boston International Arbitration Council, webinar (Oct. 2020)

Tribunal Secretaries: Uses and Misuses, USCIB/ICC USA Arbitration Committee, webinar (Sept. 2020)

Languages:

English (native), Japanese and German (conversant), French (elementary)

Additional Arbitration Training:

Swiss Arbitration Academy, Arbitration Practitioner’s certificate (ArbP)

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Accelerated Route to Fellowship Program

Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA), Fact Witness Cross-Examination Workshop