Now, Dr. Katherine Simpson, FCIArb., is an arbitrator and mediator. She has been involved in over 30 international arbitrations chaired by Profs. Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, William W. (Rusty) Park, and Klaus Peter Berger, among others. Her experience includes international investment and commercial arbitrations valued at USD 5 million – USD 2.5 billion. Several of these matters have since become the most influential cases of the past decade, including Bear Creek v. Peru (ICSID 14/21) (elaborating the need for a “social license” to conduct business), and UP v. Hungary (ICSID 13/35) (Global Arbitration Review’s “Most Important Award” of 2019, regarding the Achmea Decision’s impact on ICSID jurisdiction).

Dr. Simpson is on the AAA-ICDR international panel and has served in 7 investor-state arbitrations. Her case experience includes matters related to commercial, life sciences, telecommunication, construction, energy, mining, oil & gas, human rights, and financial disputes, as well as disputes related to joint ventures.

Dr. Simpson is familiar with the needs of cases involving state and private parties. She been involved in cases conducted under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”), London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”), the German Institution of Arbitration (“DIS”), and the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (“CEAC”). Dr. Simpson has served in ad hoc arbitrations using the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) Rules (2010) and in investor-state arbitrations before the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”).

ADDITIONAL, NON-DEGREE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Hague Academy of International Law, Private International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands

Arbitration Academy, International Academy for Arbitration Law, Paris, France

Cologne Academies, Academy on Mediation, Cologne, Germany

Düsseldorf Arbitration School, Düsseldorf, Germany

Cologne Academies, Academy on Arbitration, Cologne, Germany

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA (2016 - Present)
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, teaching International Commercial Arbitration and Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis

University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (2015, 2016)
Visiting Professor, International Commercial Arbitration

University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (2009 - 2013)

Coach, Telders International Law Moot Court Team

Coach, Foreign Direct Investment Law Moot Court Team

Coach, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS and PANEL MEMBERSHIPS

• Maryland
• New Jersey
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• AAA-ICDR, International Panel

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Arbitrator, Arbitrators@33BedfordRow, 33 Bedford Row Chambers, U.K.
• Member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society ("AtlAS")
• Member, ArbitralWomen
• Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration ("ICCA")
• Member of the Peer Review Board, ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Education and Training Committee (North American Branch)
• Amicus Brief Committee (North American Branch)