Jan Paulsson
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Jan Paulsson is a pre-eminent scholar and practitioner in the area of international arbitration
International arbitration
International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships...

. Jan Paulsson is co-head of the international arbitration and public international law groups of Freshfields Brukhaus and Derringer. He received his A.B. from Harvard in 1971, his J.D. from Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...

 in 1975, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal, and a Diplôme d’etudes supérieurs spécialisées from the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

 in 1977.

Professor Paulsson has participated as counsel or arbitrator in over 500 arbitrations in Europe, Asia, the United States and Africa. . He has conducted cases under the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, LCIA, and AAA Rules, as well as before the International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
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. He is President of the London Court of International Arbitration, the World Bank Administrative Tribunal, and the EBRD Administrative Tribunal; and is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague
The Hague
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.

Professor Paulsson holds the Michael Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair at the University of Miami School of Law
University of Miami School of Law
The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States. The school graduated its first class of 13 students in 1929.- Academics :...

. He is also the Faculty Chair of the Specialization in International Arbitration and will head the newly-established institute for international arbitration which will provide an enhanced curriculum, research facilities, training, and CLE courses in international arbitration.

His many publications include the standard reference work ICC Arbitration (3rd edition 2000), which he co-authored with W.L. Craig and W.W. Park, Denial of Justice in International Law, published by the Cambridge University Press
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 and The Idea of Arbitration, a forthcoming book to be published by the Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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. He is also the General Editor of the International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, a publication of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration, which he is current member of. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Swedish.

External links

  • http://www.arbitration-icca.org/officers-and-members/MEMBERS/Jan_Paulsson.html
  • http://www.law.miami.edu/facadmin/jpaulsson.php
  • http://www.freshfields.com/people/profile/11/2654
  • http://www.newyorkconvention.org
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