Arbitration Conversation No. 53: Canadian Arbitrator Janet Walker

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Janet Walker, an independent arbitrator with chambers at Arbitration Place in Toronto, at the International Arbitration Centre in London, and at Sydney Arbitration Chambers in Australia. They discuss about transparency in international commercial arbitration, and Prof. Walker’s recent work in the area, including considerations of what information we need and how it could be helpful to increase transparency in certain ways.

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Janet Walker

Janet Walker is an independent arbitrator with chambers at Toronto Arbitration Chambers, Int- Arb Arbitrators in London, and Sydney Arbitration Chambers. She has served in commercial and treaty investment arbitrations as sole, presiding, and co-arbitrator in ICC, ICDR, DIAC, HKIAC, PCA, SIAC administered, and in ad hoc arbitrations in a variety of…

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Amy Schmitz

Professor Amy Schmitz is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. From 2016-2021 Professor Schmitz was the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law and the Center for Dispute Resolution.…

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