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Curriculum Vitae FABIEN GÉLINAS Sir William C. Macdonald Professor of Law Curriculum vitae FABIEN GÉLINAS Sir William C. Macdonald Professor of Law McGill University Faculty of Law 3644 Peel Street Montreal (Qc) H3A 1W9 Telephone: +1 (514) 398 6623 Fax: +1 (514) 398 3233 [email protected] UNIVERSITY EDUCATION - D.Phil. University of Oxford 1995 Supervisor: Prof. John Finnis Examiners: Dr Geoffrey Marshall and Prof. Neil McCormick Commonwealth Scholarship 1991-94 F.C.A.R. Doctoral Scholarship 1992-95 Quebec Bar Scholarship 1993 and 1994 - LL.M. University of Montreal 1991 Supervisor: Prof. André Morel Examiners: Prof. Pierre-A. Côté and Prof. Danielle Pinard F.C.A.R. Masters Scholarship 1988-89 Louis-Philippe Taschereau Scholarship 1989 - [DEA] University of Poitiers (France) 1989 (one semester, private law) Exchange Programme with University of Montreal. - LL.B. University of Montreal 1988 Louis-Philippe Taschereau Scholarship 1988 First Prize, Rougier Foundation – International Jurists Commission Essay Competition 1987 Joseph Blain Prize 1986-87 Deacon-Kennedy Scholarship 1986-87 - [B.A.] University of Ottawa 1985 (two years of studies in political science) Rodrigue Normandin Scholarship 1983 (Admission Scholarship taken-up at the age of 16) CLERKSHIP - Supreme Court of Canada, 1989-90 Law Clerk to Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier. Fabien Gélinas , Page 2 of 45 OTHER COURSES - School of Diplomacy and Strategic Studies (École des hautes études internationales) ABD, Paris, 1996-97. - Centrum für Deutsche Sprache und Kultur, Frankfurt, 1996. - International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 1992. - Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, 1989. - Bar School, Montreal, 1989 (registered barrister since 1990). EMPLOYMENT - McGill University (2016-) Sir William C. Macdonald Chair in Law - McGill University (2015-) Full Professor, Faculty of Law: courses: Resolution of International Disputes, Constitutional Law, Contractual Obligations. - McGill University (2013-16) Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in Arbitration & Commercial Law (2013-17; 18- 20) - McGill University (2006-2008) Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law: Responsible for the research portfolio at the Law Faculty. - McGill University (2004-2006) Director, Institute of Comparative Law: Responsible for the teaching and research mission of the Institute. - Independent Arbitrator and Dispute Resolution Consultant (2002-) Acting as arbitrator in international commercial cases and providing advice on dispute resolution. - McGill University (2002-2015) Associate Professor, Faculty of Law: courses: Resolution of International Disputes, Documentary Sales, Constitutional Law, Contractual Obligations. - Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre (2002-04) Senior Counsel: advice on international arbitration practice and development. - McGill University, Faculty of Law (2001-02) Lecturer (upper-year course): Current problems of the International Legal Order. Fabien Gélinas , Page 3 of 45 - University of Montreal, Faculty of Law (2001-02) Lecturer (graduate studies course): Règlement international des différends commerciaux. - eResolution (August 2000 – December 2001) General Counsel and Vice President, strategic development: drafting and negotiation of contracts; advice on international arbitration; market development for online dispute resolution; conception, architecture and development of the world’s first generation of dispute resolution software. - International Chamber of Commerce (1997– 2000) General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration (July 1998 – July 2000): responsible for legal advice to the Court and for publications, research and development; management of alternative dispute resolution services; secretariat of the International Commission on Arbitration; numerous speaking engagements throughout the world on arbitration, ADR and the legal aspects of information and communications technology; participation in the preparation and drafting of various international legal instruments; representation to international organizations; Special Counsel (July 1997 – July 1998): responsible for publications. - School of Diplomacy and Strategic Studies (École des hautes études internationales) (1999-2000) Lecturer: conflict resolution in international trade. - Institute of World Business Law (International Chamber of Commerce) (1997-2000) Seminars on dispute resolution in the financial sector, on expertise as a dispute resolution mechanism for international technical disputes and on International Arbitration. - Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), Faculty Law, Economics and Social Sciences (1997- 2000) – Institute of Juridical Studies Lecturer in the DESS programme “Litigation, Arbitration and ADR” directed by Professor Philippe Fouchard. - Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), Institute of Comparative Law (1996-97) Maître à l’Institut: Researcher and Lecturer in graduate studies programmes. - National University of Rwanda in Butare (1997) Visiting Professor: Formal lectures on common law systems as part of a USAID programme. - Trinity College Dublin (1995-96) Visiting Lecturer: Legal Theory Seminar. - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (1995) Consultant: Editor of the 1995 Social Report for Benin (Projet Conseil en matière de politique sociale au Ministère du Plan et de la Restructuration Économique). Fabien Gélinas , Page 4 of 45 - Supreme Court of Canada (1989-90) Law Clerk to Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier. - University of Montreal, Faculty of Law (1988-89) Chargé de travaux pratiques: Constitutional Law and Sources et Formation du Droit, respectively for Professors Yves Demontigny and André Morel; Grading of Final Exams and Papers for Professors Jacques Frémont and Jacques-Yvan Morin. PROFESSIONAL BODIES - Member of the NAFTA Chapter 19 Roster for Canada (2018 - ) - Nominated by the Permanent Court of Arbitration as appointing authority in several international disputes involving states entities and international organizations - Arbitrator and chair in several international commercial and investment arbitration disputes - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2019 - ) - Jury Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law Prize (2018 - ) - Chair, Arbitration Committee of ICC Canada (2014-16) - Member of the Executive Committee, ICC Canada (2014-15) - Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of SICANA, the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration in North America (2015- ) - Member of the Montreal Bar - Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration - Member of the International Arbitration Institute - Member of the User’s Council of the London Court of International Arbitration - Member of the Quebec Bar Committee on the Rule of Law (2012-2013) - Counsel for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank) in matters of dispute resolution (2012) - Chair of the Canadian Working Party on the Revision of the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2009-2010) - Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (2008-) Fabien Gélinas , Page 5 of 45 - Member of the Appointments Committee for Arbitrators of the Canadian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (2008-2014) UNIVERSITY AND SCHOLARLY SERVICE - Member of Evaluation Committee for Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et Culture (professorial research grants) (2019-20) - Spearheaded the Faculty’s Doctoral Advisory Scheme (with Prof. Ramanujam) (2018) - Support of Vis Moot Team (2018) - Launched a new Speaker Series on Artificial Intelligence and the Law (2018) - Chair of the Review Committee of the Political Science Department at McGill (2018) - Member of SSHRC Committee for the award of Doctoral Scholarship (2018) - Reviewer of files for full professorship and tenure in several countries - Peer reviewer for multiple scholarly journals - Reviewer for the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (2014-) - Reviewer for the Best Research Teams Competition, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2014-) - Member of a Working Group for the Revision of the McGill Regulations for Research Misconduct (2014-15) - Faculty Advisor, McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution (2013-) - Member, Sub-Group 2 of Law Faculty’s Curricular Reform Committee, McGill University (2013-) - Member of the Editorial Committee for the Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação (2013-) - Reviewer for the French National Fund for Research (2013-) - Chair, Law Faculty’s Curricular Reform Ad Hoc Committee, McGill University (2013) - Member, Cour du Québec Committee on Law research projects (2012-2013) - Member of a Panel for the Investigation of Research Misconduct, McGill University (2012) - Member of the University Tenure Committee, McGill University (2011-2013) Fabien Gélinas , Page 6 of 45 - Member of an ad hoc Tenure Committee for a lateral appointment to a chair (2011) - Canadian Rapporteur, World Justice Project (2010-) - University delegate to UNCITRAL for a working group on ODR (2010-) - Reviewer for the Swiss National Science Foundation (2010-) - Member of the Scientific Committee of the Paris Journal of International Arbitration (Cahiers de l’arbitrage) (2010-) - Member of the Law and Socio-Legal Studies Committee for Standard Research Grants (now “Insight”), SSHRC (2010-2012) - Member of the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University (2010- 2011) - Member of the Selection Committee for a Chaire de Droit constitutionnel comparé, Fondation nationale des Sciences politiques (Sciences Po), Paris (2010) - Member of the College of Reviewers
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