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