Christopher Chinn

Relevant arbitration experience:

Counsel since 1999 (20+ cases; ICC, LCIA, DIAC, SIAC, CRCICA, AAA, LMAA, Other)
Arbitrator since 2019 (15 cases; ICC, SAKIG, KCAB, HKIAC, DIAC, Swiss Arbitration Centre)

Education & certifications:

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
JD, May 2004, Dean’s List 2002-2004, Jessup International Moot Court

University of Lyon, Jean Moulin III Law School, Lyon, France
Spring Semester 2003 French Civil Law and European Union Law Courses

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
B.A., History, May 1999, Distinction in History

Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawai'i
Diploma with Honors, June 1995

Publications:

Speaker, London, 13 May 2025, The Arbitration Summit 2025, “Analysing the Synergies and
Differences of Arbitration Across Different Sectors.”

Moderator, Athens, 25 April 2025, CIArb European Branch Annual Conference, “Emerging trends in
the resolution of construction disputes.”

Speaker, Paris, 10 April 2025, Arbitration Week, “Arbitration in and with Japan: where are we now?”

Speaker, Prague, 6 March 2025, ICC Prague Arbitration Day 2025, “Practice as Arbitrator in a Large
Firm and as Independent Practitioner in a Boutique Firm – Conflict of Interest and Other Challenges.”

Moderator, London, 27 September 2024, China Arbitration Week European Chapter, “New
Regulations and Arbitration.”

Delegate, Vienna, September 2024, 49th Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III on Behalf of the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Moderator, Copenhagen, 19 April 2024, CIArb European Branch Annual Conference on Sanctions in
International Arbitration: Challenges, yes, but also opportunities?, “Sanctions and Arbitrators.”

Ingeborg Schwenzer, Cesar Pereira & Christopher Chinn, “Chapter 8 - 2019-2020 Water Turbines,”
in Danubia Files 2: Lessons from the Vis Moot (Kee et al., Jus Mundi 2024).

Speaker, Bangkok, 9 November 2023, Thai ADR Week, “ADR as a Catalyst for International Investment and Economic Growth”

Delegate, Vienna, September 2023, 78th Session of UNCITRAL Working Group II on Behalf of the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Speaker, Paris, 8 September 2023, China Arbitration Week Paris Session, “From Contracts to
Arbitration: New Challenges of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in the International
and Business Environment”

Moderator, Paris, 10 February 2023, CIArb European Branch (France Chapter) and London Branch
Joint Conference on the Impact and Future of Technology in International Arbitration, “GDPR and
cybersecurity: Document Management and Production in the Electronic Age – Is It Different Everywhere Else?”

Christopher Chinn, “Some Reflections on Arbitration Hearings in the COVID-19 Era,” in Arbitration Bulletin (Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, June 2021), Issue 27.

Speaker, Warsaw, 19 February 2021, SAKIG and AFM Below 40 Webinar, “Virtual Hearings in
Arbitration: Recent Experiences.”

Speaker, Paris, 22 September 2020, CIETAC China Arbitration Week 2020 Webinar, “Virtual
Meetings in the COVID-19 Era: Chinese and French/European Perspectives.”

Speaker, Istanbul, 4 December 2019, Perspectives of the Hearing: The ISTAC Approach, “Panel 2 –
Use of Evidence: Witnesses and Documents.”

Christopher Chinn, “Understanding Chinese State-Owned Entities,” in ICC Dispute Resolution
Bulletin (International Chamber of Commerce, 2019), Issue 2.

Alejandro Lopez Ortiz, Patricia Ugalde-Revilla & Christopher Chinn, “The Role of National Courts
in ICSID Arbitration,” in ICSID Convention After 50 Years: Unsettled Issues (Crina Baltag ed.,
Kluwer 2017).

Arthur Rovine and Christopher Chinn, “Balancing the State’s Regulatory Rights with the Investor’s
Jurisdictional Rights in International Arbitration,” in New Horizons of International Arbitration:
Collection of Essays 132 (Anton V. Asoskov, Alexander I. Muranov and Roman M. Khodykin eds.,
Nauka Prawa 2015).

Christopher Chinn, “Arbitration: International Justice in an Era of Globalization,” Finalist for the
Laureate of the Arbitration Academy 2011 (Prize Winning Essay), International Academy for
Arbitration Law, available at http://arbitrationacademy.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/12/Christopher-Chinn-1.pdf

Contributor, Baker & McKenzie International Litigation and Arbitration Alerts newsletter (2006–2010).

Grant Hanessian and Christopher Chinn, "The U.S. Model for International Class Action Arbitration,"
(2009) 75 Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, No.3, 400.

David Zaslowsky and Christopher Chinn, "The American Red Cross Dispute," Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2009, Vol. 4, No.2, 91.

Arthur W. Rovine and Christopher Chinn, "The International Arbitrator's Duty to Investigate Conflicts: The United States Approach," Transnational Dispute Management (transnationaldisputemanagement.com), July 2008, Vol. 5, issue 4.

Christopher Chinn, "Arbitration of Antitrust Claims in the United States and Europe," (2008) 74 Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, No.4, 439.

Researched and edited leading arbitration textbook with W. Laurence Craig, International Chamber
of Commerce Arbitration, 3rd Edition, 2000.

Additional information:

CIArb
-European Branch Executive Committee (2019-present); Vice-Chair (2024-present)
-Approved Faculty List 2020-present (In-person lectures and webinars for Headquarters in London,
European Branch, London Branch, France Chapter and Qatar)

Arbitrator Panels
-AIAC Panel of Arbitrators and AIAC Academy Tutors Panel
-BICAM Panel of Arbitrators
-BVI IAC Panel of Arbitrators
-CIETAC Panel of Arbitrators
-CRCICA Arbitrator Panel
-Delos Arbitrator Network (Arbitrator)
-DIAC qualified arbitrator
-eBRAM Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Neutrals, eBRAM Panel of Mediators
-HKIAC List of Arbitrators
-ICDR Panel of Arbitrators
-JCAA Panel of Arbitrators
-KCAB Panel of Arbitrators
-LEWIATAN Court of Arbitration, List of Recommended Arbitrators
-NZIAC Panel Member
-OAC Panel of Arbitrators
-SAKIG List of Recommended Arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of
Commerce in Warsaw
-SIAC Panel of Arbitrators
-THAC Panel of Arbitrators
-VCCA (Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration) Panel of Arbitrators

Other Associations
-ArbCEE
-CEPANI
-Comité français de l’arbitrage (CFA)
-European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECAA)
-Society of Construction Law (SCL) France
-Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)
-Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
-Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA)
-Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Arbitrator)