Dr. Katherine Simpson

Dr. Katherine Simpson, Esq., FCIArb., is an arbitrator with a broad dispute resolution practice.

She has served as sole arbitrator in disputes valued at up to $10 million, and has served in cases conducted pursuant to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Large and Complex Cases, International (ICDR), Commercial, Labor, Employment, and Consumer Rules. Dr. Simpson is also an Arbitrator on the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) Panel and on the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. She is an Arbitrator Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) and a Recommended Arbitrator for the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. 

Dr. Simpson’s efforts to address the lack of diversity in the selection of ADR neutrals have twice been shortlisted for Global Arbitration Review’s (GAR) annual awards.  Dr. Simpson currently serves as Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee for the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA).  She was an original founder and funder of the Ray Corollary Initiative (RCI) from 2021-2024, and was the primary drafter of the $750,000 grant that support's the RCI's good works today.  Dr. Simpson taught Conflict Resolution and Management at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) as a Postdoctoral Associate, and is the Editor in Chief for Kluwer Arbitration International Commercial Templates and Examples series. 

Dr. Simpson is licensed to practice law in Maryland and New Jersey, US. 

• Dr. iur., International Banking Law from University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• LLM. oec,. International Business, Labor, and Social Law from University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Master, European Studies, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
• B.A. and M.A. Degrees, Political Science, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

• Arbitrator, 33 Bedford Row Chambers, U.K.
• American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment Law, and International Law Sections
• Fellow and Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee, College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation (ABF)
• Member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS)
• Member, ArbitralWomen
• Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
• Member, Energy Arbitration Club (formerly Oil & Gas Arbitration Club)
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (North American and London Branches)
• Member, American Society for International Law (ASIL)

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