Position:
Associate Dean and Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School
Work:
Suffolk University Law School
since Jul 2004
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Associate Dean and Professor of Law
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Mar 2001 - Jul 2004
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Partner
World Intellectual Property Organization
Sep 1997 - Feb 2001
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Head, Ecommerce Law Section
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro
1995 - 1997
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Senior Associate
United Nations Compensation Commission
Jun 1992 - May 1995
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Head of C Claims Division
Howard Rice
Jan 1991 - Jun 1992
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Associate
IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
Sep 1989 - Dec 1990
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Legal Assistant
United States District Court
Sep 1988 - Sep 1989
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Law Clerk
Education:
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law 1985 - 1988
J.D., Law
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government 1982 - 1984
Master of Public Policy
University of Chicago 1978 - 1982
B.A., History
Skills:
International Law, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Legal Research, Litigation, Legal Writing, Competition Law, Civil Litigation, Courts, Dispute Resolution, Legal Advice, International Trade Law, Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal Assistance, Copyright Law
Interests:
Professor Christopher Gibson is an expert in international law, international arbitration, and international intellectual property issues. He teaches and writes in these areas. His current work includes:
* Latent Grounds for Investor-State Arbitration: Do International Investment Agreements Provide a Powerful (New) Means to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights? (forthcoming)
* Globalization and the Technology Standards Game: Balancing Concerns of Protectionism and Intellectual Property in International Standards, 22 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 1401 (2007)
THE IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AT 25: THE CASES EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW FOR INVESTOR-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (Oxford 2007) (with Professor Christopher Drahozal)
Professor Gibson continues to be actively involved in international arbitrations. He has sat as an arbitrator under the ICC, AAA and UNCITRAL rules, as well as arbitrator in more than 40 domain name disputes.
Honor & Awards:
Suffolk University Law School's Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for Excellence in Teaching 2008