Meet James Claxton

Mediator, Arbitrator &, Law Professor
James Claxton

James Claxton

Mediator, Arbitrator &, Law Professor

Areas of Expertise

  • Commercial Mediation
  • Community Mediation
  • Construction Mediation
  • Elder Mediation
  • Entertainment Mediation
  • Family Mediation
  • Inheritance Mediation
  • Investor State Mediation
  • Peace Mediation
  • Religious Mediation
  • School Mediation
  • Traditional Mediation
  • Workplace Mediation
  • Labour Mediation
  • Medical Mediation
  • Complaint Mechanism

Country

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Japan

Bio

James is a mediator, arbitrator, and law professor at Rikkyo University in Tokyo. He previously practiced international dispute resolution at law firms in Paris and was legal counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank in Washington.

Qualification

  • CEDR and SIMI certified mediator
  • FCIArb Fellow
  • Qualified lawyer in Washington, D.C. and California (inactive)
  • Empaneled by mediation and arbitration institutions including AIAC, CIETAC, HKIAC, JIMC, JCAA, KCAB, SCIA, SIAC, SIMC, and THAC
  • Chair of an IMI working group on investor-state mediation
  • Active in mediator trainings
  • Regularly writes and speaks about international mediation and arbitration