Meet James Claxton
Mediator, Arbitrator &, Law Professor

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

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