Publications
Presentations
Arbitrator Conflicts of Interest, National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) Texas Salon (April 2026)
The Jordan Chiles Arbitration: Arbitrator Independence and Impartiality, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (April 2025)
Nuts and Bolts of Sports Arbitration, Resolutions: A Podcast about Dispute Resolution and Prevention (ABA Dispute Resolution Section, April 1, 2025), available at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/resources/podcast/nuts-bolts-sports-arbitration/
Political Changes Around the World and Their Impact on International Arbitration, Kyiv Arbitration Days: Think Big! (December 20, 2024), available at https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/priorevents.asp
From Paper to Pledge to Practice: Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in ADR by Implementing the Ray Corollary Initiative Pledge, LERA Annual Meeting (June 26, 2024)
Creating an Inclusive Next Generation of Neutrals, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (April 2024)
Disability Inclusion in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - a Focus on Epilepsy, Global Labor and Work (GLW) Workshop Series, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (March 2024)
Diversifying ADR, Will Work for Food - The New Possibilities Hour (December 2023)
Tuesday Practice Building Lunch (biweekly sessions introducing diverse neutrals to opportunities in ADR), ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Women in Dispute Resolution (WIDR) Committee (biweekly, 2022 - 2024)
Best Practices in Case Management - Tips from Leading Arbitrators and In-House Counsel, Chartered institute of Arbitrators "Ask the Arbitrator" Series (July 2023)
Driving Toward More Diverse Selection of Neutrals - The Ray Corollary Initiative at Work, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), ABA Dispute Resolution Section (May 16, 2023)
Diversity in Investment Treaty Arbitration, Canterbury Christ Church University (April 2023)
Lunchtime Soft Skill Masterclass: Award Writing Perspectives - Making an Award Work, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - London Branch (April 12, 2023)
Bias Busters: Implicit Bias and the Selection of Neutrals, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ("CPR") Annual Meeting 2023: Practical and Innovative Dispute Management Solutions (March 2023)
Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration - Tips from Leading Arbitrators and In-House Counsel, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (February 2023)
Building Your Career in Alternative Dispute Resolution, College of Commercial Arbitrators (February 14, 2023)
Young OGEMID Symposium on Diversity in Arbitration (November 2022), https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/downloads/tdm-young-ogemid-seminar2022-diversity.pdf; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/young-ogemid-symposium-diversity-international-arbitration-/
International Arbitration, Emory University (November 2022)
Diversifying Neutral Panels: Let's Get it Done, Maryland State Bar Association ("MSBA"), Virtual Legal Summit Series (September 2022)
Fake Smarts and Algowrongs: What to Do with Creepy AI, National Center for Technology in Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolution ("ODR") CyberWeek 2021 (November 2021) (with Prof. Ben Davis)
ADR: All Disputes Resolved - Wishful Thinking, Peggy Browning Fund, National Law Students Worker's Rights Conference (October 2021)
International Arbitration 2021, Practicing Law Institute ("PLI") (June 22, 2021)
Independence and Impartiality of Arbitrators in Commercial & Investment Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law, Summer Conference (June 2021), https://www.american.edu/wcl/impact/initiatives-programs/arbitration/webcasts.cfm
Construction and Engineering Arbitration: Efficiently Resolving International Construction Disputes, AELEX Arbitration Month (March 11, 2021)
Efficiency, Enforceability, Effectiveness, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (March 2021)
Social License and Dispute Resolution in the Extractive Industries, University of Lausanne (February 19, 2021)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Alternative Dispute Resolution: From Contact to Contract, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (February 2021), https://www.ciarbnab.com/resources/webinars/
Diversity, American Society of International Law (ASIL)-Africa Interest Group (February 2021)
Privacy vs. Confidentiality – What is the New Normal?, 9th Annual Arbitration and Investment Summit - Caribbean, Latin America and Other Emerging Markets 2021 - A Clear Vision for Your Future (January 28, 2021)
Which Side Are You On? Presenter: The Diversity Dividend, International Comparative, Foreign and Domestic: A Virtual Gathering of Friends, University of Toledo College of Law (January 22, 2021)
Online Arbitration: Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls - Full Course, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration ("CRCICA") (November 2020)
Document Management in Arbitration, Caribbean ADR Initiative ("CADRIn") Connect Webinar (November 25, 2020), https://www.cadrin.org/post/document-management-in-arbitration
Researching While Outside of "Academia", University of Michigan Law School (November 2020)
Push for Parity: Practical Tools for Emerging Arbitrators - Arbitrating Your First Case, Equal Representation in Arbitration (November 17, 2020), https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/priorevents.asp
Diversity in the Legal Profession, American Society of International Law ("ASIL"), Africa Interest Group and the Institute for Dispute Resolution of New Jersey City University (November 13, 2020)
E-Advocacy: Practical Issues and Tips on Using Remote Technology for Hearings, XII ABA Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes
USCIB / ICC USA Sole Practitioners' Group, "Uses and Misuses of Tribunal Secretaries", virtual event (September 8, 2020)
United States Council for International Business, Minneapolis, Minnesota
U.S. Panel member, Expedited Arbitration Proceedings
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.
U.S. and U.K. Practices in International Arbitration (with Paul Rose)
University of Michigan, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Presentation: Researching While Outside of “Academia”
University of Michigan Law School, “U.S. (International) Arbitration”, Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.
Guest-lectured in Prof. Allyn Kantor’s alternative dispute resolution course
XI American Bar Association / Russian Arbitration Association Conference, Moscow, Russia
Moderated panel on Tribunal Secretaries in International Arbitration
Financing, Structuring & Investing in Litigation Finance, NYC, New York U.S.
Panel member, “Regulation, Compliance and Ethical Considerations”
Skills and Cultures: The Road Ahead for International Arbitration, Atlanta International Arbitration Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia U.S.
Panel member, “Americas Tertulia”, Cultural and Ethical Considerations
University of Michigan Law School, “International Human Rights Law”, Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.
Lectured with Judge Bruno Simma on human rights in investor-state disputes
Books
Kluwer Arbitration Templates & Examples (Kluwer Arbitration, 2024-present, "online first"!)
- International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2024 & 2025 Update): https://www.kluwerarbitration.com/templates-and-examples/ICC-Introduction-to-the-Institution
- Swiss Arbitration Centre (SAC) (2024 & 2025 Update): https://www.kluwerarbitration.com/templates-and-examples/SAC-Introduction-to-the-Institution
- Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (2025): https://www.kluwerarbitration.com/templates-and-examples/crcica-introduction-to-the-Institution
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) (2026): https://www.kluwerarbitration.com/templates-and-examples/DIAC-Introduction-to-Institution
- London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) (2026): https://www.kluwerarbitration.com/templates-and-examples/LMAA-Introduction-to-the-Association
- and more to come!!
Financial Inclusion & Consumer Empowerment – US and EU Legislation & International Soft Law (Frankfurt School Verlag, 2015)
Book Chapters
"Women in Arbitration" in Edward Elgar International Economic Law Encyclopedia (forthcoming)
"Rosters as a Solution to the Lack of Diversity of Arbitrators" in Edward Elgar International Economic Law Encyclopedia (forthcoming)
"Introduction - Construction Disputes" in Hospitality and Construction Disputes Post-COVID (Brill, 2023).
"CETA - Where are the Women? Diffusing Thought-Terminating Cliches that Impeded Diversity" in Sustainable Diversity in International Arbitration (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022) (with Anthony Scott Marcum)
"Conclusion" in Social License and Dispute Resolution in the Extractive Industries (with Stephane Brebant, forthcoming 2021)
"The Commission's Priority: 'A Balanced and Progressive Trade Policy to Harness Globalization'" in Politicizing EU Policies - the Juncker Commission 2014 - 2019 edited by Robert Stuewe and Thomas Panayotopoulos. Nomos. (2020)
"International Arbitration in the U.S." in Handbook on U.S. Law edited by Kirk W. Junker. Hart Nomos Beck. (2020)
"U.S. Immigration Law" in Handbook on U.S. Law edited by Kirk W. Junker. Hart Nomos Beck. (2020)
"Besonderheiten des US-Einwanderungsrechts – Ein Blick von Innen." In US-Rechtspraxis, edited by Kirk W. Junker, 392-416. De Gruyter Praxishandbuch. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2017. (translated: U.S. Immigration Law for Foreign Lawyers in Handbook for U.S. Law (de Gruyter, 2017)
"Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit in den USA – Recht und Praxis." In US-Rechtspraxis, edited by Kirk W. Junker, 145-73. De Gruyter Praxishandbuch. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2017. (translated: International Commercial Arbitration – Intersections with U.S. Law in Handbook for U.S. Law (de Gruyter, 2017)
Articles
Novel Ways of Creating Experiential ADR Problems, 69 St. Louis U. L.J. (2025) (with co-authors Lieutenant Colonel Taren E. Wellman & Richard Bales). Available at https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol69/iss3/5
An Open Letter to President Biden: Learn from Experience When Implementing Student Debt Forgiveness Policy, JURIST - Academic Commentary, August 26, 2022, https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2022/08/an-open-letter-to-president-biden=learn-from-experience-when-implementing-student-debt-forgiveness-policy/ (with Anthony Marcum)
The Appalling Rule of Forced Pregnancy, JURIST - Academic Commentary, July 6, 2022, https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2022/07/katherine-simpson-abortion-dobbs-racism/
Arbitrator "Intelligence" and the Mysterious Brown M&M, 52 University of Toledo Law Review 27 (2021)
The Diversity Dividend, 52 University of Toledo Law Review 447 (2021)
Cleaning Up After A Self-Coup: A Case for Reconciliation, JURIST - Academic Commentary, January 18, 2021, https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/marcum-simpson-self-coup-reconciliation/ (with Dr. Anthony Marcum)
International Commercial Arbitration Diversity: The Numbers Are Askew, JURIST - Professional Commentary, June 17, 2020, https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/06/katherine-simpson-international-arbitration-diversity-part2/
UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal, in unpublicized ruling, finds that Chinese BIT extends to Macao under “moving treaty frontiers” rule (IA Reporter July 21, 2014)
Arbitrators say China BIT allows them to determine if expropriation occurred, but MFN can't be used to broaden jurisdiction further (IA Reporter July 21, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
Annulment is not an appeal: ICSID ad hoc committee dismisses Paraguay's application to annul SGS v. Paraguay award (IA Reporter June 13, 2014)
Arbitrators see no deliberate "closing of eyes" by investors with respect to conduct by its local business partner (Minnotte & Lewis v. Poland) (IA Reporter June 6, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
Recourse to negotiating papers leads arbitrators to conclude that Indonesia intended to offer advance consent to arbitrate in its BIT with the UK (IA Reporter February 27, 2014)
Tribunal rules that Australia BIT does not express advance consent to arbitration; a dozen other Australian treaties are worded similarly (IA Reporter February 27, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
UNCITRAL tribunal makes "abuse of process" finding in face of belated move to take on foreign ownership in order to press claims against state (IA Reporter February 25, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
In now-available UNCITRAL award, tribunal chaired by Brigitte Stern says that MFN clause cannot be used to broaden jurisdiction of Germany-Bulgaria treaty (IA Reporter February 25, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
Bulgaria obtains enforcement of costs award; court dismisses investor's belated allegation of arbitrator bias due to issue-conflict (IA Reporter February 14, 2014) (with Luke Eric Peterson)
A Tale of Two Arbitration Courses – The Barbarians Live on the Other Side of the Rhine: My Experience with Two Arbitration Courses (International Bar Association, Student Committee News Page Featured Article, 2011)
Book Review (International Bar Association, Student Committee News Page, 2011) (compiled by Katherine Simpson)
Massachusetts v. EPA: Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Green Investment, 14 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 189 (Spring 2007)