Janet Walker

Independent Arbitrator with Chambers, Chartered Arbitrator

Janet is an independent arbitrator with chambers in Sydney, London, and Toronto. Over the past 20 years, she has served as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair in ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations administered by the ICC, ICDR, DIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, PCA and SIAC in a variety of seats. Her matters range from construction, M&A, shareholder, intellectual property, pharma and environmental. She has a good working knowledge of Spanish and French.

Janet is chair of the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee; a member of the boards of the International Construction Law Association and CIArb Canada; and a founding member of SCL North America.

Janet is Distinguished Research Professor and past associate dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, a member of the Ontario Bar, and a licensed legal consultant of the New York State Bar. She authors Canada’s main text on private international law, cited in more than 400 judgments and is co-author of Common Law, Civil Law and the Future of Categories, and of the forthcoming edition of Commercial Arbitration in Australia.