Christopher Gibson is a Vice-Chair of ITA’s Academic Council and professor at Suffolk University Law School. He is an expert in international law, international arbitration and intellectual property issues. Before joining Suffolk Law School, Professor Gibson was a founding partner of Steptoe & Johnson’s London office, where he specialized in the areas of international arbitration, as well as intellectual property and technology disputes and transactions. Prior to joining Steptoe, Professor Gibson was Head of the Electronic Commerce Section at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and a Senior Legal Counsel in its Arbitration and Mediation Center, a Section Chief at the UN Compensation Commission, and a Legal Assistant at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. Professor Gibson teaches and writes in the areas of international dispute resolution, intellectual property, international trade and investment, and internet law and technology.
