John W. Lowe
16bis rue Louis Philippe
Neuilly sur Seine 92200
France
Group Compliance Director, Geodis, 2015
General Counsel and Communications Director, Qioptiq, 2006-2013
Group Assistant General Counsel, Alcatel, 2003-2005
General Counsel, Alcatel Submarine Networks, 2000-2003
Deputy General Counsel, Alcatel Bell, 1997-1999
International Counsel, Alcatel Italia, 1994-1997
Attorney, Cooper, Walinski (Ohio, USA), 1992-1994
Attorney, Lowe & Associates (Milan, Italy), 1987-1992
Foreign Service Officer (Economist), US Diplomatic Service (postings in Mexico, Washington and Italy), 1980-1987
Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Fellow and Approved Faculty Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADC); Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Member, International Arbitration Institute (IAI); Member, Associazione Italiano del Arbitrato; Member, Association Française d’Arbitrage, Former Board Member and President, Asociation of Corporate Counsel Europe, Former Member, Cercle Montesquieu.
Panelist, American Arbitration Association
Panelist, Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa
Panelist, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) (formerly Kualu Lumpur Regional Arbitration Centre)
Panelist, Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris
Panelist, Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris
Panelist, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC)
Panelist, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (USA)
Panelist, Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC)
Panelist, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Panelist, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Panel of International Arbitrators (KCAB)
Panelist, International Arbitration Institute (Paris, France, www.iaiparis.com)
Panelist, International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Panelist (Distinguished Neutral), International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)
Panelist, Kigali International Arbitration Centre,
Panelist, Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
Panelist, Singapore International Arbitration Centre IP Panel (SIAC)
Panelist, Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)
Panelist, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
Served as tribunal chairman, sole arbitrator and member of the arbitral tribunal on numerous arbitration cases since 2015. Cases included ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations managed by leading arbitration institutions. Subject matters have been varied including corporate transactions, distribution and licensing agreements, contractual disputes, finance disputes and investment disputes. Two of my arbitrations were the subject of annulment proceedings. Both were upheld in their entirety: Galilea, LLC v. AGCS Marine Ins. Co., No19-CV-05768 (VEC) (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 16, 2019) and Gemstream (Valuefirst) v Visionael, Cour d’Appel de Paris, Arret du 10 Septembre 2019, RG N. 17/10639.
“Arbitration in the US: A Love/Hate Affair”, La Lettre de la Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris, Number 15, December 2017, pp 11-13;
“Incorporationg Mediation into a Company’s Dispute Resolution Program”, Young Arbitration Review, April 2016, pp 70-74.
“Litigation Management in the Corporate Legal Department”, pages 386-392 in Der Unternehmensjurist (Shulthess Verlag) 2016.
Representative Teaching and Speaking Engagements:
Judge, Vis Moot Court Competition, Vienna, 2016-present
Judge, pre-Vis Moot Courts, Paris, London, New York, Riga 2017-present
Judge, ICC Mediation Competition, Paris, 2018-2020
Visiting Professor, Arbitration and ADR, La Sapienza, Universita’ di Roma, 2015-2019
“What happens during a Mediation? How does it work?”, Virtual World Litigation Forum, 8-10 September 2020.
“Recent litigation developments in the ever-growing fields of corruption and bribery”, World Litigation Summit 2020, Dubai, UAE, 27 and 29 January 2020.
“Third Party Funding in Litigation” World Litigation Summit 2020, Dubai, UAE, 27 and 29 January 2020.
“Review by French Courts of Corruption Allegations in Arbitration Proceedings”, World Litigation Summit 2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2 July 2019. Also moderated session on GDPR Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.
“Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Pros and Cons”, 8th World Litigation Forum, Dubai, UAE, 9-10 January 2019.
“Forged documents in Arbitration Proceedings”, Parigi-Italia, conference Rome, Italy, 9 October 2018.
“International Arbitration Awards”, University of Rome, Roma 3, 20 April 2018.