Biography
JAMES MacPHERSON
A leading International ADR Specialist with thirty years experience within public and private sectors as Mediator, Facilitator, Arbitrator, ADR Trainer, Advisor & Systems Designer.
Affiliated with and active on domestic and international rosters of ADR providers around the world and serves on the inaugural Arbitration Court of the Oman ADR Centre (OAC).
Specializing in conflict management and resolution for corporate and governmental organizations, including designing and directing international, multilingual arbitration and mediation programs, he advises businesses and government agencies in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America on ADR systems, training & legislative policy.
He has designed and delivered ADR training in Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Spain, Syria, Turkey, UAE, UK, and the USA.
Bilingual (English/French), dual national (Canada/USA) mediator (aviation, commercial, construction, employment, family-run businesses, financial, healthcare, insurance, IP/Tech, shipping, indigenous & organizational conflict), among others.
Achievements – some highlights:
Co-Founded
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
2014 – Present
Co-Founded & CEO
Bahrain Chamber of Dispute Resolution
2008 – 2013
Inaugural Board Member
Oman Arbitration Centre
2019 – 2022
Board Member
International Mediation Institute (IMI) The Hague
2011 – 2014
Academic Qualifications:
Masters (Law) University of Oxford
Diploma International Commercial Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
LLB Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
BA History and Political Science, Bishop’s University