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Staff Directory Leon Trakman Career Profile
Academic Appointments
Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, 2002
Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of California, Davis, 1999
Professor of Law, Dalhousie Law School, 1975-1999
Visiting Professor, Wisconsin Law School, 1992/93
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Cape Town, 1990
Bora Laskin National Fellow, Canada, 1997/98
Killam Professor, Killam Foundation, 1986
Visiting Professor, Tulane Law School, 1983
Bolton Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 1982
Lecturer in Law, Cape Town, 1971/02
Professional Appointments
Principal, Trakman and Associates, 2000
President, LET Commercial Consultants, 1984-1990
ADR Appointments
On board or panel of various international arbitration and mediation associations, including, inter alia,
The International Center for Dispute Resolution
The American Arbitration Association (AAA)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
International Mediation Centre (IMC)
World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO)
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC)
Consultancies
Consultant to international organizations, governments, bar and business associations
Consultant to Canadian Government on Constitutional Challenges, Human Rights and Aboriginal Justice, 1999-2000
Consultant to the Canadian Bar Association on the efficient resolution of commercial disputes, 1995-97
Trade adjudicator, appointed by US, Canadian and Mexican Governments
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 1994-2001
US-Canada Free Trade Agreement, 1993
Constitutional Consultant to ANC and Law Commission, 1990-91
Consultant, Constitutional Reform in Canada, 1986-8, 1983
Boards of Directors
Various companies and public interest boards
Currently, Board of Directors, Webwise
Member, Board, International Mediation Center, 1995-97
Past board member, inter alia, Gotra Chemical Company, Wondor Products, Heleon Investments.
Academic Committees
Chair or member, various national, university and law school committees on education, 1975-present, including:
Past Chair, Legal Education, Canadian Bar Association
Past Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Selection Committee, Law, Philosophy and Political Science, Canada
Past Chair, Committee 11, SSHRCC, Canada
Past Chair, Senate, Committee on Committees, Dalhousie University; Graduate Studies, Long Range Planning, Academic, and Student Liaison Committees
Most recently on National Selection Committee, Molson Prize Committee and Bora Laskin National Fellowship Committee
For a more complete list of appointments and publications, see www.trakmanassoc.com .