Johan A. Erauw | ArbitrationLaw.com

Address:

Institute of Private International Law
University of Ghent
Voldersstraat 5
Law Firm of J. Erauw, Jozef Plateaustraat 14
Ghent 9000
Belgium

Phone Number:

+32 9 2646830/32

Fax Number:

32 9 2646931

Email:

johan.erauw@ugent.be

Born:

1948 (Wetteren, Belgium)

Languages:

English Dutch French German Afrikaans

Nationalities:

Belgian

Education:

Univ. of Ghent, License (“Master”) in Law (1972 magna cum laude)

Univ. of Ghent, Doctorate in Law (1979 summa cum laude)

Bar Admission or Professional License:

Ghent Bar (1973-1975; 1997-present)

Present Position:

Full Professor, Law School, Univ. of Ghent (Head of Dept.; Director Institute of P.I.L.)

Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American Univ., Washington DC (USA)

Honorary Professor in East- China Univ. Shanghai (Dr. h.c.) and China Univ. Pol. Sc. & Law, Beijing

Professional Experience:

Former Corporate Legal Counsel to C&A Belgium (1987-1995); Former Advisor to UNCITRAL; Former Commissioner for the Minister of Justice and Advisor to Parliament for the drafting of the Code on P.I.L.; Member of Board and of Executive Committee of Univ. of Ghent (2004-2008); Counselor for Technology Transfer of Univ. of Ghent; Member of Corporate Boards; Visiting Professor & Lecturer at several Universities

Professional Associations:

Institut de Droit International; IBA; American Law Institute (ALI); Former Vice-Pres. CEPANI (Brussels Center for Arbitration); Belgian Group on P.I.L.; Editorial Boards of Law Reviews

Panels of Arbitrators:

Member, ICSID Panel of Mediators, designated by Belgium; NAI; CIETAC (Beijing); Beijing Arbitration Commission; Shanghai Chamber of Arbitration; Croatian Chamber of Commerce – Arbitration Court; Mediation Panel on Committee for Restitution of Cultural Goods – UNESCO, designated by Belgium

Arbitration Experience:

Over 30 arbitrations as party-appointed arbitrator, sole arbitrator or chairman in tribunals under rules of ICC, CEPANI, NAI, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration (SCC) and ad hoc, or as counsel: before ICC, CIETAC, ad hoc tribunal or for enforcement before a court – in matters of company transfer, technology and software licensing, services, distribution, construction et al. Publishing, teaching and drafting rules and legislation.

Areas of Specialization:

Art & Cultural Property

Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration

Distribution & Licensing

Intellectual and Industrial Property

International Commercial Transactions

Publications from JURIS:

Publications:

See the list of my publications (160 articles and 20 books) at http://www.erauw-law.be. Most recently:

Handbook (in Dutch) on P.I.L. (2009), 900 pages
on Intellectual Property Law in China
Property Law in Chinese P.I.L.
on Art & Law (Retribution for Resale of Artwork) in Festschrift Kurt Siehr
on Investment Arbitration in Festschrift Hubert Bocken
on Arbitration and UNIDROIT Principles on Intern. Comm. Contracts (with M. Piers) in JournalPIL, December 2012