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Ms Julia Sullivan Dual qualified lawyer (U.S.A.) and solicitor (England & Wales) with 30+ years of experience

Job title: Commercial Arbitrator
Country: United States

Membership type: Fellow membership
Primary branch: North America

Personal bio

Julia E. Sullivan is an independent attorney and arbitrator with more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry. She is dual-qualified as a lawyer in the United States and a solicitor in England and Wales. Ms. Sullivan is a fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Member of the Roster of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, a Member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, and a Member of the Hunt ADR Panel in the United Kingdom. Prior to founding her own firm, Ms. Sullivan chaired the Energy Regulation, Markets and Enforcement practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, where she also served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Energy & Transactions practice. Ms. Sullivan teaches college and graduate level courses on project finance, international arbitration, and international energy policy. She is a Senior Lawyer at the Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Austria), a Member of the ICC USA Arbitration Committee of the United States Council for International Business, and a Member of the International Arbitration Institute (Paris, France), and a Member of the International Bar Association. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland.