Jane Willems – As a lawyer in private practice and an arbitrator, Jane Willems has regularly lectured on International Commercial Arbitration in International Law Institute courses in Washington DC. She has developed, and since 2009 she has co-conducted with David J. Branson the new annual program of International Commercial Arbitration at the International Law Institute. Ms. Willems has participated in international arbitrations and other forms of ADR and in international contractual and international development projects. She served as counsel, arbitrator, and secretary to arbitral tribunals in numerous arbitration proceedings (ICC, LCIA and ad-hoc) and as counsel before French courts in arbitration related matters. She has been admitted to practice to both the Paris Bar and the Bar of the State of California (USA). Jane Willems has been teaching International Contracts and Arbitration at the University of Angers, France; she holds a Master’s degree in International Business Law and a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Paris I Sorbonne.