Fabien Gélinas holds a doctorate in law from the University of Oxford. He was Associate Dean of Law and Director of the Institute of Comparative Law at McGill and co-founder of the Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory. A Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in International Arbitration and Commercial Law, he heads the Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Group. Professor Gélinas has authored and edited multiple books and articles on arbitration law and practice, international law and the rule of law, transnational law and governance, the independence of international adjudicators, online dispute resolution, internet governance, and constitutional theory and globalization. His latest books are eAccess to Justice (University of Ottawa Press, 2016), and Trade Usages and Implied Terms in the Age of Arbitration (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Fabien Gélinas is a barrister who consults widely and acts as arbitrator in large international matters. He was formerly General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in and is immediate past Chair of the Canadian Arbitration Committee. He has acted as adviser and delegate to the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the European Commission. He has acted as expert on dispute resolution to Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) projects, the Copyright Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He was designated Appointing Authority by the Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on several occasions and acts as expert witness in court proceedings on comparative law and arbitration law and practice. Fabien Gélinas sits on several boards as advisor or director.