Co-Director - Dr Can Eken

Dr Can Eken is a tenured assistant professor at Durham Law School, Durham University. He is also the co-director of the Durham International Dispute Resolution Institute (DIDRI) and a fellow of the Advance HE (FHEA) in the United Kingdom (UK). His research and teaching centre on international dispute resolution, with a particular focus on international commercial arbitration. His research interests also include online dispute resolution, investment arbitration, third-party funding, and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as negotiation and mediation.

Dr Eken is a triple-qualified lawyer and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is qualified as an attorney in California and Türkiye, and as a solicitor in England and Wales. He is on the panel of arbitrators at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Dubai International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre, and several other international arbitration centres. Listed by LexisNexis as an arbitration expert, he has served as a counsel and consultant in major international commercial arbitration cases.

Dr Eken is active in student affairs and professional service. He coaches the Durham Law School Vis Moot Team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna and Hong Kong and also serves as an arbitrator at the same competitions. In terms of committee roles, he is an executive committee member of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Thames Valley Branch as well as a member of the Executive Secretariat of the Asia Pacific FDI Network. He is a member of the Protem Committee for the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Court of Arbitration in Malaysia. He also serves as a peer reviewer for the Asian Pacific Law Review, the McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, and other leading academic journals.

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