Julia E. Sullivan
JD, LLM, FCIArb
Energy, Infrastructure, Finance
Julia may be approached for appointments through the Clerk to ArbDB Chambers, Martin Poulter, on +44 (0)203 514 9020 and martin.poulter@arbdb.com
“Julia should be on anyone’s short list for a commercial arbitrator.”
Joseph Hetrick, University of Pennsylvania School of Law
Julia E. Sullivan is an American lawyer, English solicitor, and international arbitrator specializing in energy, infrastructure, and finance. She with an experienced arbitrator with more than 140 appointments as Tribunal Chair, Tribunal Member, Emergency Arbitrator, or Sole Arbitrator in disputes involving parties from the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Ms. Sullivan is a Member of ArbDB Chambers. Prior to that, she chaired the Energy Regulation, Markets and Enforcement practice at a global law firm, where she also served on the Steering Committee of the Global Energy & Transactions practice.
Ms. Sullivan holds graduate degrees in law and business from common law and civil law jurisdictions. She has taught college and graduate-level courses on international arbitration, international energy policy, and project finance.
Ms. Sullivan is a fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Vice Chair (Membership) of CIArb’s North America Branch, Chair of the ELLM Alumni Association of the London School of Economics, a Senior Lawyer at the Center for International Legal Studies, and a member of the roster of arbitrators of various arbitral institutions.
Julia’s experience in dealing with complex energy matters, her ability to understand and balance all of the legal, technical, and policy aspects of very contentious issues, and her professionalism and communication skills in working with multiple parties make her particularly suited to arbitrate commercial matters and reach a fair and sound result.”
Cynthia Marlette, Former General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
