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Biography

Andrea K. Bjorklund is a Full Professor and the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law at McGill University Faculty of Law. She is the General Editor of Arbitration International and is the General Editor for investment for the Journal of International Dispute Settlement as well as a member of the Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute for International and Comparative Law. In addition to her academic work, she acts as arbitrator and expert in both investment and commercial arbitrations. She was appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators by the Government of Canada and is on the roster of several other arbitral institutions. A citizen of both Canada and the United States, she holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.A. in French Studies from New York University, and a B.A. in History and French from the University of Nebraska. In June 2025 the University of Vienna awarded her an honorary doctorate.