Arthur Appleton is a Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe, and a Partner at Appleton Luff – International Lawyers. Previously Professor Appleton was a Senior Trade and Investment Consultant at the World Bank, and a Consultant for the US Commercial Law Development Program. He teaches 21st Century Trade Rules: Basic Principles and Emerging Issues in Bologna and Washington, DC. Arthur is also a member of the Visiting Faculty and the Advisory Board of the World Trade Institute (University of Bern) and a faculty member of the Academy of International Economic Law and Policy (AIELPO) in Athens. Arthur has published widely in the field of international trade and arbitration (4 books and approximately 70 other publications). He is on the current List of Experts (Chairpersons) for Arbitrations and Trade and Sustainable Expert Panel Proceedings arising from many EU FTAs, and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board, of Legal Issues of Economic Integration and the Advisory Committee of The Latin American Journal of International Trade Law.
Arthur is also a founding partner of Appleton Luff – International Lawyers, a boutique international law firm with offices worldwide. He has more than 35 years of experience in international trade, investment law and arbitration working with sovereign states, international businesses, and international and regional organizations. His work focuses primarily on trade-related regulatory issues including issues involving climate change, sustainable development, investment, health, and labor matters. He has worked throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and has consulted for the World Bank, IFC, WTO, ADB, IDB, UNCTAD, UNITAR, the ITC, ILI, the US Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), the UK government, and the EU. His work includes training Chinese, East African, and Sri Lanka high court judges and US Foreign Service officers, and most recently helping with the Republic of Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO.
Arthur is a US and Swiss national. He holds a PhD and a DES from the University of Geneva (Graduate Institute), a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a BA from William and Mary. A full list of publications can be found here.
