Professor Christopher Gibson is Professor of Law and Director of the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. An expert in international law, arbitration, and intellectual property and technology, he has published widely on international dispute resolution, investment law, and emerging technology issues.

Professor Gibson’s career spans public international service and private practice, including work with the Iran–U.S. Claims Tribunal, the UN Compensation Commission, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where he helped develop recommendations leading to ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

A tenured faculty member and Director of Suffolk’s ADR Program, he has received the school’s highest teaching honors and has taught internationally, including in Hungary and Sweden, as well as as a visiting professor at Boston University.

Professor Gibson is active in leading arbitration and legal organizations and is co-founder and Director of the Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition (FDI Moot). He serves as an arbitrator and expert witness in complex commercial disputes and is recognized by Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center’s 2026 List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals.