Mr. Carrow holds dual qualification as a United States lawyer (CA and NY) and British barrister (England & Wales). He has since 1981 concurrently maintained law offices in California and active membership in London barrister chambers. Prior to commencement of his ADR/arbitration practice, he was a litigation and arbitration advocate, involved in a number of cases which attracted national and international professional and media attention. He served on a panel of Temporary/Private Judges of California's highest trial court for 14 years and as a settlement conference panelist for 25 years. For the past 30 years his principal focus, both as a trial lawyer and later in his career as an advocate, arbitrator and mediator, has been commercial, construction, other business and employment related disputes and tort, both domestic and international.  Mr. Carrow's dual qualification and professional experiences have uniquely qualified him to act as arbitrator or mediator in Anglo-American disputes and conflicts involving Commonwealth interests. The litigation involvements of Mr. Carrow during the period that he focused primarily on litigation and arbitration advocacy were fairly evenly divided between prosecuting and defending against substantial claims, in a multitude of settings. Consequently, he does not carry into the arbitration/mediation process any bias or impartiality resulting from his prior litigation and arbitration involvements. Arbitral institutions with which Mr. Carrow is affiliated are: The London Court of International Arbitration (London), The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) and The National Arbitration Forum (USA). Bar Admissions (Partial Listing) California New York England & Wales (Barrister) United States Supreme Court Education (Partial Listing) Stanford University Law School, J.D. University of Minnesota, B.A. Board of Editors, Minnesota Law Review Institutional Arbitral Affiliations London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA),  Member              European User's Council - Europe and the Middle East              North American User's Council - North American and              adjacent countries The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London),  Member - MCIArb National Arbitration Forum,  Domestic & International Accreditations (Partial Listing) Certificated, Harvard Law School - Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Mediation) Accredited Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR),  London Practitioner - Association for Conflict Resolution Certificated, American Bar Association Advanced Mediation And Advocacy Skills Certificated, Cutting Edge Arbitration - Rutter Group Current Professional Activities (Partial Listing) Delegate - ABA International Briefing Trip & Symposium on International Dispute Resolution - London & Paris. (2005) Judge, National Finals - American Bar Association Representation in Mediation Competition. (2005) Judge, American Bar Association student moot court National Appellate Advocacy Competition. (2004, 2005) Speaker, annual International Bar Association Conference. Topic: "International Enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreements"  (2004) Masters Forum Invitee and Dialogue Session Leader, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Pepperdine University). Topic: "Global Perspectives, Global Opportunities?" (2003) Speaker, annual International Bar Association Conference. Topic: "Recent Developments in International Alternative Dispute Resolution" (2003) Speaker, The Center for International Legal Studies (Heidelberg, Germany). Topic: "The Law, The Lawyer & Alternative Dispute Resolution"  (2003) Member, International Bar Association Task Force studying the current text of Article 14 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation. "Enforcement of Mediated/Conciliated Settlements." Professional Societies (Partial Listing) The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Inn of Court - Member The Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR), London - Member The Institute for Transnational Arbitration - Member of Advisory Board The American Society of International Law - Member British Institute of International & Comparative Law - Member American Bar Association - Member International Bar Association - Member Center for International Legal Studies, Austria - Fellow The Society for Advanced Legal Studies, London - Associate Fellow Honors & Listings (Partial Listing) Temporary/Private Judge Panelist - Superior Court of California - 14 years Settlement Conference Panelist - Superior Court of California - 24 years Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers Consultant to Litigation Section, California State Bar Association (1986-1994) Martindale-Hubbell A/V peer rating 26 years Marques Who's Who in American Law Marques Who's Who in Amercia Marques Who's Who Who in the World