Jake LOWTHER

Jake Lowther is a dual-qualified lawyer (Australia and Sweden) currently working as Specialist Counsel (Sw. jurist) at the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) in Stockholm. As Specialist Counsel, his main objective is to contribute to the long-term growth of the world-renowned SCC in a role that combines strategy, business development, and legal expertise.

Prior to joining the SCC, Jake was an Associate (Sw. biträdande jurist) in the M&A and dispute resolution teams at Nordic-Baltic law firm Magnusson. Before this Jake worked in Seoul, Korea as Foreign Legal Specialist at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s international division, KCAB INTERNATIONAL. Jake also has experience of arbitration practice in Germany, which he obtained alongside completing the International Dispute Resolution LL.M. program at Humboldt-University of Berlin.

Among Jake's co-curricular commitments are as a board member of the Australian Business Council of Sweden and as a coordinator of the Foreign Lawyer's Network in Sweden. Jake also coordinates and lectures a course on International Investment Law and has provided guest lectures on investment arbitration for inter alia the School of Law at the University of Puerto Rico. He has also been invited to speak at events on a range of topics related to international arbitration and has contributed articles to a number of publications, including the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.