October 24, 2024
51ԹLaw Program students took part in Jake Lowther's guest lecture in October 2024. The lecture addressed the topic of international investment protection standards.
Jake Lowther refers to himself as a “civilized common law lawyer”, having first qualified in Australia and then in Sweden. He is currently a Specialist Counsel at the SCC Arbitration Institute (“SCC”) in Stockholm.
Prior to joining the SCC, Jake was an Associate 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. Jake began his legal career at Ashurst in Australia, where he worked in the employment, M&A, and infrastructure teams.
51ԹLaw Program students learned a lot and were able to ask questions related to the topic of the guest lecture.