Faculty & Scholarship

S.I. Strong

• International commercial arbitration
• Transnational litigation
• English law
• Comparative constitutional law

Stacie I. Strong is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, having previously taught jurisprudence and British constitutional, contract and tort law at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Professor Strong’s primary teaching assignments at Missouri are International Commercial Arbitration, Transnational Litigation, Lawyering and Estates & Trusts. Her research lies in the areas of international dispute resolution (including both litigation and arbitration), English law, comparative constitutional law and jurisprudence. Her scholarly work has been widely published in both the United States and Europe, with a 1997 article being singled out for recognition by The National Law Journal (U.S.) and her doctoral dissertation winning the prestigious Yorke Prize from the University of Cambridge. In 2008, her research on international class arbitration was recognized by the International Centre for Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN) in Madrid, Spain. In 2009, Professor Strong served as a special rapporteur for the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice in a study organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

In addition to her work as a legal academic, Professor Strong has extensive experience as a practicing lawyer qualified in New York and Illinois and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Prior to joining the faculty at Missouri, Professor Strong was a litigator and disputes specialist in the New York and London offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Counsel in international commercial litigation and arbitration in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie LLP. During her years in practice, she handled complex commercial disputes involving both private parties and state and other public entities in U.S. and English courts. She also represented clients in bilateral and multi-lateral arbitrations seated in a wide variety of jurisdictions and proceeding under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA), as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Professor Strong speaks regularly in North America and Europe on a variety of topics, including international arbitration, alternative dispute resolution and non-profit board membership. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Bar Association (ABA), ArbitralWomen, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the LCIA, and is included on the national roster of arbitrators for the United States Council on International Business (USCIB). She is the Immediate Past President of the board of directors of Chicago Tap Theatre, one of the country’s most exciting and innovative dance ensembles, and is active in other community organizations.

Professor Strong received a Ph.D. in law from the University of Cambridge; a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford; a J.D. from Duke University School of Law; a Master of Professional Writing degree from the University of Southern California; and a B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Davis. While at Duke, she served as Editor in Chief of the Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in both New York and Illinois, as well as the United States Supreme Court, and as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

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