Sally Harpole is qualified to practice law in

• The Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
• The State of California, USA

She is accredited as

• Chartered Arbitrator
• Accredited Mediator

Ms. Harpole holds the following positions and titles

• Council Member and Dispute Resolution Section Liaison (2009 and 2010)
  • International Bar Association LPD
• Co-Chair, Arbitration Committee (2007 and 2008)
  •  International Bar Association
• Commission Member
  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Council Member
  •  Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
• Executive Committee, Board of Directors
  •  American Arbitration Association
• Chair, Asia Advisory Council
  •  American Arbitration Association
• Member, Arbitration Committee
  • International Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
• Chartered Arbitrator
  •  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
• Fellow
  •  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch
• Fellow and former Council Member
  • Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators
• Regional Coordinator and Contributor
  •  UNCITRAL Survey on Implementation of the New York Convention
• Observer
  • UNCITRAL Working Group II (the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules)
• Member
  • London Court of International Arbitration
• Board of Reporters (People’s Republic of China)
  • Institute of Transnational Arbitration
• Board of Directors
  • The Advocacy Institute of Hong Kong
• International Advisory Council Member
  • Cheung Kong Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Shantou University, China
• Member
  • Spanish Chamber of Commerce
• Member and former Council Officer
  •  Mexican Business Association
• Former Council Member, International Section
  • American Bar Association
• Former Council Member, International Section
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
• President (1985 and 1986)
  • American Chamber of Commerce in the People´s Republic of China, Beijing
• Chairman, Law Committee (1991, 2002-2004) and Vice Governor (1994-1998)
  • American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

Sally Harpole has been cited as a leading international arbitrator and lawyer in numerous surveys based on recommendations by her peers, clients and experts. The following are recent examples:

• The World’s Leading Lawyers (2000-2010)
• Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2000-2009)
• Who’s Who in the Law - Hong Kong
• Who's Who in International Commercial Arbitration (2000-2010)
• Global Arbitration Review
  • “Top Arbitrators in Asia”
  • “Top Women in Arbitration”
• The World’s Leading International Arbitration Experts
• Chamber’s Leading Lawyers – Asia Business & Arbitration (2000-2009)

She was twice elected President, American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China, the first 2-term President in the Chamber’s history. She was awarded for outstanding service by the American Arbitration Association for her activities relating to arbitration in Asia.

Law Professor and Lecturer

Sally Harpole  is a Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow of Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Law School (Asian Study Tour 2003-2010), where she designed a comparative law program introducing the legal systems of Hong Kong and Mainland China.

She has lectured at several universities on the subjects of dispute resolution, international and comparative law, including

• Beijing University of International Trade and Economics (formerly, Beijing Foreign Trade Institute)
• Chinese University (Hong Kong)
• City University (Hong Kong)
• Dalian Institute of Technology
• Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade
• Hong Kong University
• Kobe University (Japan)
• Nankai University (Tianjin)
• Nanjing University
• Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

Conference Speaker

Ms. Harpole is a frequent chairman and speaker at conferences on dispute resolution and the legal aspects of doing business in China and greater Asia.  In 2008, she co-chaired with the United Nations Legal Counsel the 50th anniversary conference on the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

Others include events sponsored and organized by

• American Arbitration Association / ICDR
• American Bar Association
• Asia Law & Practice
• Beijing Arbitration Commission
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Association
• Club Español del Arbitraje
• CPR
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
• The Hong Kong Law Society and The Hong Kong Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration
• ICCA
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association
• Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration
• Practicing Law Institute (PLI)
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre
• Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
• Vietnam Ministry of Justice

Publications

Ms. Harpole has published numerous articles and book chapters on the subjects of direct investment, dispute resolution and other law topics relating to Hong Kong and Mainland China, including in the ICC arbitration journal, the China Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, The Asian Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration and China Business Disputes by Juris and other publications.

From 1992 to 2003, she was General Editor and Special Editor of the CCH China Business Law Guide. She currently serves on the Board of Editors of World Arbitration and Mediation Review.

Academic Degrees

• A.B. Degree, University of California, Berkeley, California (Honors and Phi Beta Kappa), 1972
• Juris Doctor Degree, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Asian Law Program, Moot Court Honors), 1978
• Harvard Law School Program for Instruction of Lawyers – Mediation Certificate
• Straus Institute Advanced Mediation Training Certificate
• Chinese Law Certificate, University of East Asia, Macau, 1990

Ms Harpole is a native speaker of English and is fluent in Chinese and Spanish. She has reading fluency in French.