Bio
Anna Spain is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law, a professional mediator and a former Board Director and founding member of Mediators Beyond Borders.
As a professor and scholar, Professor Spain specializes in international law, dispute resolution, international cooperation and conflict and state behavior. Professor Spain teaches courses in international law, international dispute resolution, international human rights and mediation. Prior to joining the CU faculty, she was a Lecturer at UCLA Law School and UCLA School of Public Affairs and the Deputy Director of the UCLA Burkle Center.
As a mediator, Professor Spain has over 16 years of experience working with individuals, universities, organizations, communities and governments. Professor Spain provides mediation services, conflict resolution training and facilitation of public dialogues. She specializes in cross-cultural and international matters, employment disputes and conflicts involving the public sector. She has trained under leading negotiation and mediation experts including Kenneth Cloke, Robert Mnookin, Lawrence Susskind and William Zartman.
As an attorney, Professor Spain practiced international law as an Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser where she represented the U.S. before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in The Hague, served as a delegate to the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and advised the Department on international investment disputes in Asia and the Pacific. She also has policy experience at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Trade Representative's Office.
Professor Spain is a graduate of Harvard Law School where she served as an executive editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude at Denison University in environmental studies and economics. Professor Spain clerked for the Honorable Judge Raymond Finch, U.S. District Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands in St. Croix.
