Frederick Abbott, the Edward Ball Eminent Scholar Professor of International Law, is highly regarded for his scholarship and professional activities in international intellectual property rights and global economic issues. He is Rapporteur for the Committee on International Trade Law of the International Law Association; on the Panel of Experts of UNCTAD's Program on the Settlement of Disputes in International Trade, Investment and Intellectual Property; and consultant to the UNCTAD Project on TRIPS and Development, to the World Bank Global HIV/AIDS Program and to the Quaker United Nations Office (Geneva).

He has served as consultant to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy. Professor Abbott serves as arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of International Economic Law (Oxford).