[6] Walker is married to Australian lawyer and international arbitrator, Doug Jones AO.

[9] Walker was the recipient of a Teaching Award in 2010 for her outstanding contributions to the Osgoode Professional Masters Program.

She has authored more than 60 peer reviewed articles, as well as contributing to a number of text books and other works.

Walker's arbitration matters include disputes relating to construction, distribution agreements, licenses, franchises, agricultural manufacturing, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, heavy equipment sales, employment, manufacturing supply agreements, and pharmaceuticals.

Walker also served as a member of the organising committee of ICCA Sydney 2018 and is Founder and Co-Chair of CanArbWeek.

For more than twenty years, Janet consulted and provided expert evidence on questions of jurisdiction, judgments and applicable law in 60+ crossborder disputes.

[8] Walker was the common law advisor to the Federal Courts (Canada) Rules Committee from 2006 to 2015.

[5] Walker was the CIArb Academic Advisor in 2014-2015[23] and she is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg as well as the Global Advisory Board, New York International Arbitration Center.