Edna Sussman is a full-time independent arbitrator and mediator and the Distinguished ADR Practitioner in Residence at Fordham University School of Law. Formerly a litigation partner at White & Case LLP, she has over 20 years of experience in international and domestic arbitration and mediation, having presided in over 300 arbitrations and 200 mediations across sectors including energy, life sciences, IP, finance, insurance, telecoms, aviation, and environmental law. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, certified by the International Mediation Institute, and has served on panels of leading dispute resolution institutions worldwide. She is a former Chair of the New York International Arbitration Center, past President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and was recently appointed by the President of the World Bank Group to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators.
