Edna Sussman

Edna Sussman is a full-time arbitrator and Distinguished ADR Practitioner in Residence at Fordham University School of Law. She began her career at White & Case and has since served as an arbitrator in over 300 arbitrations and as a mediator in 200+ domestic and international commercial disputes. She is a member of leading ADR panels worldwide and has handled cases under various institutional rules and in ad hoc arbitrations. Ms. Sussman has served as an arbitration trainer for the American Arbitration Association, President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and Chair of the AAA-ICDR Foundation. Widely recognized in the field, she is ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global for Arbitration, listed in Who’s Who of International Arbitration, and has received numerous awards, including the 2020 Neutral of the Year Award and the 2021 Vision Award from the American Arbitration Association. She was recently appointed to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators by the President of the World Bank.