Profile: Carolyn Lamm

Commercial Arbitration

Biography: Commercial Arbitration

Carolyn B Lamm concentrates in international arbitration, international trade matters and international commercial litigation, and has substantial experience in federal court litigation and ICSID, AAA, Vienna Center and ICC arbitration. As a partner at White & Case LLP, she is involved primarily in the representation of foreign corporate clients and sovereigns.

Ms Lamm was appointed by President Clinton to the US Panel and later by the government of Uzbekistan to the Uzbek Panel of Arbitrators for ICSID arbitration; she is a member of the American Arbitration Association executive committee and board and has served as an arbitrator in ICSID and AAA international rules disputes. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, on the American Law Institute Council and past president of the DC Bar. She is a frequent lecturer and author on the topics of litigation, international arbitration and international trade.

The National Law Journal named Carolyn Lamm one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers and one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the US. Ms Lamm has been recognised repeatedly in leading guides such as Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers and PLC Which Lawyer?

Prior to joining White & Case, Ms Lamm was employed by the US Department of Justice under the attorney general's programme for honour law graduates and served as trial attorney in the fraud section, civil division, before obtaining the position of assistant director, commercial litigation branch, civil division.

Ms Lamm was educated at University of Miami School of Law and State University of New York College at Buffalo.