Masters of the Bench

Deborah is Senior Advisor to the International Dispute Resolution Group, and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council at Debevoise & Plimpton. She previously served as a Senior Legal Officer of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland, and as the American representative to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration. The U.S. Departments of Commerce and State appointed her as one of the original eight U.S. members of the trilateral NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Deborah is a member of the Advisory Committee of the New York Law School ADR Skills Program.  She is President of the American Bar Association (ABA).   Deborah  was named on the 2022 Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list,  recognized for being “a change maker who uses her empathy, insight and savvy to make the world a better, more equitable place.”