Carolyn Lamm

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Carolyn Lamm is a Washington based lawyer and partner of White & Case. Lamm was president of the American Bar Association from 2009 to 2010.[1]

Background

Lamm attended the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of Miami School of Law, stating that she has wanted to become a lawyer "from a really young age".[2] Lamm moved into international law in the 1980s, and has "represented lots of sovereign states in disputes".[3]

Awards and recognition

Lamm has been cited as one of the Washingtonian's "100 Most Powerful Women in Washington" in 2011[4] and has been given the 2012 Lawyer of the Americas award, which "honors an attorney who has demonstrated exemplary service in the field of Inter-American law and in the furtherance of improved economic, social and political policies in the Americas".[5]

Criticism

In a 2009 article in Foreign Policy, Lamm was criticized for having "close ties" to controversial countries and corporations, such as Zeromax.[6][7] Lamm has responded to the criticism, stating that the article relied on "on inaccuracies, distortions, and speculation, and also conveys a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of lawyers in promoting the rule of law and access to justice."[8]

References

  1. ↑ White & Case Litigator to Head ABA Law.com
  2. ↑ Legally Speaking: Carolyn Lamm Washingtonian
  3. ↑ Top Lawyers: 30 Stars of the Bar Washingtonian
  4. ↑ Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women Washingtonian
  5. ↑ Carolyn B. Lamm, Former ABA President, Honored With Lawyer of the Americas Award
  6. ↑ Lowering the Bar Foreign Policy
  7. ↑ Carolyn Lamm: A hero in her own mind Harper's Magazine
  8. ↑ Lowering the Bar: Response Foreign Policy
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