Amanda J. Lee FCIArb is an Arbitrator and Consultant at Seymours, London, where her practice focuses on international dispute resolution. She has sat as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations, both ad hoc and under institutional rules. She is admitted as a Solicitor-Advocate in England and Wales, and to the Bars of New York State and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her experience encompasses commercial litigation, Privy Council appellate procedure and many forms of ADR, including construction adjudication, international and domestic arbitration, expert determination and mediation.
Amanda is a Director of ArbitralWomen, a member of the Global Advisory Board of ICDR Y&I and Director of Media and Outreach of Arbitrator Intelligence. She is an Ambassador for R.E.A.L. - Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers and a member of the Advisory Board of the Investment & Commercial Arbitration Review. Amanda was the first female Chair of the CIArb's Young Members' Group (YMG) Global Steering Committee (2017-2018) and is a former member of the CIArb's Board of Management (2017-2018), former Co-Chair of the London & SE YMG (2016-2018) and former Public Relations Officer (2015-2018) and Committee Member of the CIArb's London Branch (2015-2019).
In 2019 she founded 'Careers in Arbitration', a global initiative designed to support those worldwide seeking to enter and progress in the field of international arbitration, with a 28,000-strong following on LinkedIn. Amanda is a visiting lecturer at the University of Law, UK, where she teaches Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Amanda regularly speaks, publishes and tweets (@Amanda_JLee) about dispute resolution, how to develop a career in international arbitration and diversity issues. Amanda was recognized as a Rising Star in the inaugural Legal 500 UK Arbitration Powerlist.