Dr. Calliope M. Sudborough serves as an Assistant Professor in International Negotiation and is the Academic Director of the Double Degree International Business & Law program at IÉSEG School of Management in Paris, France. Her extensive expertise is reflected in her courses on negotiation and contracts law. She earned her doctorate in law from the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas and holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, where she was admitted to the Bar of New York in 2008. Dr. Sudborough is also a trained mediator and formerly served as the Co-Chair of the International Mediation Committee of the American Bar Association. During her tenure as Deputy Manager of the International Centre for ADR at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) from 2009 to 2016, she oversaw a multitude of commercial dispute resolution proceedings, including mediations involving state parties. Her contributions extended to founding and conceptualizing the Annual ICC International Mediation Conference in 2010, creating a platform for international companies to discuss dispute management strategies that foster better business practices and advocating for a more problem-solving-oriented approach within the legal profession, as opposed to traditional litigation.