Maria Vicien-Milburn
Profile
Ms. Milburn is an attorney registered in New York and Buenos Aires. She serves as a judge and arbitrator in the context of international disputes, including in cases conducted under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). She has been a member of the World Bank Sanctions Board since 2019 and has served as its Chair since 2021. She has also been appointed Judge of the Administrative Tribunals of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (2018); the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (2020); and the International Monetary Fund (2022). She served for more than thirty-five years as an international lawyer in the United Nations System, holding senior roles such as General Counsel of UNESCO (2009-2014) and Director and Deputy Director of the General Legal Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs (1999-2009).