Suzanne Knijnenburg

Suzanne Knijnenburg is an associate in the International Arbitration Group in New York. She represents states and private parties in international disputes, including in cases before international investment tribunals. She advises clients on whether state actions comply with international law and bilateral investment treaties, as articulated in decisions by international tribunals. Suzanne is also a member of the Firm's Business & Human Rights Interest Group advising clients on compliance with human rights principles.

Before joining White & Case, Suzanne worked in public international law and international human rights law. She represented the Netherlands in the General Assembly Legal Committee involving issues of state responsibility, international tribunals, privileges and immunities, law of the sea and facilitated negotiations of the International Criminal Court General Assembly Resolution. She also worked at various NGOs, such as the Vance Center for International Justice where she was engaged in many human rights projects, including advising the Colombian government on international law in relation to amnesties, the drafting of an amicus brief together with Human Rights Watch in the Obergefell case on same sex marriage and litigation in South Africa after apartheid.

Suzanne was the recipient of the Human Rights Scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania.

Suzanne is co-chair of the New York City Bar Association Working Group on Business and Human Rights.