Laura Abrahamson

Abrahamson is a full time arbitrator and mediator with JAMS. She brings extensive domestic and international ADR experience dealing with conflicts in the energy, engineering, construction and chemicals industries. Prior to joining JAMS in 2020, Abrahamson served for five years as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Global Head of Litigation at AECOM, a multinational firm that provides engineering, design, consulting and construction services, where she oversaw complex, cross-border disputes. Previously, Abrahamson spent nearly 20 years in-house at Occidental Petroleum (OXY), where she led major litigation and domestic and international arbitration efforts. Abrahamson is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a board member of CIArb's North American Branch, a Vice President of California Arbitration, and is a panelist on multiple domestic and international arbitration centers, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and California's Public Works Contract Arbitration Program (PWCA). Abrahamson holds a degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, with a dual major in accounting and finance, and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.