Mediator Resume

Has served in all tribunal roles: sole arbitrator, tribunal chair, and co-arbitrator, in more than 100 matters through award. Experienced in managing complex proceedings efficiently through preliminary conferences, procedural orders, bifurcation, information exchange, timely, well-reasoned awards, and where appropriate, early disposition. Experienced in financial services, banking, securities, hedge fund, private equity, real estate, hospitality, technology, software, data licensing, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency/digital assets/fintech, franchise, licensing, distribution, trademark, fashion/luxury goods, healthcare, life sciences, energy, mining, and cross-border contract disputes.

Practical Law-Thomson Reuters - Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Arbitration

Lawyer - Commercial and International Litigation and Arbitration

Senior Legal Editor/Arbitration, Practical Law - Thomson Reuters, 2014 - Present; Of Counsel, Ganfer & Shore LLP, 2013 - 2014; Partner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, 2011 - 2013; Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, 2007 - 2011; Partner/Associate, Pavia & Harcourt LLP (now Bartko Pavia LLP), 1984 - 2007; Associate, Segal & Greenberg, 1983 - 1984.

Examples of work as counsel: defended a retailer of high-fashion clothing and accessories in a dispute with a competitor under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act and state law defamation; defended Italian franchisor of high-fashion clothing and accessories in a dispute with a multi-state franchisee seeking millions of dollars in damages and injunctive relief for breach of contract and alleged franchise law violations; prosecuted claims of Spanish oil drilling company against Venezuelan affiliate by attaching bank account found in New York; defended New York hotel owners in various lawsuits brought by French bank claiming to hold a valid mortgage loan in excess of $200 million; defended convertible securities broker-dealer sued for its role as placement agent against claim brought by various hedge fund investors in private placement; defended hedge fund against claim by investor concerning SEC approval of Standby Equity Distribution Agreements; represented Polish national television network in dispute with its American distributor; represented Israeli surveillance systems manufacturer in dispute with former vendor of encoder over vendor's failure to meet contractual milestones; represented an Ecuador-based airline in contract dispute arising from lease of multiple aircraft from US-based aircraft sub-lessors; defended senior executive accused of breaching restrictive covenants; represented European government in dispute under Bilateral Investment Treaty concerning forestry services; represented purchaser in supply contract price re-opener dispute under UNCITRAL rules; defended purchaser of all shares of corporation engaged in chemical business in claim to recover damages for allegedly unanticipated tax liability; defended company in arbitration brought under stock re-purchase agreement where parties disputed the valuation of the company; defense of management against claim by executive seeking severance on ground that he resigned with "good reason"; defended finder's fee claim alleging assistance in selling weapon systems to Arabian Gulf states. Law practice also involved counseling of employers concerning workplace issues and executive employment contracts as well as defending management in litigation and arbitration.

Court-appointed and private mediator in many business to business disputes.

Experienced with electronic submissions, remote and hybrid hearings, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, secure electronic document exchange, and generative AI tools. At Thomson Reuters, works with engineers on the build of the next generation of CoCounsel. The beta testing done involves the LLM's analysis of large case files and analyzing the outputs (such as arbitration pleadings, memorials, and awards). Analysis informs tweaks needed to be made to the prompts to create outputs that our customers would value. Accepts only soft-copy submissions and manages technology-intensive proceedings.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (JD - 1983); Brandeis University (BA, Economics - 1980).

Admitted to the Bar: New York (1984); U.S. District Court: Southern (1984) and Eastern (1984) Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1989).

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb); Member, New York City Bar Association, Arbitration Committee (Chair, 2018-21) and Member, International Commercial Disputes Committee; New York State Bar Association (Member, Dispute Resolution Section, Co-chair, Arbitration Committee, 2016-18); Member, ICDR Publications Committee; Member, International Arbitration Club of New York; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA); Member of the Organizing Committee of New York Arbitration Week (2019-25; Co-Chair, 2024); Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals; Member, New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC); Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) -- appointed to the SVAMC Tech List; Board of Editors, Dispute Resolution Lawyer (A publication of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association).

Selected Publications: Co-editor, College of Commercial Arbitrators Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration (5th Ed., 2025) Author, chapters on Shearson/Am. Exp. v. McMahon and Granite Rock Co. v. Int’l Bhd. of Teamsters in U.S. Supreme Court Precedents on Arbitration (Brill, 2025) Co-author, Application of Mandatory Law in U.S. Arbitration, 78-OCT Disp. Resol. J. 225 (2024) Author, Introductory Note to GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC (U.S. Sup. Ct.), 59 I.L.M. 911 (2020) Author, Arbitrating During a Pandemic, Practical Law The Journal - Litigation (2020) Author, Considering Video Conference Arbitration Hearings in the US: Ensuring Due Process, Dispute Resolution Lawyer (Summer 2020) Co-author, chapter on Arbitration Ethics in Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States (PLI, 2020) Author, Separability of Arbitration Agreements in US Arbitration, Practical Law The Journal - Litigation (2019) Co-author, Do Arbitrators Know the Law (and Should They Find it Themselves)?, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol 73 No 1 (2018) New York City Bar Association Reports and Amicus Briefs: • Report on Awards of Costs in International Arbitration in New York: Current Approaches and Best Practices, June 2024 • Report on Three Private International Law Treaties: (1) Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements; (2) Hague Convention on The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil Or Commercial Matters; and (3) United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, March 2024 • A Model Federal Arbitration Summons to Testify and Present Documentary Evidence at an Arbitration Hearing, March 2024 • Functus Officio Problem in Arbitration and a Proposed Solution, April 2021 • Legislative Recommendations on Business-to-Business Arbitration Proceedings, May 2019 • Arbitrator Appointment Procedures of Arbitral Institutions in Commercial Arbitrations, April 2018 • Appellate Division, 1st Dep't Amicus Brief in Daesang Corp. v. Nutrasweet Co., Oct 2017 • Second Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for Rehearing in CBF Indústria de Gusa S/A et al. v. AMCI Holdings, Inc., Feb 2017 Selected Speaking Engagements: Panelist, Arbitral Jurisdiction, AAA/NYLS, April 2026 Moderator, Charting the course: a deep dive into Procedural Order No. 1, New York Arbitration Week, Nov 2025 Presenter, Case Update: How Would You Decide? CCA Annual Meeting Oct 2025 Panelist, From Policy to Literally: The Supreme Court and the FAA, CCA Summit II, June 2025 Panelist, Interim Orders and Awards, AAA/NYLS, April 2025 Panelist, Preliminary Conference – Lecture & Simulation, Columbia Law School - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration, Sept 2024 Panelist, Arbitral and Institutional Immunity, AAA/NYLS, April 2024 Panelist, Interim Measures in Institutional and Ad Hoc Arbitration, Stanford University Law School's International Arbitration Association, March 2024 Co-moderator, What’s New? 2023 Annual Arbitration Update, CCA Annual Meeting, October 2023 Panelist, Cutting Edge Issues in Arbitration, AAA/NYLS, April 2023 Panelist, Arbitration Law Developments, ABA Arbitration Training Institute, March 2023 Panelist, Cutting Edge Ethical Issues in Dispute Resolution, NYSBA DR Section Ethics Committee, March 2023 Panelist, Tough Calls and Recurrent Issues in Arbitration: Solutions from Experts, NYSBA, Dec 2022 Panelist, Award Writing, AAA/NYLS, April 2022 Panelist, Best Practices: Roundtable On Different Approaches To Arbitration, NYSBA, Sept 2021 Panelist at the 2019-22 NYSBA Annual Commercial Arbitrator Training Seminars, addressing Arbitration Law Panelist, Civility Among Members of a Tribunal, AAA/NYLS, April 2021

New York City and Denver metro areas. Willing to travel to other locations with expenses reimbursed at cost.

Hourly Rate: $1,500.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $1,500.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment:

English

United States of America

New York, New York