Mediator Resume

Robert Jossen, P.C.

Arbitrator, Attorney, Mediator

Robert Jossen PC, 2018 - Present; Partner, Dechert LLP, 2005 - 2018; Partner, Swidler Shereff Friedman, 1999 - 2005; Partner, Shereff Friedman Hoffman & Goodman, 1979 - 1999; Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney Office - SDNY, 1975 - 1979; Associate, Proskauer LLP, 1973 - 1975; Law Clerk to the Honorable Marvin E. Frankel, USDJ - Southern District of New York, 1972 - 1973.

Broad practice in complex commercial and securities litigation, white-collar disputes, internal investigations, and trial work. Active arbitrator and mediator in wide range of disputes. Broad experience in several areas, as listed below: Complex business disputes of all varieties Breach of contract cases Partnership disputes, including valuation issues and separation of partners Financial statement disputes and accounting issues. Class action disputes and securities law issues Entertainment contracts and disputes Art world disputes, including valuation, ownership and related issues (Trial counsel in the Andy Warhol valuation dispute).

Served as a mediator in complex business disputes regarding breach of contract, securities law violations, partnership disputes, and business separations. Served as mediator in dispute among partners of a law firm. Author of an article on arbitration and discovery proceedings. Lecturer on Law Line on mediation and arbitration and use of expert witnesses in alternative dispute resolution. Areas of experience and expertise: Business dispute of all kinds Partnership disputes and separations Breach of contract Financial services Financial statement issues and disputes Securities Litigation Bankruptcy disputes Entertainment disputes Art world disputes.

Breach of contract Liability and assessment of litigation risks for all parties Alternative resolutions of dispute beside monetary payment Damage computation Assessment of equitable considerations Costs of litigation if a settlement is not achieved.

The mediation process belongs to the parties. My role is to facilitate a settlement if one is achievable. Mediation offers participants the opportunity to achieve a satisfactory settlement through intelligent compromise and weighing practical considerations. It is less expensive, less time consuming and less distracting than full scale litigation. A mediation can only succeed if all parties want to resolve their dispute.

Successfully completed Clearbrief Academy November 2025.

Columbia University (JD - 1972); Cornell University (BS, Industrial & Labor Relations - 1969).

Admitted to the Bar: New York (1973).

American College of Trial Lawyers; Federal Bar Council; New York State Bar Association.

Publications: Multilateral Cooperation and Anti-Corruption Enforcement Parity (2016); Personal Email at Work: What Expectation of Privacy? - New York Law Journal (2013); In Arbitration Agreements, Critical Provisions Are Often Overlooked - New York Law Journal (2012); Taking a Close Look at Personal Liability of Outside Directors - New York Law Journal (2005). Speaking Engagements: Lawline: How to Prepare and Succeed in Using Expert Testimony in ADR (2020); Lawline :Arbitration Basics: How to Handle Effectively an Arbitration and the Rules of the Road (2019); Lawline: Mediation Basics: How to Handle Effectively a Mediation (2019); Venue Decisions: State Court vs. Federal Court vs. Arbitration - NYSBA's Commercial Litigation Academy NYC, New York, NY (2014); Corporate Governance, Financial Disclosure, Auditing, and Other Issues - ALI-ABA's Fifth Annual Advanced Sarbanes-Oxley Institute, Washington, DC (2006); Estimating Damages in Securities Litigation - Lecture (2004).

Hourly Rate: $900.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $900.00/hr Cancellation: $2,500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 3 Days Comment: Will also work with an alternative flat fee arrangement for all study and one or two days of mediation, with an hourly rate if the mediation exceeds that time period.

English

United States of America

Scarsdale, New York