Welcome back to Mediation Aspects of SB940 in California, a series providing updates on Business and Professions Code 6173, which created a voluntary certification program for mediators and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professionals in California. The new program “aims to promote adherence to ethical standards for ADR services and establish consumer protection mechanisms.” This […]
Oral Agreement to Settlement Terms in Mediation Enforced A former employee, represented by counsel, participated by Zoom in a mediation before a federal magistrate judge. The parties reached a settlement agreement and the magistrate judge recited the essential terms of the agreement, which was recorded, including: payment by the employer to the employee within approximately […]
Seasoned mediators might imagine the next generation of advocates and dispute resolution practitioners – the vast majority who have grown up with the internet and devices at their fingertips – might unabashedly advocate for embedding AI into their dispute resolution practice. We sat down with two third-year law students at the Ohio State University Moritz […]
The Energy Transition as Stress Test Our existing dispute resolution frameworks are facing unprecedented pressure from global systemic challenges – geopolitical tensions, economic volatility, and societal division. The energy transition stands as a clear example of these pressures, representing not merely a shift in technologies or fuel sources, but also a redistribution of power and […]
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Myrna Barakat Friedman is an independent commercial arbitrator, mediator and dispute prevention neutral with over 25 years of experience leading corporate and transactional matters. She is the President and Founding Member of the Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR).
Myrna has served as a neutral on a wide range of commercial disputes involving contract interpretation, commercial transactions, mergers/acquisitions and post-M&A matters, strategic business sales, private equity transactions, securities and financial structures, and fundraising. Industry experience includes real estate, construction and infrastructure, cybersecurity, information technology, crypto and online exchange platforms, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance and banking, and professional services.
Myrna has been appointed as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Appellate Arbitrator to cases involving commercial and financial matters, including matters under the AAA/ICDR, ICC, CPR and FINRA rules.
Myrna Barakat Friedman is an independent commercial arbitrator, mediator and dispute prevention neutral with over 25 years of experience leading corporate and transactional matters. She is the President and Founding Member of the Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR).
Myrna has served as a neutral on a wide range of commercial disputes involving contract interpretation, commercial transactions, mergers/acquisitions and post-M&A matters, strategic business sales, private equity transactions, securities and financial structures, and fundraising. Industry experience includes real estate, construction and infrastructure, cybersecurity, information technology, crypto and online exchange platforms, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance and banking, and professional services.
Myrna has been appointed as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Appellate Arbitrator to cases involving commercial and financial matters, including matters under the AAA/ICDR, ICC, CPR and FINRA rules.
Norman Feit was formerly global head of Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings at Goldman Sachs. He previously spent a decade practicing litigation with Sullivan & Cromwell after a Second Circuit clerkship. He now teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School and provides consulting and advisory services, including as a neutral, at Feit Services LLC. He is a member of the AAA Commercial & Consumer Arbitration Panels, the AAA Mediation Roster, and the AAA Securities Advisory Committee.
Norman Feit was formerly global head of Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings at Goldman Sachs. He previously spent a decade practicing litigation with Sullivan & Cromwell after a Second Circuit clerkship. He now teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School and provides consulting and advisory services, including as a neutral, at Feit Services LLC. He is a member of the AAA Commercial & Consumer Arbitration Panels, the AAA Mediation Roster, and the AAA Securities Advisory Committee.
Tim has worked diligently for more than thirty years as a trusted legal adviser, problem solver, arbitrator, and mediator. After practicing for decades at larger law firms, Tim decided to open his own firm focused solely on superior client representation. He has been recognized as one of Ohio’s “Super Lawyers” for nearly twenty years and has been included in “The Best Lawyers in America” for several years. Tim is a first-call attorney, assisting clients with everything from “save the client” problems to day-to-day legal issues, and a top-tier arbitrator and mediator.
After graduating from law school, Tim served as a Law Clerk to Judge Alice Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. A graduate with honors from both the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Syracuse University College of Law, Tim served as an editor of the Syracuse University Law Review, was one of only six students whose Law Review Note was published, and, in his third year, taught a legal writing course to first-year students. Before attending law school, Tim spent four years working for the United States House of Representatives.
Tim has worked diligently for more than thirty years as a trusted legal adviser, problem solver, arbitrator, and mediator. After practicing for decades at larger law firms, Tim decided to open his own firm focused solely on superior client representation. He has been recognized as one of Ohio’s “Super Lawyers” for nearly twenty years and has been included in “The Best Lawyers in America” for several years. Tim is a first-call attorney, assisting clients with everything from “save the client” problems to day-to-day legal issues, and a top-tier arbitrator and mediator.
After graduating from law school, Tim served as a Law Clerk to Judge Alice Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. A graduate with honors from both the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Syracuse University College of Law, Tim served as an editor of the Syracuse University Law Review, was one of only six students whose Law Review Note was published, and, in his third year, taught a legal writing course to first-year students. Before attending law school, Tim spent four years working for the United States House of Representatives.
Mr. Feliu is a long-time panelist on American Arbitration Association’s Employment Disputes, Large, Complex Commercial, Class Action, and is on its Master Mediator Panel. He has been appointed to serve as arbitrator in over 650 employment and commercial cases over his long career.
Mr. Feliu is the Editor-in-Chief of the leading treatise in the employment dispute resolution area, ADR in Employment Law (Bloomberg/BNA 2015, 2017 Supplement), and is a frequent lecturer and trainer on employment and commercial arbitration and mediation topics. Mr. Feliu is a former Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and, for many years, was the co-Chair of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Mr. Feliu is a Fellow and on the Board of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, as well as a Fellow with the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He has also served as the EEO Officer for the Port of New York and New Jersey since 2006.
Mr. Feliu is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School.
Mr. Feliu is a long-time panelist on American Arbitration Association’s Employment Disputes, Large, Complex Commercial, Class Action, and is on its Master Mediator Panel. He has been appointed to serve as arbitrator in over 650 employment and commercial cases over his long career.
Mr. Feliu is the Editor-in-Chief of the leading treatise in the employment dispute resolution area, ADR in Employment Law (Bloomberg/BNA 2015, 2017 Supplement), and is a frequent lecturer and trainer on employment and commercial arbitration and mediation topics. Mr. Feliu is a former Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and, for many years, was the co-Chair of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Mr. Feliu is a Fellow and on the Board of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, as well as a Fellow with the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He has also served as the EEO Officer for the Port of New York and New Jersey since 2006.
Mr. Feliu is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School.
Francine Griesing, Founder of Griesing Law, LLC, has been involved in every aspect of litigation and alternative dispute resolution over the past 40-plus years. For most of her career, she represented individual and institutional plaintiffs and defendants as an advocate in business litigation, employment, and alternative dispute resolution. Her clients included professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, law firms, public and privately held companies, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and government entities. With over 30 years of experience as a neutral arbitrator and mediator, she now concentrates on dispute prevention and resolution. You can contact her at [email protected].
Francine Griesing, Founder of Griesing Law, LLC, has been involved in every aspect of litigation and alternative dispute resolution over the past 40-plus years. For most of her career, she represented individual and institutional plaintiffs and defendants as an advocate in business litigation, employment, and alternative dispute resolution. Her clients included professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, law firms, public and privately held companies, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and government entities. With over 30 years of experience as a neutral arbitrator and mediator, she now concentrates on dispute prevention and resolution. You can contact her at [email protected].
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