Edna
Sussman is the principal of SussmanADR LLC and has been appointed
as the Distinguished ADR Practitioner in Residence by the Fordham
University School of Law. She started her career as a litigation
associate and then partner at a prominent international law firm.
Now a full time arbitrator and mediator, over the past 15 years
she has served as the arbitrator or mediator in numerous domestic
and international disputes and serves on leading ADR panels including
those administered by the AAA, ICDR, CPR, SIAC, WIPO, US ECR and FINRA.
Ms. Sussman is an arbitration trainer for
the American Arbitration Association, serves on the boards of the American Arbitration Association and the College of Commercial Arbitrators and has published and lectured
extensively on the arbitration and mediation process. She has won
recognition and awards in the fields of arbitration and mediation,
including being listed in 2010 as Tier 1 by U.S. New & World Report (one of two individuals so listed in NYC,) and annualy in Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers for Alternative Dispute
Resolution. Based on peer reviews, she was named by Best Lawyers as the 2012 New York City Mediation Lawyer of the Year. As an arbitrator, Ms. Sussman ensures that the parties
get a fair and effectively managed proceeding. As a mediator, Ms.
Sussman has a talent for guiding the parties to a mutually satisfactory
settlement of the dispute. |
Representative Business
Disputes:
• Commercial contracts
• Finance and banking
• Intellectual property
• Insurance
• Franchises
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Securities
Representative Other Disputes:
• Energy
• Environment
• Real Estate
• Construction
• Professional liability
• Employment
• Family trusts
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