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Steven A. Certilman

Address: 

401 East 65th Street
14th Floor
New York, NY 10065

Phone Number: 
212-956-3425
Fax Number: 
888-760-3179
Email: 
steven@certilman.com
Website: www.certilman.com
Born: 
1956, New York
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
B.A. 1978, Connecticut College, New London, CT;
J.D. 1981, Hofstra University, School of Law;
Degrees in Government, psychology and sociology based human relations.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
New York (1982);
District of Columbia (1984);
Connecticut (1988);
Massachusetts (2012);
Various federal courts;
Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York (1984), Connecticut (2002)
Present Position: 
Principal, Steven A. Certilman, P.C. providing legal and dispute resolution services (1992 to date). Trained as Arbitrator (AAA, 1988) and mediator (CPR, 1999)
Professional Experience: 

Principal and associate in various law firms (1982 to 1992). Thirty years of experience in commercial litigation, corporate and transactional law, information technology and intellectual property law and real estate law. Trustee, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, England (2005 to 2011) and Chairman, Board of Trustees (2009–2010). CEDR Accredited Mediator. Adjunct Professor of Law in International Arbitration, Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY (2011-2017).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA, ICDR, HKIAC, VIAC, KLRCA, CPR Institute, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and others.

Arbitration Experience: 

Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators. Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. More than 250 cases as sole arbitrator or tribunal chairman from 1988 to date under UNCITRAL and other major rules. Disputes have included claims in excess of $55 million arising in diverse subject areas including corporate transactional and shareholder, IT, business process outsourcing, IP, software and technology licensing, telecommunications, services agreements, transactional, investment, franchising, publishing, real estate, insurance coverage and liability.

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Law
Corporate
Franchise Law
Information Technology
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Transactional Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Arbitrability of Intellectual Property Disputes - Chapter 2 - Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes, Second Edition
Arbitrability of Intellectual Property Disputes - Chapter 2 - Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes
Publications: 

Comparison of Selected International Arbitration Rules, 2018 Edition, Alternatives (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) Vol. 36 No. 5 (May 2018); Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes (Chapter on Arbitrability of IP Disputes), (Juris Publishing, 2012); Comparison of Selected International Arbitration Rules, 2011 Edition, Alternatives (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) Vol. 29 No. 9 (October 2011); Judge as Mediators: Retaining Neutrality and Avoiding the Trap of Social Engineering; 73 Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management 24-30 (Sweet & Maxwell, 2007); A Comparison of Selected International Arbitration Rules, Alternatives, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Volume 26 No. 5 (May, 2008); Speaker, trainer and assessor in arbitration (CIArb and CPR); Book Review: Comparative Law of International Arbitration by Jean François Poudret and Sébastien Besson, 73 Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management 452-454 (Sweet Maxwell, 2007).