Judith Ittig

I am a practicing attorney and an experienced arbitrator and mediator. Before entering private practice, I was a law professor and held senior positions at the Department of Energy. I have negotiated and drafted contracts for industrial projects, including the principal contract documents for national manufacturers and design/build contractors, resolved numerous contract disputes between owners, contractors and specialty subcontractors, represented parties in lawsuits over major commercial and industrial projects and civil works, written manuals on contract law and authored articles and book chapters on dispute resolution.

Experience

I have arbitrated and settled in mediation hundreds of construction and commercial disputes on private and public sector projects in the United States and abroad. These disputes have included the construction of power plants, petrochemical plants, co-generation facilities, industrial and commercial facilities including airports, aircraft manufacture, automobile manufacturing, food manufacturing, hospitals, hotels, overseas consulates, public utilities including water and sewage treatment, civil works including crane collapse, roads and bridges, offices, high-rise residential, HUD residential projects, restaurants, churches, libraries, educational buildings, laboratories and athletic facilities, parks and recreational facilities, historic buildings, including the United States Supreme Court,, the National Cathedral, and an historic state court house, marine facilities, shopping centers, resorts, highways and bridges, oil-field services, missile defense systems, military installations, federal buildings, government service contracts, and the acquisition of companies, the dissolution of joint ventures, supply chain disputes, equipment leasing and franchise agreements.

Training

Faculty since 2001: AAA Introductory Arbitrator Training (2-day courses taught periodically) Faculty since 2001: AAA Advanced Commercial Arbitrator Training (2-day courses taught periodically) Faculty: AAA Advanced Construction Arbitrator Training (2-day courses taught periodically) Faculty: Essential Mediator Skills for the New Mediator, 24 hours of training for the American Arbitration Association

License(s)

Member, New York Bar Member, District of Columbia Bar Member, Virginia State Bar Member, Maryland State Bar

Education

B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo J.D. State University of New York at Buffalo L.L.M. University of Illinois

Publications

’Secrets for a Winning Presentation,’ Chapter 11, Construction ADR, ABA Practice Handbook (2014) “The Top Twenty Mistakes Attorneys Make in Arbitration and How to Avoid Them,” Dispute Resolution Journal (October 2010), reprinted in ABA Forum on Construction Industry, Under Construction (December 2010) Contributor, AAA Handbook on Mediation, 2010 ed. Contributor, AAA Handbook on Arbitration Practice, 2009 ed. “Entrances and Exits: Outside the Mediation,” Dispute Resolution Journal (July 2007) “Front and Center: Chairing an Arbitration,” Dispute Resolution Journal (August 2005) “Thirty Steps to a Better Arbitration,” Dispute Resolution Journal (August 2004)

Awards

Washington, DC SuperLawyers (Construction Litigation) The Best Lawyers in America (Arbitration, Construction Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, Litigation - Construction, and Mediation) The International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediation Martindale-Hubbell Rating - AV

Panels

AAA Commercial and Construction Arbitrator and Mediator Panels AAA Mega Projects Roster AAA Master Mediator Panel ICDR Commercial and Construction Arbitrator and Mediator Panels CPR Commercial and Construction Arbitrator and Mediator Panels

Associations

Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution