Shira Scheindlin

Have spent the past seven years as a mediator/arbitrator. Over 100. Arbitration preferred. Complex commercial cases a specialty but available in many other fields. Work as an expert witness, special master, mock trial and appellate judge.

Experience

I served for 22 years as a United States District Judge in the Southern District of New York. During those years I handled cases in all areas of federal civil practice and wrote 2,000 opinions. I am known as having expertise in e-discovery, class actions, civil rights and securities law - although I have written in all other fields. I also served from 1982-1986 as a Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York. I did a good deal of settlement work at that time and served as the Special Master in the Agent Orange litigation. I have handled several MDLs including a long-running environmental case. Have now handled over 100 mediations/arbitrations.

Work History

1975-1976 Associate at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan 1976-1977 Law Clerk to the Hon. Charles L. Brieant (USDJ SDNY now deceased) 1977-1981 Assistant U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York 1981-1982 General Counsel, New York City Department of Investigations 1982-1986 U.S. Magistrate Judge Eastern District of New York 1986-1994 Private Practice (Herzfeld & Rubin; Budd Larner - civil litigation product liability, general commercial) 1994-2016 U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York Of counsel Stroock & Stroock & Lavan 2016-present

Cases

2,000 opinions as a U.S. District Judge. Several arbitration awards including a 177 page award, as Chair, in a very complex commercial arbitration involving an inter-creditor dispute in a bankruptcy. Have also been involved in arbitrations regarding attorneys’ fees, employment discrimination, breach of contract, construction, personal injury,

Training

JAMS Arbitration/Mediation Training, AAA, ; New York State Bar Association (as speaker) New York State Bar Association training program for Arbitrators/Mediators (Sussman, Moxley); AAA-ICDR CLE training programs.

License(s)

Admitted to practice in New York State and United States Supreme Court

Education

B.A. University of Michigan M.A. Columbia University/East Asian Institute Certificate - School of International Affairs - Columbia University J.D. Cornell Law School

Publications

Too many to list - at least 40 published articles on various topics Author of a Casebook published by West Publishing: ’Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence’

Awards

New York State Bar: Robert L. Haig Award; Stanley Fuld Award; Brennan Award New York County Lawyers Association: Cromwell Award, Weinfeld Award Humanitarian of the Year Award (Canaan Baptist Church); Honoree - Rabbis for Human Rights; Honoree Alliance for Justice Judicial Recognition Award: New York State Criminal Defense Lawyers; and several others

Panels

AAA, ICDR. FedArb, New York State Court Commercial Division, CPR, NAM

Associations

ABA, Standing Committee on the American Judicial System ALI New York State Bar Association (Chair Commercial and Federal Litigation Section) Federal Bar Council (Board Member) Lawyers\" Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - Board Co-Chair American Constitution Society New York County Lawyers Association (Board member and many committees) New York City Bar Association (many committees) Board Member Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Miscellaneous

Adjunct Professor: Brooklyn Law School, Cardozo Law School, NYU School of Law Have lectured at over twenty-five law schools throughout the country Frequent lecturer at law schools, bar associations, private and government entities throughout the country and in Europe and Asia. Member of the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Member of Cornell Law School Advisory Council