Maureen Beyers

With offices in New York and Arizona, Maureen is a member of several ADR facilitation organizations including many of specialty panels of the American Arbitration Association and International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. Maureen is also qualified to conduct international arbitrations as a Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. For more information, visit www.bfazlaw.com.

Experience

Since 1995 Maureen has served as an arbitrator and chairperson in hundreds of arbitrations throughout the United States, involving a variety of business disputes, many of which presented complex commercial issues.

Work History

Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin
Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin
Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York Office
Associate & Partner, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix Arizona
Partner, Beyers Farrell PLLC, Phoenix Arizona
Member, Beyers Law PLLC, New York and Arizona

Cases

Commercial Torts: fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, Lanham Act violations, federal and state securities laws, interference with business relations, defamation, trade secrets, and accounting malpractice

Franchise: breach of contract, licensing, encroachment, termination, good faith and fair dealing, liquidated damages, injunctive relief, non-renewal, statutory claims, tortious interference and intellectual property issues

Healthcare: payor-provider disputes, post-merger disputes, patient claims

Cannabis: joint venture and post-merger disputes, earn-out disputes, disputes between owners

International: international contracts, commercial torts, investor-state disputes. One of few arbitrators in the United States qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Insurance: directors & officers, general liability, property/casualty, life/health/disability, fiduciary liability, mortgage, professional liability, reinsurance, errors and omissions. Experience with the following types of issues: coverage, bad faith primary/excess, exhaustion of policy limits, toxic tort and hazardous waste, first and third party coverage, multiple towers, occurrence, interrelated wrongful acts, endorsement interpretation

Securities: class actions, churning, unauthorized trading, unsuitable trading, and shareholder disputes. Recognized as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (Phoenix) in Securities Litigation 2015 , 2020 & 2023

Business Entity Disputes: joint ventures, limited liability companies, mergers, acquisitions, sale of business, sale of assets, freeze-out, corporate governance, post merger/acquisition compliance issues, and shareholder/member disputes, including medical and dental practice disputes and dissolutions.

Class Actions: securities and consumer

Contracts: property, leases, software licensing, aviation, advertising, secured transactions, and real estate

Intellectual Property: licensing and infringement of trademark disputes, including Lanham Act violations and unfair competition

Training

Cybersecurity Awareness Training for AAA Panelists, 2020; ABA Arbitration Institute (2020); New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting (2017, 2019); ABA Dispute Resolution Annual Conference (2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019); Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference (2019-2022); CIArb, Arbitration of Disputes with Foreign Sovereigns and Sovereign-Owned Entities (2018); Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference (2016); American College of e-Neutrals, Arbitrating In A Digital World (2016); AAA, Healthcare Dispute Resolution Innovation and Strategy Conference (2016); AAA, Panel Dynamics: Staying on Course When Things Don’t Go as Planned (2015); Mediator Boot Camp: Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law (2014); AAA, Principled Deliberations (2014); AAA, Developments In Arbitration Law: Disclosure, Vacatur, Sanctions, and Arbitrator Authority (2013); AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference (2012); AAA, Maximizing Efficiency & Economy in Arbitration: Challenges at the Preliminary Hearing (2011); Prescriptions for Payor Provider Disputes: Implementing the New AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules (2011); CIArb, International Arbitration Training Program (2010); ABA, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute (2009); AAA, Current Issues in Employment Arbitration (2009); AAA, Alternative Investments Meet Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009); Arizona State Bar, Private Arbitration Update (2009); Arizona State Bar, Private Arbitration Update: Basic/Advanced Arbitration Practice (2008); Arizona State Bar, Best Practices in Securities Arbitration (2007); AAA, Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (2006); AAA, Dealing With Delay Tactics in Arbitration (2005); AAA, Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (2004); AAA, Arbitrator Update (2001); AAA, Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues (2001); AAA, Commercial Arbitrator Training (2000); FINRA Chairperson Training (1997); FINRA Arbitrator Training (1995); AAA, Introductory Arbitrator Training (1995).

License(s)

New York Bar
Arizona Bar

Education

Fordham University School of Law
SUNY-Oneonta

Awards

Best Lawyers®, Phoenix Arbitration Lawyer of the Year (2023 & 2017)
Best Lawyers® in Arbitration (2012-2023)
Best Lawyers® in Mediation (2018-2023)
Southwest Super Lawyers: Alternative Dispute Resolution (2012- 2022)
Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona, and Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona (2015-2022)

Panels

American Arbitration Association-Multiple panels
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution-Multiple panels
Resolute Systems
National Arbitration and Mediation

Associations

Co-Chair: ABA, ADR Section, Women in Dispute Resolution Committee (2018-19)
Chair: State Bar of Arizona Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (2017-18)
New York Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Member
ABA Forum on Franchising Member
ABA Business Law Section Member
ABA Litigation Section Member