Richard Chernick
Arbitrator and mediator of large and complex disputes, Vice President and Managing Director of JAMS Arbitration Practice at JAMS
Mediator and arbitrator of complex domestic and international disputes including commercial, real property, employment, entertainment, intellectual property, technology, pharmaceutical, professional liability, law practice disputes, sports law
Experience
More than 1,000 commercial arbitrations of all types, domestic and international, administered (all major arbitral institutions) and non-administered;
Work History
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 1971-1994, full-time neutral since then; currently managing director of the JAMS arbitration Practice. Adjunct professor of law, USC Gould school of law (arbitration);Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association (former); Founding President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators; Founding Chair of the ADR Committee of the State Bar of California
Cases
More than 1,000 commercial arbitrations of all types, domestic and international, administered (all major arbitral institutions) and non-administered;
Training
Arbitration training (more than 100 hours) through Dispute Resolution Section of ABA, ICC, JAMS, CPR, AAA, and Pepperdine; mediation training (more than 100 hours) through Dispute Resolution Section, DRS (Los Angeles County Bar Association), JAMS, CPR, AAA, and Pepperdine.
License(s)
Admitted in California (1/7/71), Ninth Circuit, Fifth Circuit, United States Supreme Court, Court of Claims, all District Courts in California.
Education
A.B., U.C.L.A. (English) 1967; J.D., U.S.C. 1970 (Order of the Coif, Articles Editor, S. Cal. L. Rev.)
Publications
Author or co-author of leading texts on ADR, Employment ADR and international arbitration and mediation; frequent trainer and lecturer on arbitration and mediation topics. Author of monthly ADR Practitioner column in Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal
Awards
Peacemaker of the Year (Southern California Mediation Association, 1999); Griffin Bell Volunteer Service Award (Dispute Resolution Services, 1994) Bernard E. Witkin Amicus Curiae Award (California Judicial Council, 1994) Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Responsible Use of ADR (American Arbitration Association, 1993) Presidential Award (Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, 1993) Legal Services Leadership Award (Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1993) Norma Zarky Memorial Award (Beverly Hills Bar Foundation, 1991)
Panels
AAA (Board of Directors and all major panels (1990-2001); JAMS (2001-present); Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Kuala Lumpur International Arbitration Centre; SIAC panel of arbitrators