Meet the 2024 CCA Associates
Rebecca Huang, FCIArb, (Weintraub Huang LLP) is a Canadian Arbitrator uniquely qualified to handle complex commercial disputes involving Chinese parties, venues and/or documents. Admitted to practice law in Ontario, Canada in 2006, Ms. Huang is the Managing Partner of Weintraub Huang LLP, a boutique Toronto law firm dedicated to the arbitration and litigation of complex commercial disputes. Raised and educated in China, and since 1994 in Canada, Ms. Huang is fluently bilingual (English/Mandarin) and exceptionally qualified as an arbitrator for international commercial disputes, especially those involving the Asia Pacific region. A highly experienced trial and appellate lawyer, Ms. Huang appears regularly before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario on behalf of business and commercial clients.
Tamara Lange, FCIArb, (JAMS) has a full-spectrum arbitration and mediation practice focused on commercial, cross-border and complex disputes. Ms. Lange has worked exclusively as a neutral since 2015 and values thorough preparation, deep listening, procedural fairness, and efficiency. She has been appointed sole arbitrator or chair in commercial, cryptocurrency, healthcare payor-provider, employment/wage & hour/executive compensation, financial industry, securities, cannabis, elder abuse/nursing care, real estate, and consumer disputes. Counsel describe her as “calm, smart, effective, and respectful,” and say she “appropriately exercise[s] control.” Before joining JAMS, Ms. Lange was ADR Director for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, where she mediated and evaluated hundreds of cases and supervised a sophisticated panel of 250 court-appointed neutrals. As an advocate, Ms. Lange litigated commercial, insurance coverage, IP, environmental, entertainment and class-action cases at a global law firm and a litigation boutique, brought constitutional cases for non-profit legal organizations, and handled healthcare, employment, false advertising, and constitutional cases as a local government attorney.
Marcus S. Quintanilla (Marcus Salvato Quintanilla, Global Dispute Resolution) serves as arbitrator, mediator, and counsel in domestic and international disputes. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he works primarily on complex commercial matters and disputes in the construction, energy, and technology sectors. He handles cases in English and Spanish and is experienced in both Common Law and Civil Law. He maintains arbitration chambers in San Francisco, Houston, and Miami. Marcus is on the arbitrator rosters of the ICDR, the AAA’s Commercial and Construction divisions, and the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center in Ankara, Turkey, and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB International). He teaches international arbitration at UC Davis Law School and serves in a range of professional groups including the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law, California Arbitration, Inc. (CalArb), the Houston International Arbitration Club (HIAC), the Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS), and the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje (CEIA). Marcus graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and was formerly a partner in the Global Disputes practice of Jones Day. Alongside his current work as a neutral, Marcus is Of Counsel at Umberg Zipser LLP, where he represents clients in arbitration and cross-border litigation matters.
Lisa W. Timmons, Esq. (Lisa W. Timmons, PLLC) has over twenty-five years of experience in alternative dispute resolution. She is the chair-elect of the ADR Section of the Michigan State Bar, and the Executive Director of the Mediation Tribunal Association. Timmons serves as an arbitrator, mediator, and case evaluator of employment, labor, commercial, and consumer cases with AAA, FMCS, FINRA, and several state and private arbitration and mediation panels. Timmons earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Michigan State University, a Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution from Wayne State University, a Juris Doctor from Detroit Mercy Law, and is a Michigan licensed real estate broker.
Schedule of Events for 2024-2026 Associates (Class Three)
Mentor Group Sessions
Meeting #1 12/9/2024
Best Practices: New Case Intake for Third-Party and Ad Hoc Proceedings
Guests: David Allgeyer and Loretta Gastwirth
Meeting #2 2/10/2025
Best Practices: Setting Up and Growing Your Arbitration Business
Guests: Mark Heley and David Lichter
Meeting #3 4/14/2025
Best Practices: Scheduling Orders, Discovery Disputes, and Dispositive Motions
Guests: Penn Payne and Laura Kaster
Meeting #4 6/9/2025
Best Practices: Final Prehearing Conferences and Hearing Surprises
Guests: David Singer
Meeting #5 8/11/2025
Best Practices: Reasoned Awards, Post-Award Procedures, and File Closing
Guests: Mark Lassiter
*Save the Dates* 10/23/25 – 10/25/25
CCA 25th Annual Meeting
(Napa, California)
*Plan on 11:00am – 12:30pm (ET) on second Monday of the month. Zoom links will be provided to associates, mentors, committee members and presenters.
Meeting Notes
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Sept. 9, 2024