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 and with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. 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. As a commercial litigator, Maureen served as counsel in countless arbitrations and judicial proceedings.

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; and 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

Maureen is deeply involved in ongoing training and education. The below list is merely a sample. College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meetings (2020-present); ABA Arbitration Institute (2020) (facilitator); New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meetings (2017, 2019); ABA Dispute Resolution Annual Conferences (2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019); Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conferences (2019-2024); 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); Mediator Boot Camp: Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law (2014); AAA, Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues (2001); AAA, Commercial Arbitrator Training (2000); 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 (2025, 2023 & 2017) ; Best Lawyers® in Arbitration (2012-2025); Best Lawyers® in Mediation (2018-2025); Southwest Super Lawyers: Alternative Dispute Resolution (2012- 2025); Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona, and Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona (2015-2025)

Panels

American Arbitration Association-Multiple panels; International Centre For Dispute Resolution; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator; American Health Law Association; 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