David Lewis

ADR RELATED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

STATEMENT

I am veteran ADR professional with over 10 years experience in arbitration, mediation, and mediation advocacy. I have successfully mediated over 50 domestic and international cases in civil, commercial, family, and small claims matters. I have also completed several research projects and articles in relation to alternative dispute resolution. My present academic focus is on comparative dispute resolution, dispute resolution and corporations, and dispute resolution process design. I will be completing a Fulbright scholarship in Canada on mediation.

ADR EXPERIENCE

ADR Accredited Family Mediator since 2015

D.C. Superior Court Roster Mediator since 2014

D.C. Superior Court Mediation Researcher, January 2015 – May 2015

Los Angeles Superior Court Roster Mediator since 2013

CEDR Accredited Commercial Mediator since 2011

Mediation /Settlement Advocacy Attorney since 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2016 — ADR Group Accredited Family Mediator — ADR Group, London, UK.

2014 — Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Service Accredited Mediator —Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC.

2013 — CCR and CAMP affiliated mediator — Los Angeles County Courts, Los Angeles, California.

2011 — CEDR Accredited Mediator — Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, (CEDR), London, UK.

2011 — Elected as a Liveryman — The Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, A Livery Company of the City and Corporation of London

2011 — Awarded the Freedom of the City and Corporation of London as a Citizen and Arbitrator — The City and Corporation of London

2010 — Elected as a Freeman — The Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, A Livery Company of the City and Corporation of London

2010 — Admitted to Membership Grade, (M.PIArb.) — Philippine Institute of Arbitrators

2010 — Admitted to Associate Membership Grade, (A.HKIArb.) — Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

2010 — Admitted to Membership Grade, (M.MIArb.) — Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators

2010 — Admitted to Membership Grade, (MSIArb.) — Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

2005 — Admitted to Membership Grade, (MCIArb.) — Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

AWARDS

US-Canada Fulbright Award for the study of 

Best Use of the Mediator Award (Coach), ICC, 12^th International Commercial Mediation Competition.

First Place Champion of the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California.

Winner (Group A), Norton Rose Negotiation Workshop & Competition, Cambridge University Law Society, Cambridge, UK.

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Ethical Considerations in International Commercial Arbitration, Awarded to the 1^st in the class

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Commercial Arbitration and the National Courts, Awarded to the 1^st in the class

CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Investment Disputes, Awarded to the 1^st in the class

ARBITRATION TRAINING

24/01/2017 – 26/01/2017 – 10^th Anniversary Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy Workshop: Questioning of Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration, Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland.

04/07/2016 – 22/07/2016 – 6^th Arbitration Academy, International Academy for Arbitration Law, Paris, France.

07/09/2015 – 011/09/2015 – 8^th Düsseldorf International Arbitration School, Henrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

08/30/2015- 09/04/2015 – 13^th Cologne Academy on International Arbitration, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

23/08/2015 – 30/08/2015 – G15, 2^nd ELSA Switzerland Summer Law School on Arbitration, Geneva, Switzerland.

07/2011 – International Summer School on Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Certificate, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

11/2004 – Law of Arbitration Membership Course, College of Estate Management, Reading, England.

02/2004 – 1st Course on Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, UNITAR, Debt and Financial Management Unit, United Nations, New York, Distance Learning.

MEDIATION TRAINING

09/04/2016- 09/08/2016 – 11^th Cologne Academy on Business Negotiation and Mediation, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

05/2016 – The Academy of Experts Mediation Training / Module II Mediator’s Tutorial, Module IV Simulations and Law, and Module V Simulation and Stimulation, 24 hours, London, UK.

09/2015 – ADR Group, Accredited Family Mediator, Family Mediation Council Recognized Accreditation Course, 24 hours, London, UK.

02/2015 – Community Conferencing Facilitation Foundation Course, Community Conferencing Centre, Baltimore, MD. (Education and Special Education Mediation)

12/2014 – The Center of Understanding in Conflict, Working Creatively With Conflict: 40 hour Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training ([Jack Himmelstein and Gary Friedman] Understanding Based Approach to Mediation).

2014 – Baltimore Mediation, Fundamental Mediation & Conflict Transformation Skills Training, 40 Hours. (Transformative Approach).

09/2014 to 11/2014 – D.C. Multi Door Mediation Program, Civil Mediation Program Induction Course, 32 hours + 3 case mentorship program, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. USA.

6/2014 – Family Law Mediation – When Time is Not on Your Side, 18 hours, Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, 27^th Professional Skills Program, Malibu, CA.

07/2013 – Mindfulness in Mediation: A Conflict Resolution Tool, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, FMCS Institute, Washington, D.C.

03/2013 – Advanced Mediation: Skills and Techniques, 18 hours, Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1^st Professional Skills Program, Baltimore, MD.

2012 – Negotiation and Mediation, EU ENTRi Civilian Crisis Management Specialized Training Netherlands Institute for International Relations Clingendahl, October 17, 2011 – October 20, 2011.

07/2011 – International Summer School on Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution Certificate - Mediation Certification – 40 Hours – Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

06/2011 – Mediating Disputes, Harvard Program on Negotiation Mediation Certification – 40 Hours, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.

01/2011 – CEDR Accredited Mediator, CEDR Mediator Skills Training — Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, Doha, Qatar. Recipient of a 2010 - 2011 CEDR Skills Scholarship for Employees of Public Organizations.

09/2010 – Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the Malaysian Institute for Arbitrators, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

07/2006 – Mediation and Other Methods to Foster Democratic Dialogue Training Course, 35 hours, Central European University Faculty of Law in association with Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and Hamline Law School, Budapest Hungary.

NEGOTIATION / ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING

19/03/15 - 21/03/15 – Strategic Negotiation Skills, 18 hours, Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, 3^rd   Professional Skills Program, Baltimore, MD.

03/2011- Mentoring in Civilian Crisis Management (ENTRi–Course), Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)

07/2011 – International Summer School on Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution Certificate, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

12/2010 – International Negotiations: Practical Skills and Techniques, 15 November 2010 – 17 December 2010, Debt and Financial Management Unit, United Nations, New York, Distance Learning.

04/2010 – Negotiating for Conflict and Dispute Resolution, 29 March 2010 – 30 April 2010, Debt and Financial Management Unit, United Nations, New York, Distance Learning.

11/2003 –1^st Course on the Legal Aspects of the Negotiation of International Financial Transactions, UNITAR, Debt and Financial Management Unit, United Nations, New York.

ADR COMPETITIONS

02/2017 – 12^th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition (Coach), Oxford University Team, Paris, France.

2016 – 7^th Warsaw Negotiation Round, Cambridge University Team, Warsaw, Poland.

2016 – The Negotiation Challenge, Cambridge University Team, Vienna, Austria.

02/2016 – The UK National Student Negotiation Competition, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, (CEDR), London, UK.

2016 – Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, Representation in Commercial Mediation Competition, London, UK.

2015 – Norton Rose Negotiation Workshop & Competition, Winner (Group A), Cambridge University Law Society, Cambridge, UK.

2014 – First Place Champion of the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California.

2014 –Third LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, American University, Washington College of Law.

2013 – Participant in the National Basketball Negotiation Competition, Fordham University School of Law, New York City, New York.

UNIVERSITY COURSES

Winter 2016- Summer 2017

University of Oxford, Pembroke College, BCL Degree

A10323          BCL Dissertation in Mediation

A15012          Commercial Negotiation and Mediation

Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, J.D. Degree

Summer 2013

LAW 579B     8 Credit ADR Externship with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, FMCS

Winter 2014

LAW 503H    Mediation: Practice and Theory (Transformative) 

Spring 2015

LAW 570Q    Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution Externship Workshop

LAW 579B     3 Credit ADR Externship with Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Service of the D.C. Superior Court

Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution LLM Degree

Degree:         LL.M In Dispute Resolution

Certificate:   Certificate in International and Comparative Law

Sub-Plan:      Concentration in International Commercial Arbitration

Sub-Plan:      Concentration in Mediation

Fall 2013

LAW 43          Dispute Resolution Law Journal      (1 year)

LAW 380       Mediation Clinic                

LAW 1642     Arbitration Law in the Securities Industry    

LAW 2832     International Commercial Arbitration Theory and Doctrine             

LAW 2932    Capstone Mock Arbitration         

LAW 2282     Managing Litigation in Corps and Orgs

LAW 2282     Employment Dispute Resolution

LAW 2902     International Commercial Arbitration Procedure and Practice

LAW 2922     Ethical Considerations in International Arbitration

Spring 2014

LAW   70        Honors Mediation Advocacy

LAW   272     International Business Transactions  

LAW 2282     Mediation of Entertainment Industry Disputes

LAW 2912     International Commercial Arbitration  and the National Courts      

LAW 2133     International Investment Disputes           

Winter Intensive Session

LAW 2282     Organizational Ombudsman

Summer 2014

LAW  2282    International Sports Law and Dispute Resolution

LAW  2362   International Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong/Beijing

Cardiff University BVC Course

Spring 2005

ADR/BVC      Alternative Dispute Resolution Advocacy 

University of New Brunswick, School of Law, LL.B. Semester Abroad

Winter 2004

LAW 4103  Alternative Dispute Resolution (Canadian)