Richard Lutringer

Richard Lutringer
MEDIATOR

900 Third Avenue , 23^rd Floor
New York , NY 10022
Tel: 212.745.0820
Fax. 212-799-1480

rlutringer@mac.com
www.mediate.com/rlutringer

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate and commercial contract disputes related to acquisitions (including post-closing disputes), joint ventures, closely-held businesses, (including partnerships, LLC’s and family-owned enterprises), technology licensing, distribution, secured transactions, real estate and corporate finance.

MEDIATION ROSTERS

New York Supreme Courts, Commercial Division ( New York and Queens Counties )

United States District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York

New York Surrogate’s Court , New York County, Pilot Mediation Program

American Arbitration Association, Commercial Mediation Roster, New York City

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York State, United States District Courts, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Mediator in private practice, New York City (2008- Current)

Partner / Counsel, Schiff Hardin LLP, New York (2004-2008)

Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, New York (1994-2004)

Partner, Whitman Breed Abbot & Morgan LLP / Whitman & Ransom LLP, New York (1980-1994)

Associate, Whitman & Ransom LLP, New York (1972-1980)

MEDIATION/ADR TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS

Quinnipiac University Law School/University of Connecticut , Mediation Skills Training Certificate (40 hours, (2006))

JAMS, International Mediation Workshop (2006)

ACR/AAA, Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute (14.5 hours,(2006), 14.5 hours, (2007), 14.5 hours, (2008)

Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Insight Initiative (Summer, 2006, 2007)

Representing Clients in Mediation, New York City Bar Association (2006)

N.Y.S. Unified Court

System, CDRCP Advanced Mediation Training (6 hours,( 2007), 6 hours, (2008))

CPR Advanced Mediation Skills Training (17.5 hours (2007))

Safe Horizons Mediation Program, Apprenticeship Certificate (2007)

Mediation Skills Training Institute – Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (36 hours (2007))

Unity Peaceworker Consultancy Training, Lee’s Summit , MO (30 hours (August 2007))

ICC Amicable Dispute Resolution Training, New York (14 hours (2008)

Community Mediation Services, CDRC Mentorship Program and Certification, Jamaica , NY (2008)

Arbitrator / Mediator NYCBA / NYCLA Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Program (2008)

ABA Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute. Philadelphia (2009)

Center for Mediation and Law, Mediation Intensive Training (40 hours, (December,2009))

MEMBERSHIPS/LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

American Bar Association

- Dispute Resolution Section

- Business Law Section

American Foreign Law Association, President (1994-1998)

Association for Conflict Resolution, Commercial Section

Association for Conflict Resolution-Greater New York Chapter

- Board of Directors, Greater New York Chapter

- Chair, 2008 ACRGNY Annual Conference

- President-elect, 2009-2010

New York City Bar Association

- Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee (Chair, Subcommittee on Surrogate’s Court Mediation),

Chair, Joint Committee with NYSBA, NYCBA and NY UCS))

- Foreign and Comparative Law Committee, Chair (1996-1999)

CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution

- Individual Member

Deutscher Verein

- Board of Directors (2007-2009)

European Union Studies Center

- Board of Advisors (2006- )

German-American RoundTable, Inc.

- President (2004-2009)

International Bar Association

- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee

Mediators Beyond Borders, Founding Member

New York State Bar Association Section on Business Law

Section on Dispute Resolution, Mediation Committee

New York State Dispute Resolution Association (NYSDRA)

- Board of Directors (2008 - )

- Chair, Ethics and Standards Committee (2008- )

Unity of Fairfield County

- Member, Board of Trustees (2003-2009)

USCIB (ICC)

- Arbitration Committee

- Judge/Mediator Mediation Advocacy Competition ( Paris , 2009)

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

Charter Member, NY Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators (www.nymediators.org/richard-lutringer)

Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (www.NADN.org/richard-lutringer)

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Who’s Who in America

Who’s Who in American Law

EDUCATION

College of William and Mary (A.B.)

Cornell University (J.D.)

University of Chicago (M.C.L.) (including civil law studies in Germany at University of Munich (LMU)

LANGUAGES

English (native)

German (fluent)

SELECTED ARTICLES

“Mediating Business Divorce Disputes”, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, New York State Bar Association (Fall, 2009)

“Buy-Sell Agreements are Just Smart Business” New York Enterprise Report (December 2007)

“Beyond Battleaxes and Crossbows – Minimizing Litigation Trauma in the U.S. Through Mediation,” German American Trade (May 2007)

“International Corporate Governance: A Comparative View of the Independent Director in the United States and Europe,” New York Law Journal (November 2006)

“A Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement: Is there a TAFTA in Our Future?” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (October 1995)

“The Investor/Host State Dispute Settlement Provisions of NAFTA,” included in Report on NAFTA of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1993)

SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Let’s Get Real: Workable Ethical Standards for Mediators”, Annual Conference, New York State Dispute Resolution Association, ( Albany , NY (October 2009))

“Limitation of Litigation and other Legal Risks in Doing Business in the U.S. ” ( January 2006 in Munich , Germany ; September 2005 in Neu-Ulm , Germany ; and November 6, 2004 in Frankfurt , Germany)

“The Expanding Role of the Independent Director Under U.S. Corporation Law Today,” Institute of Law and Finance, Frankfurt , Germany (November 15, 2005)

“Limitation of Manufacturer’s Liability in Sales and Other Agreements,” Columbia University School of Business, New York (June 2006, June 2008)

“Succession Planning for the Family Business,” German American Chamber of Commerce, New York (April 5, 2005)

“The Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on the Board of Directors of Public and Private Companies,” German-American RoundTable, New York (May 2004)

“Restrictions on Foreign Investment,” Representing the Foreign Investor in the United States, American Conference Institute, New York (January 1994)

“ADR: The Revolution in U.S. Litigation,” DAJV, Cologne , Germany (November 1993)

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