Joan’s meticulous preparation combined with decades of experience arbitrating matters, often as chair, ensures an efficient and well managed arbitration process. Joan has deep expertise and understanding of arbitration rules and evolving law and is able to apply the appropriate standards to all sides  consistently and fairly. Joan also understands and respects the important arbitration principle of party autonomy. She fairly applies the parties’ chosen rules.

Joan has resolved a wide range of matters including large and complex commercial cases and emergency proceedings. Joan has broad subject matter expertise in all aspects of finance and trading and markets. Among the matters Joan has arbitrated are personal services and licensing contract disputes involving entertainment and sports figures, partnership dissolutions, and health care and employment disputes.

Joan has been mediating since 1994, and has established a reputation for resourcefulness, perseverance, and success. She is especially well known for her ability to manage emotionally charged matters. Joan is a process expert adapting her approach to the dynamics of each mediation. Her judgment and experience invariably come into play in the most challenging matters, providing her with the deftness and skill to maintain momentum and invariably reach resolution.

Joan has successfully resolved cases in a variety of subject matter areas including in the financial services industry where she has deep expertise. Joan is also experienced in entertainment, employment, health law, closely held partnership dissolutions, and commercial contract issues.

With her vast expertise in alternative dispute resolution, Joan possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to provide value in a variety of related areas within the ADR field.

She has personally designed and presented trainings in Negotiation Skills and Theory, Breaking Impasse, Gender Difference in Negotiation, Ethics in Negotiation, Persuasion Skills and Theory, and Mediation Advocacy. Joan is often asked to provide negotiation coaching and consult or sit on mini trials. A leader in the field of conflict prevention and deal facilitation, Joan possesses the enhanced skills necessary to serve in these cutting-edge areas of practice.

Joan has years experience working in various aspects of dispute resolution and possesses the depth of knowledge and skills necessary to provide value in a variety of related areas..

She has personally designed and presented numerous corporate trainings in Negotiation Skills and Theory, Breaking Impasse, Gender Difference in Negotiation, Ethics in Negotiation, Persuasion Skills and Theory, and Mediation Advocacy. Joan also presents regularly to bar associations and draws audiences of over 500 attendees for her programs. Joan also has experience providing negotiation coaching and sitting on mini trials and advisory proceedings. A leader in the field of conflict prevention and deal facilitation, Joan possesses the enhanced skills necessary to serve in these cutting-edge areas of practice.

The newest areas of application for the full negotiation skill set is in facilitating the negotiation of complex cross border deals as a deal facilitator and in avoiding and preventing disputes from arising as a standing or stand-by neutral.