Rebecca Callahan, Esq. is a full-time attorney neutral working in the fields of international and commercial arbitration and mediation. She is a member of the large complex case panel of the American Arbitration Association as both an arbitrator and master level mediator. She is also a member arbitration and mediation panels of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (the ICDR branch of the AAA). Rebecca is known for her advance preparation, creative thinking, high energy, and collaborative style, as well as her ability to break through the noise in contentious disputes and bring difficult disputes to a close in an efficient, economic, thoughtful and fair manner.
Rebecca has 20+ years of experience as a business litigator. Her practice was largely in the Chapter 11 / reorganization space where her cases frequently included
For a 5 year period during her litigation practice, Rebecca represented a hospital in several provider / payor disputes, including the liquidation of the hospital’s 7-figure claim in the MedPartners bankruptcy.
For the last 5 years of her litigation practice – before becoming a full-time neutral – Rebecca successfully represented an elder (“mom”) in litigation against her eldest son to trace and reclaim title to her $20 million real estate portfolio. Rebecca then successfully represented the youngest son (after mom died) in defending the eldest son’s challenge to mom’s will and trust, which disinherited the eldest son.
Through her arbitration and mediation practice, Rebecca’s experience has been EXPANDED to include the following:
RRebecca has been an adjunct professor, skills trainer and presenter for over 20 years. She has been an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law since 2010, where she has taught arbitration theory and practice and mediation. She has been on the faculty of the American Arbitration Association since 2011, where she has taught numerous professional skills training courses in arbitration and mediation. Over the years, Rebecca has participated in numerous continuing education conferences and has presented on numerous topics.
Rebecca is available globally for in-person assignments,
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