Arbitration and Mediation
Albert Rizzo is a skilled arbitrator and mediator with a 35-year legal career of extensive experience litigating and resolving complex business and employment disputes. He began his alternative dispute resolution practice in 2011 and has mediated well over 100 cases -- the majority to successful resolution. As an arbitrator, he brings a judicial temperament to each proceeding, making certain that all parties are heard and have a fair opportunity to present their cases.
Al enhances his skills and qualifications through his active participation in various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) committees and subcommittees of the New York State and City Bar Associations, and his involvement with the American Arbitration Association and the New York International Arbitration Center.
He also regularly acts as a panel judge in a number of annual Moot Court and other Moot competitions, including the Judith S. Kaye Arbitration Competition, the New York State Bar Association's Annual Mediation Tournament, and the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which holds its annual final competition in Vienna, Austria.
Albert Rizzo is a skilled arbitrator and mediator with a 35-year legal career of extensive experience litigating and resolving complex business and employment disputes. He began his alternative dispute resolution practice in 2011 and has mediated well over 100 cases -- the majority to successful resolution. As an arbitrator, he brings a judicial temperament to each proceeding, making certain that all parties are heard and have a fair opportunity to present their cases.
Al enhances his skills and qualifications through his active participation in various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) committees and subcommittees of the New York State and City Bar Associations, and his involvement with the American Arbitration Association and the New York International Arbitration Center.
He also regularly acts as a panel judge in a number of annual Moot Court and other Moot competitions, including the Judith S. Kaye Arbitration Competition, the New York State Bar Association's Annual Mediation Tournament, and the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which holds its annual final competition in Vienna, Austria.
Experience
Al has served as an arbitrator Chair, sole arbitrator, and as a member of three-arbitrator panels. Since 2014, he has been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and a private arbitrator for various administering organizations, including ADR Systems, Inc. and Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services, which he founded in 2012. He also serves on the roster of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and the New York State Court's Attorney Fee Dispute Resolution Program.
As a court-certified mediator for the Commercial Divisions of the New York State Supreme Court, Al brings to the table three decades of litigation experience representing numerous clients in business, employment, construction and real estate litigation in the state and federal courts, and mediation and arbitration proceedings. He has mediated claims collectively involving nearly $100 million in alleged damages and has facilitated collective settlements in the millions of dollars. He has been recommended as a mediator numerous times by attorneys who have been involved in mediation cases that were successfully resolved with his efforts, attesting to the respect that he has garnered within the Alternative Dispute Resolution community.
Representative Cases
Affiliations and ADR Rosters
Al has served as an arbitrator Chair, sole arbitrator, and as a member of three-arbitrator panels. Since 2014, he has been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and a private arbitrator for various administering organizations, including ADR Systems, Inc. and Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services, which he founded in 2012. He also serves on the roster of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and the New York State Court's Attorney Fee Dispute Resolution Program.
As a court-certified mediator for the Commercial Divisions of the New York State Supreme Court, Al brings to the table three decades of litigation experience representing numerous clients in business, employment, construction and real estate litigation in the state and federal courts, and mediation and arbitration proceedings. He has mediated claims collectively involving nearly $100 million in alleged damages and has facilitated collective settlements in the millions of dollars. He has been recommended as a mediator numerous times by attorneys who have been involved in mediation cases that were successfully resolved with his efforts, attesting to the respect that he has garnered within the Alternative Dispute Resolution community.
Representative Cases
- Arbitrator Chair in a matter alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars in contractual damages between registered broker-dealers for alleged failure to complete an agreed upon purchase of securities in an Initial Public Offering of a company's stock
- Arbitrator Chair in a proceeding involving claims by an employee of false, misleading and defamatory language described in a Central Registration Depository Record, as well as claims for significant compensatory damages arising from allegations of theft of corporate property
- Panel Arbitrator in a proceeding involving claims of failure to supervise and control person liability damages in the multi-millions of dollars. Upon a motion to vacate the Panel's Award, the United States District Court affirmed the Award
- Arbitrator Chair in an employee claim of breach of employment contract against a large auto dealership for failure to pay significant bonus compensation and other benefits
- Sole Arbitrator in a number of cases brought by registered brokers for expungement of various customer complaints on broker customer dispute records
- Mediator in a claim of breach of contract to provide certain services. The claims involved interpretation of a complex post-termination penalty provision that could have resulted in millions of dollars in damages. Settled.
- Mediator in claims involving factoring of accounts receivables and the parties' interpretation of risk of loss under the factoring agreement and whether the agreement had been breached by a subsequent bankruptcy filing. Claim settled in the millions of dollars.
- Mediator in a matter involving claims under an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan and its interpretation under ERISA as to whether a provider could recover certain fees and charges under an agreement to administer health care services. Settled.
- Mediator in a number of cases involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate brokers' commissions in connection with the sales of New York real estate.
- Mediator in a matter concerning a business partnership dispute that involved an ongoing business and numerous claims of alleged wrongdoing, breach of contract, misappropriation and corporate waste. The resolution involved a complicated buyout agreement valued in the millions of dollars.
Affiliations and ADR Rosters
- Arbitrator and Qualified Chair for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Arbitrator, NYS Courts Attorney Fee Dispute Resolution
- Arbitrator and Distinguished Neutral, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Arbitrator, ADR Systems, Chicago, Illinois
- Arbitrator, Dispute Resolution & Mediation Services
- Member, New York State Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Member, New York City Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Member, New York International Arbitration Center
- New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, Mediation Panel for the five counties of NYC, Westchester and Nassau
- New York State Surrogate's Court, Bronx County, Mediation Panel
- American Arbitration Association, Mediator Panel
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts MediateArt Program, Mediator
Testimonials
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- Voted among 2022 Best Arbitrators and Mediators in New York City by Expertise.com
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What Has Been Said:
"Very attentive. Outstanding Listener!" "He takes to heart and has the concern of both parties involved." "Listens and considers all arguments and facts." "He did a nice job of controlling the pace of the mediation; keeping everyone on point and focused." "Mr. Rizzo was excellent!" "Worked impartially and moved the process along." |
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