Profession
     Arbitrator, Mediator; Attorney at Law, International Trade Consultant; Business and Real Estate Developer

Work History
     Retired Partner, De Barbieri & Associates, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law LLC, to present; Adjunct Professor, Southern            Connecticut State University; Attorney, Private Practice, 1975-present; Partner, Schine, Julianelle & De Barbieri, 1989-94;                President, Chevron Ties International, 1983-84. Partner, CoGePa Consultants, Turin, Italy 1989-94.

 
   Experience
    Thirty nine years of experience primarily engaged in a general business law practice in New York, Connecticut, and                         Massachusetts including bankruptcy, worker's compensation, real estate, foreclosure, creditor's rights, business law, and real     estate development.

Client representation experience includes contract default disputes, foreclosures, employment disputes, contract                             enforcement, asset recovery, divorce and family law, landlord/tenant matters, leasing, zoning and land use, salvage and                 admiralty, and environmental compliance.  Former Vista lawyer, consumer law practice defending clients in collection actions,     foreclosure, bankruptcy, and consumer fraud cases, and housing complaints.

Represents real estate developers in matters valued up to $100 million.

Represented city governments and is a legal consultant for European companies. Experience also includes representation of     commercial and consumer clients before State and Federal Public Utility Control, Transportation, and various administrative         agencies.

As investor, experienced in real estate development, housing, and construction law matters.

Former Connecticut Worker' Compensation Commissioner at Large.

Small claims hearing judge in over 100 cases between 1977 and 1993.

Member of the Governor's Housing Task Force.

Designed and built State Plaza office building in New Haven Connecticut 1988.

 

Awards and Appointments 
    Fellow, The College of Commercial Arbitrators.

MCIArb, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

Member of AAA Commercial, Consumer, and Large Complex Case Panels.

Panel member ADR Center, New Britain, CT.

Former Connecticut Worker Commissioner at Large.

Small claims hearing judge in over 300 cases between 1977 and 1993.

Member of the Governor's Housing Task Force.

CT. Area Coordinator, The National Italian American Foundation

Service Award, The Republic of Italy, 2003;

Rank of Ufficiale, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, House of Savoy, 2004.

Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Law, Southern Connecticut State University.

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience
    Experienced as an Advocate, Neutral and Instructor in arbitration and mediation, sole arbitrator, and panel member, including       AAA, private, and international arbitration and mediation.

Since 1988 served as an arbitrator in approximately 375 matters, involving issues of liability and damage allocation of up to           $40 million.

Also individually arbitrated franchise, real estate matters, and construction matters; arbitrated major national franchisee                 disputes, banking issues, employment disputes, partnership buyout disputes, fee disputes, contract disputes, and attorney           fee disputes, major partner/auto dealer dispute and real estate valuation cases.

Additional Mediator experience in the Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission as per diem Commissioner.

Most recently mediated an international Commercial dispute with claims to $950 million dollars.

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
     College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Update Meeting, 2009; Spring meeting 2010;

 ICDR/AAA  Neutrals Conference, 2009, E Discovery in Arbitration, Chairing the ICDR International Arbitral Tribunal, Managing        ICDR Guidelines, Arbitrator Update;

AAA Ask & Answer: Arbitration, 2008;

ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2003;

ICDR The Common Law/Civil Law Gap: The Issues and How International Arbitrators May Resolve Them, 2006;

AAA Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE004), 2005;

AAA Arbitrator Roundtable: The Revised Commercial Arbitrator Code of Ethics: What Does it Mean for you?, 2005;

AAA Arbitrator Roundtable on Discovery: Enough is enough, or is it?, 2004;

 ICDR, International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America, 2004;

Attended AAA Neutrals Conference, 2003;

AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2003; AAA Arbitrator Update, 2003, 2002;

AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues, 2001; AAA Basic Commercial Arbitrator Training,        1999;

Attended AAA Neutrals Retreat, 1998;

 

Professional Licenses
    Admitted to the Bar: Connecticut, 1973; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1973; U.S. Supreme Court, 1977. Licensed       Real Estate Agent, Connecticut, 1982.

 

Professional Associations
     Fellow, The College of Commercial Arbitrators;

MCIArb. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;

American Bar Association; Connecticut Bar Association (Chair, Section on ADR);

 

Education
    Mount St. Mary's University (BS-1969);

Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (JD-1972).

 

ADR Teaching and Speaking Engagements
    Presenter, CCA/AAA/JAMS program “Managing Your First Arbitration” at CT Bar Association CLE, 2010;

Speaker, "Disclosure Practice," Connecticut Bar Association, Section on Dispute Resolution, 2009;

Lead Presenter, "Ethics of Disclosure," ADRC, New Britain, CT. Advanced Arbitrator Training Seminar, 2008, and 2009;

Lead Presenter, "Arbitrator Insight, 20-20 Case Management Interactive Seminar at ADRC, New Britain, CT 2009;

Trainer, Advanced Arbitrator Training II Seminar, 2009;

Past faculty/trainer, at ADRC, Commercial Arbitrator Training, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

 

Compensation
    $350.00 per hour.

Study time, research, and telephone conference time will be charged per hour.  Travel expenses and lodging to be billed at           cost. Cancellations of a hearing day of less than 48 hours notice will be charged one 8-hour day.

One hour daily minimum.

First hearing day 8 hours minimum charge.

Will travel nationally and internationally.

 

Languages

English, Italian