Myrna Barakat Friedman
Commercial Arbitrator, Mediator & Dispute Prevention Professional | Strategic Growth Advisor | Transactional and Corporate Attorney
Myrna Barakat Friedman is an independent commercial arbitrator, mediator and dispute prevention neutral with over 25 years’ experience structuring and negotiating domestic and cross-border business combinations and securities offerings.
Myrna brings to her ADR practice a unique mix of legal, corporate and business experience. She has led transactions globally as a Wall Street M&A and securities lawyer, a lead in-house M&A lawyer for a Fortune 500 Company, a Corporate Development executive and the founder of a boutique strategic growth initiatives’ advisory company. As a business and legal advisor, Myrna has extensive financial, operational and regulatory experience in matters involving complex commercial issues.
Myrna has served as a neutral on a broad range of commercial disputes involving contract interpretation, commercial transactions, mergers/acquisitions and post-M&A matters, strategic business sales, private equity transactions, securities and financial structures, and fundraising. Industry experience includes real estate, construction and infrastructure, cybersecurity, crypto and online exchange platforms, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance and banking, and professional services. She has been appointed as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Appellate Arbitrator to cases involving a broad range of commercial and financial matters, including matters under the AAA, ICC, CPR and FINRA rules.
Myrna is trained in both civil and common law and is fluent in English, French and Arabic. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a New York State Part 146 Certified Mediator.
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