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Panel of Arbitrators & Mediators
| Celeste Pinto McLain, Esq. |
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GRADUATE:
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1974
- Trinity College, Washington, D.C., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, B.A., 1971
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LAW EXPERIENCE GENERAL BACKGROUND:
- Associate in Corporate Law, Finance & Securities - O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, California (1974-l979)
- Associate General Counsel, then Assistant General Counsel - Tiger International, Inc., Managing Law Department of international corporation, including supervision of litigation in United States and abroad (1979-1986)
- Board of Directors - Amtrak (National Passenger Railroad 1994-present) and publicly held mutual funds (1990- 1995)
- Board of Directors - California Board of Accountancy, supervising CPA's in California (1985-1993)
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ADR EXPERIENCE:
- Numerous arbitrations and/or conflict resolution since 1980's as sole arbitrator or Member of three arbitrator panel, especially in areas of securities law, finance and business. (Contract disputes, purchase/sales of business, real estate, etc.)
- Arbitrations have included complex multi-party disputes
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COMMUNITY SERVICE & AWARDS:
- Panelist, 'View of the CPA Professional Symposium", sponsored by the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1995
- Georgetown National Law Alumni Board (1992-present); Georgetown Law Women's Forum Steering Committee and Los Angeles Chair (1992-present); Georgetown Campaign Committee, Western Region
- Award for Exceptionally Meritorious Service, California State Board of Accountancy, 1994
- Discussion Leader, "Forty Years of Women" at Georgetown University Law Center, 1994
- President's Commission on White House Fellowships, Screening Panel Member, 1993
- Seminar Panelist, "Women in Leadership", Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 1992
- Organization of Women Executives: President and Chairman of Board, 1986-1988, Board of Directors, 1984-1988
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