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EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALTIES

Michael Diliberto amazes people with his ability to settle complex and emotionally charged cases. Using his sixteen years of trial experience, he quickly grasps complicated facts and legal issues. His understanding of human behavior, superior negotiating skills and creative problem solving abilities enable him to break through emotional barriers that could otherwise impede settlement. Michael is a full-time Mediator, Arbitrator and Hearing Officer and has successfully settled hundreds of cases. He is President of Advantage Arbitration and Mediation Services, LLC.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Michael mediates a variety of matters, including:

  • Employment (discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour class actions)
  • Real estate, construction and homeowners associations
  • Business contracts, partnership and corporate matters
  • Insurance coverage, allocation and bad faith issues
  • Copyrights, patents, trademarks and unfair competition
  • Entertainment and defamation
  • Product liability, premises liability and serious injury matters
  • Legal and medical malpractice

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PANELS

  • Mediator and Arbitrator: ADR Services, Inc.
  • Hearing Examiner: Los Angeles Police Commission
  • Hearing Officer: City of Santa Monica
  • Hearing Officer: City of Long Beach
  • Hearing Officer: Orange County Superior Court
  • Settlement Officer: United States District Court, Central District of California
  • Mediator: California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
  • Mediator and Arbitrator: Los Angeles Superior Court (Civil and Probate Panels)
  • Mediator: International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Mediator: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Temporary Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Five Tips From ‘The Business of Mediation’ Workshop,” Southern California Mediation Association Newsletter [April 2006]
  • “The Mediator’s Lunch,” Southern California Mediation Association Newsletter [April 2006]
  • “The Secret of Mediation is in Art,” Southern California Mediation Association Newsletter [August 2005]
  • “Looking Through the Rear Window: a Review of the United States Supreme Court Decision in Stewart v. Abend,” Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 2 [1992]
  • “Looking Through the Rear Window,” Managing Intellectual Property, No. 14 [November 1991] (London, England)

FEATURED SPEAKER

  • Speaker: Commercial Mediation Conference, Ankara Bar Association, Ankara, Turkey [July 2007]
  • Speaker: Ninth Annual Negotiation, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding Affinity Association Conference, “Reframing the Adversary to a Handshaker,” California State University, Dominguez Hills [April 2007]
  • Speaker: Orange County Mediation Conference, “Face of the Orange County Mediator” [March 2007]
  • Speaker: Southern California Mediation Association, Professional Development Committee Interactive Workshop, “The Business of Mediation” [January 2007]
  • Speaker: Southern California Mediation Association, 18th Annual Interactive Conference, “The Art and Science of Mediation,” Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution [November 2006]
  • Speaker: Southern California Mediation Association, Professional Development Committee Interactive Workshop, “The Business of Mediation” [February 2006]
  • Speaker: Southern California Mediation Association, 17th Annual Interactive Conference, “The Absolute Mediator,” Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution [November 2005]
  • Speaker: NewsTalk Radio KRLA (870AM), “Effective Use of Arbitration and Mediation to Resolve Legal Disputes” [April 2004]

FEATURED MEDIATOR

Mediator Profile: The Los Angeles Daily Journal EXTRA [April 19, 2004]

REPORTED CASES

Amazon.com, Inc. v. Kalaydjian, 58 USPQ 2d 1247 (DC WWash. 2001)
Joyce v. Renaissance Design, Inc., 56 USPQ 2d 1541 (CD CCal 2000)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • President: Italian American Lawyers Association, 2007
  • Director: Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. (Los Angeles County Bar Association), 2006-present
  • Director: Southern California Mediation Association, (Co-Chair, Legislation Committee; Co-Chair, Courts Committee (Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee), 2005-present)
  • Member: California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2005-present
  • Member: Los Angeles Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee, 2005-present
  • Member: American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, 2005-present
  • Fulbright Senior Specialist, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 2006-present
  • Member: Los Angeles Copyright Society, 2006-present
  • Officer (Treasurer): Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council. Elected Representative of Business Stakeholders in Sherman Oaks District 4. Also, Chair: SONC Finance Committee; Member: SONC Land Use and Planning Committee, 2003-2004
  • Deputy City Attorney: Trial Attorney Project, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1994
  • Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, 1993-present
  • Adjunct instructor: Entertainment Industry Contracts-Trebas Institute, Los Angeles, California, 1990-1993
  • Member: State Bar of California, Florida and District of Columbia
  • Admitted: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Federal Circuit, all California District Courts and USDC Southern District of Florida

SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Certificate of Recognition for Distinction in the field of Dispute Resolution, awarded by Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley [January 2007]
  • Certificate of Appreciation, presented by City of Los Angeles Councilmembers Wendy Greuel and Jack Weiss [June 2004]

EDUCATION

  • Advanced Mediation Certificate, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2004-2005
  • Advanced Mediation Certificate, United States District Court, California Appellate Courts and other prominent dispute resolution institutions, 2003-present
  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1987 (Coral Gables Florida)
  • Temple University School of Law, Summer Session, Rome, Italy, 1985
  • B.A., University of Miami, 1981 (Coral Gables Florida)

LANGUAGE

Fluent in Spanish. Working knowledge of Italian.

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

  • Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP, Partner – Complex business, intellectual property and entertainment litigation, Los Angeles, California, 1993-2003
  • Sheldon & Mak, LLP, Associate, Los Angeles, California, 1990-1993
  • Allen, Allen & Hemsley - Solicitors, Sydney, Australia, 1989
  • Diliberto, Booth, Sibley & Guttieres, Associate, Miami, Florida, 1987-1990

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