Litigation and ADR Experience
Linda Gerstel serves as a full time arbitrator and mediator and teaches in the field of alternative dispute resolution in law schools in the United States and internationally . She started her career as an associate and then litigation partner at Anderson Kill where she gained experience in representing clients and serving as a neutral in arbitrations and mediations.
She has broad experience in business disputes gained during thirty years of private practice and appointments as a arbitrator and mediator. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in her career as a litigator. The cases she has handled have included complex domestic and international commercial litigation, including class actions and disputes arising out of contracts including, employment matters, real estate & environmental matters, insurance, intellectual property, trusts & estates, secured transactions, bankruptcy, banking issues, antitrust, partnerships, retailing, franchising, manufacturing and consumer products.
Professional Recognitions
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London)
AV rated by Martindale Hubbell (highest peer review rating since 1986); New York Women Leaders in the Law (American Lawyer, Fortune Magazine) (2010-Present); Top Lawyers Corporate Commercial Litigation, Real Estate and Construction, Trusts & Estates; (American Law Media) (2010-Present)
ADR Panel Affiliations
American Arbitration Association Large Complex Commercial Panel
American Arbitration Association Employment Panel
American Arbitration Association Master Mediator Panel
AAA- International Centre for Dispute Resolution
American Arbitration Association Storm Sandy Mediation Panel
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals ( commercial and employment panels)
FINRA Arbitration Panel
Court Mediation Panels:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Mediation Panel
Mediator Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2016-2018)
Southern District of New York Panel Mediator
Eastern District of New York Panel Mediator
New York Supreme Court Commercial Panel Mediator
Westchester County Commercial & Surrogate’s Court Panel Mediator
Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Panel Mediator
Education & ADR Training
Barnard College , Columbia University, magna cum laude (1983)
Temple University School of Law (1986)
Columbia University- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators , International Arbitration(2017), Fellow CIArb
CPR-FTI Consulting Cybersecurity in ADR (2019);Special Masters in Electronic Discovery, AAA (2019); Mastering Techniques For Counsel Mediating and Arbitrating Large Complex Intellectual Property Disputes, AAA (2019); Smarter Faster and Cheaper Technology Dispute Resolution Conference, AAA(2018);The Litigative DNA: What Can Be Done About The Underutilization of Mediation in New York?(2018); Arbitration or Mediation a Solution for Cybersecurity Issues (Westlaw 2018); AAA Best Practices in Franchise Arbitration (2017); AAA – Best Practices for Arbitrators (2016); Cornell University School of Industry and Labor Relations – Labor and Employment Law Mediation Program (2014); New York Court Administration- Arbitration in New York Civil Courts (2013); Southern District of New York- Commercial Mediation (2013); New York City Bar Association- Advanced Commercial Mediation (2012); New York Center for Interpersonal Development- Basic Mediation (2011)