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Nancy Lesser is the principal of Pax ADR LLC, an alternative dispute resolution firm headquartered in Washington D.C. Ms. Lesser provides mediation and arbitration services to individuals, not-for-profits, corporations, and government agencies. She also conducts independent fact-finding and internal investigations.

Ms. Lesser brings to her conflict resolution practice skills honed over two decades as a former partner with the distinguished law firm of Williams & Connolly, where she specialized in complex commercial and employment cases. Ms. Lesser also served as Senior Counsel to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, gaining expertise in government processes and decision-making -- invaluable experience when a dispute involves a governmental agency. She has mediated successfully with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. General Services Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the District of Columbia, and the City of New Orleans.