Nancy Lesser is the principal of Pax ADR in Washington DC, and brings over 25 years of experience as a neutral to her dispute resolution practice.  Prior to establishing her own  firm, she was a partner with the distinguished law firm of Williams & Connolly, where she specialized in litigating complex commercial cases nationwide.

 Ms. Lesser's practice is now limited to arbitration. She serves as an arbitrator on the Large, Complex Commercial Disputes Arbitration Panel of the American Arbitration Association; the Panel of Neutrals for the American Health Lawyers Association; and the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for the Commercial, Banking, Accounting, Financial Services, and Real Estate Panels of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. She is the standing chair of the National Arbitration Panel, which hears disputes nationwide between Amtrak and freight railroads. She is a  Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators.

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Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, federal and state agencies, and individuals look to Ms. Lesser for an efficient process to resolve their disputes without incurring the expense, frustration, and delay of traditional litigation.  View her complete CV.  

• CLASS ACTIONS

• CONTRACTS

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• ENERGY

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• JOINT VENTURE, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATE and SECURITIES

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• HEALTHCARE

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• INSURANCE COVERAGE

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• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and TECHNOLOGY

• LAND USE and REAL ESTATE

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• PERSONAL INJURY and OTHER TORTS

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• RAILROADS and OTHER TRANSPORTATION

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• WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS

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SERVICES 

Ms. Lesser has served as arbitrator in hundreds of complex commercial arbitrations, both domestic and international, involving multi-million dollar claims. She has presided as chair of numerous arbitration panels, and has also served frequently as sole arbitrator and neutral wing. Ms. Lesser has a broad range of arbitration experience, from legal and accounting malpractice, contract and securities cases, corporate and partnership disputes, intellectual property claims, software development and other technology disputes, and insurance coverage claims.  For more details about Ms. Lesser’s experience, see practice areas.

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Arbitrator Retainer Agreement

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