Greg David Derin
Fellow and Past Chair of the Southern California Chapter of the North American Branch @Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators Ciarb
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WORK HISTORY
Fellow and Past Chair of the Southern California Chapter of the North American Branch @Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators Ciarb
London, GB
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. It has a global membership of around individuals who have professional training in private dispute resolution.CIArb provides education, training and certification for arbitrators, mediators and adjudicators, and acts as an international center for practitioners, policy makers, academics and those in business concerned with the cost-effective and early settlement of disputes.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
A.B., Political Science
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
J.D., Law
SKILLS
ABOUT GREG DAVID DERIN
Greg Derin brings more than 45 years of legal experience and over two decades of dispute resolution work to his role as a mediator and arbitrator. Known for his intellectual curiosity, patience, and ability to connect with people from all backgrounds, he has guided parties through more than a thousand complex disputes. His approach reflects deep substantive knowledge and a genuine interest in human stories.Greg is recognized for his persistence, creativity, and ability to resolve matters that have resisted settlement in earlier attempts. Parties describe him as a thoughtful and pragmatic problem solver who understands how to balance legal analysis with the interpersonal dynamics that influence negotiation. He draws on a rich understanding of history, literature, and social science to help participants reframe conflict, evaluate risk, and identify opportunities for resolution that may not have been apparent at the outset.Greg has represented clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts in multiple jurisdictions, and has appeared before entertainment industry tribunals including SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, and the WGA, as well as the MLB Players Association, the NASD, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California State Water Resources Board. His litigation background includes contract and fraud, entertainment and intellectual property, partnership, employment and class actions, real estate and construction, and legal malpractice claims.For eight years, Greg assisted mediation pioneers Professor Frank E. A. Sander, Linda Singer and Michael Lewis in teaching the prestigious Mediation Workshop at the Harvard Negotiation Institute. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC Berkeley and its law school, where he served on the Editorial Board of the California Law Review, Greg is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of numerous national and international arbitration panels, and a past chair of the California State Bar Standing Committee on ADR. His work has been repeatedly honored by Best Lawyers in America, Southern California Super Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal (now Lexology), and the Hollywood Reporter, which honored him as a “Power Mediator.”Greg has chaired tripartite arbitration panels and served as a sole arbitrator in numerous high-stakes matters involving diverse industries and subject matters. He serves on prestigious domestic and international arbitration panels, and is a designated arbitrator in the WGA collective bargaining agreement.
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