Mitchell Lathrop

Arbitration Services

Mitchell Lathrop’s domestic and international arbitration practice has successfully handled over 100 cases in a dozen different countries. With unparalleled expertise and experience in the area of insurance and reinsurance, Mr. Lathrop has been involved in many high-profile cases. He is Martindale-Hubbell “A” rated, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006-present), is listed in Super Lawyers for both New York and San Diego and has received Best Lawyers’ 2012 San Diego Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year.

Mr. Lathrop analyzes proposed draft arbitration clauses an advises on pending or potential business decisions that pose arbitration and litigation risks. He develops strategies to resolve complex disputes such as those involving multiple parties, multiple claims and multiple jurisdictions.

Mr. Lathrop has handled arbitrations administered by all of the major arbitral institutions as well as ad hoc arbitrations, including proceedings before:

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
American Arbitration Association
International Centre for Dispute Resolution
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
London Court of International Arbitration
International Chamber of Commerce
Association for International Arbitration
Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society, U.S. (“ARIAS•US”)
Swiss Arbitration Association

Mr. Lathrop is also qualified for arbitration panels in the following countries: Austria, Australia, Dubai, Japan and Malaysia.
Mediation Services
Mr. Lathrop offers litigants a highly effective mediation practice whose process centers on the evenhanded resolution of conflict in an impartial and productive way. The goal is to, as much as possible, contain costs and also the preservation of relationships.

The Four C’s
Neutrality in mediation is paramount, allowing the parties to present and discuss their unique circumstances in a cost-effective, convenient, comfortable and confidential environment, identifying their differences, and finding a mutually agreeable pathway toward reconciliation.

Mitchell Lathrop’s mediation practice offers a high degree of sophistication in its approach. Through Mr. Lathrop’s experience and expertise, he offers the means to build trust, reduce hostility and counter hardball attacks and, with his persistence, create the opportunity for settlement even when initial tempers are high and obstacles appear insurmountable.

Mr. Lathrop mediation practice has successfully handled over 100 cases, and he is Martindale-Hubbell “A” rated, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006-present), is listed in Super Lawyers for both New York and San Diego and has received Best Lawyers’ 2012 San Diego Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year.

Mr. Lathrop has handled mediations through or before the following organizations:

International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution

Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society, U.S. (“ARIAS•US”)

Southern California Mediation Association
International Mediation Institute
Truce ADR

Recognitions
Some of the Recognitions Mr. Lathrop has received are:

Best Lawyers: 2012 San Diego Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year

Martindale-Hubbell “A” rated in both California and New York

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: 2006-present

Listed in Super Lawyers for both New York City and San Diego

Member, American Board of Neutrals Association

Lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
His areas of focus are:

Arbitration
Civil Litigation
Class Actions
Complex Litigation
Dispute Resolution
Expert Testimony in Insurance
Insurance
International Law
International Arbitration
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Cases
Litigation
Mediation
Reinsurance
Securities

Admissions to Practice
Mr. Lathrop is admitted to practice law in the following jurisdictions and courts:

California
New York
District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Southern District of Texas and the District of Columbia
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs
Admitted pro hac vice for the handling of specific cases in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Certified General Courts Martial trial and defense counsel under Article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. ’827(b).
Accredited attorney to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Organizations
Mr. Lathrop is a member of the following legal organizations:

American Board of Trial Advocates
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
American Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association
New York City Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
International Bar Association
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Judge Advocates Association
American Board of Neutrals Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
Federal Bar Association
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Federal Bar Council
New York Academy of Sciences
Center for International Legal Studies
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)
London Court of International Arbitration
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA)
AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS-US)
Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage
Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies (AIRROC)