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Michael Diliberto

ADR Services, Inc.

Los Angeles

 

Member profile details

First Name
Michael
Last Name
Diliberto
Organization
ADR Services, Inc.
Phone
(310) 557-0043
Address (Street-Suite)
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Zip Code
90067
 

Member Info

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Practice Region(s)
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • D.C.
  • DE
  • FL
  • HI
  • IL
  • MA
  • NV
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OR
  • TX
  • WA
Practice County
Los Angeles
Judge
yes
Law School
University of Miami School of Law
Degree
Juris Doctor
Bar State
CA
Year Admitted To Bar
1988
Bar State 2
FL
Bar State 3
DC
First Year To Mediate
1993
Mediation Total Range
3001-4000
Mediation Trainings - Indicate the 40-Hr Basic Mediation Training Facility Attended, Date and Others
Extensive training including Pepperdine Law School 40 hour course.

Adjunct Professor teaching "negotiations" at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California.
Mediation Practice Areas
  • Appellate
  • Asbestos
  • Business Torts
  • Business/Commercial/Contracts
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction
  • Creditor/Debtor
  • Employment/Labor
  • ERISA
  • Environmental/Mass Tort
  • Family Business Disputes
  • General
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International
  • Internet
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Libel/Slander/Defamation
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability – Other
  • Professional Liability-Legal
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory/Governmental
  • Securities
  • Sports
  • Trusts and Estates
Languages Other Than English
Spanish
Additional Qualifications
Michael R. Diliberto, Esq. is an internationally recognized mediator and arbitrator. Since 2003, he has settled thousands of cases with complex facts and legal issues, earning a reputation as an accomplished mediator who can resolve even the most difficult cases. He skillfully helps the parties engage in respectful and tactful conversations and works hard to keep that dialogue moving forward in a constructive manner along the bumpy road to a settlement agreement.

Mr. Diliberto has the skills of a diplomat who can reframe issues to avoid impasse, the experience of a trial lawyer who has walked the same path with similar clients, and the evaluation skills of a trial judge who has seen it all. His professional and life experiences (including work that enabled him to travel around the world and interact with various cultures), allow him to serve as a trusted neutral who can connect with the parties in a meaningful manner and find creative ways to settle disputes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business/Commercial: Breach of contract and commercial agreements; partnership and corporate matters; dissolution and winding up of partnerships and corporations; buy-sell agreements; joint venture and franchise disputes; attorney/client fee disputes; professional malpractice claims; insurance coverage and bad faith claims. Mr. Diliberto also conducts arbitrations for securities violations claims brought before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Employment: Wrongful termination; discrimination (FEHA, Title VII, ADEA, and ADA); sexual harassment; whistleblower and retaliation; wage and hour; executive and personal services contracts; and ERISA. Mr. Diliberto also conducts administrative hearings for public employee termination appeals, and public employee retirement benefits appeals for Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Orange County, California.

Entertainment: Motion picture, television, music, advertising, internet, new media, and publishing disputes; copyright and trademark infringement; idea submission; misappropriation of name and likeness; First Amendment; defamation; rights of publicity; licensing agreements; royalty accounting; and profit participation. Mr. Diliberto also conducts international motion picture arbitrations involving production agreements, financing agreements, film exhibition agreements, royalties, and above-the-line employment issues brought before the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA).

Intellectual Property: Copyright, trademark, trade dress, and patent infringement; rights of publicity, trade secrets, unfair competition, and domain name disputes.

Real Estate: Residential and commercial purchase and sale contracts; homeowners associations; partnership disputes; breach of fiduciary duty claims; design and construction defects; boundary lines and easement rights; premises liability; and environmental matters.

CONTACT US

Association of Attorney-Mediators
P. O. Box 741955, Dallas, TX 75374-1955 
Toll-free:  800-280-1368 
 Fax:  972-669-8180
aam@attorney-mediators.org

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