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Margaret L. Shaw, Esq.

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Recognized as a “New York Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine, 2006-2010

“New York Best Lawyer” by Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010

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Margaret Shaw is widely respected for her persistence and creativity in reaching settlement. She has participated in the resolution of thousands of disputes nationwide.

A former civil litigator, Ms. Shaw has maintained an active ADR practice for almost thirty years. She joined JAMS when ADR Associates, a firm she co-founded, merged with JAMS in 2004.

Ms. Shaw is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the author of numerous articles on a wide variety of aspects of the ADR field. For twenty-five years she was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU Law School where she taught ADR and negotiation.

Representative Mediations

  • Action against a syndicate of entities in the financial services industry alleging breach of an agreement to purchase certain debt assets
  • Action against individuals who left as a group to join a competitor in the financial services industry, the action alleging breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information, and breach of fiduciary duty
  • Assisted neutral expert appointed by SEC to design and implement procedures to resolve securities claims arising out of Drexel Burnham bankruptcy
  • Case alleging breach of joint venture agreement involving generation of options trades for the options desk of a company in the financial services industry
  • Case brought by a company in the financial services industry against various entities alleging breach of an agreement to purchase certain debt assets
  • Case brought by a senior investment banker hired by a competitor against his former employer claiming stock awards allegedly due him under the terms of an incentive stock plan and a subsequent settlement agreement
  • Case involving breakup of long-standing partnership in the financial services industry
  • Case involving monies allegedly due to former Managing Director of a firm in the financial services industry due to fundraising efforts and investments
  • Claim against brokerage firm alleging breach of oral joint venture agreement
  • Claim alleging retaliation against securities industry employee for reporting irregularities involving potential violations of SEC and other federal agency regulations
  • Claim brought by terminated head trader of a hedge fund seeking an accounting and a declaratory judgment regarding his equity participation interest
  • Class actions against a number of entities in the financial services industry alleging various types of discrimination
  • Dispute between a company in the financial services industry and a former consultant concerning monies allegedly owed and failure to return documents containing confidential and proprietary information
  • Multi-million dollar claim against brokerage firm for bonuses, options, the value of book of business, and other entitlements claimed to be due upon a broker’s departure from firm
  • Multiple claims against firms in the securities industry alleging failure to pay bonuses and other compensation allegedly due upon termination
  • Multiple claims involving alleged compensation guarantees brought by highly compensated individuals in the financial services industry
  • Suit against a capital management company brought by a highly compensated individual recruited away from a position overseas to an office which closed due to financial difficulties shortly after his arrival

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

  • Recognized as a Best Lawyer, ADR Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010
  • Recognized as a New York Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, 2006-2010
  • Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2003-present
  • Distinguished Service Award, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1993
  • Practical Achievement Award, Center for Public Resources, 1992
  • Recent ADR articles authored by Margaret Shaw include:
    • Co-author, "The Past Present and Future of Mediation as Seen Through the Eyes of Some of its Founders," Negotiation Journal (April, 2010)
    • Co-author, “The Secrets of Successful (and Unsuccessful) Mediators Continued: Studies Two and Three,” Negotiation Journal, vol. 23 (October, 2007)
    • Co-author, “Old Wine in New Bottles? The Use of Baseball Arbitration in the Business/Commercial Context” ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine, 2007
    • Co-author, “Arbitrators Hold Significant Power Over Discovery,” National Law Journal, November, 2006
    • Co-author, “Mediating Class Actions,” ADR Handbook for Judges (Washington, D.C.: American Bar Association, 2004)

Background and Education

  • Mediator, District and Bankruptcy Courts, Southern District of New York, 1992-present
  • Litigator, Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Grand & Ostrow, 1972-1980
  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1972, Order of the Coif
  • B.A., Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1966, Phi Beta Kappa