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Steven Skulnik Sunset

Profile

Steven Skulnik brings more than four decades of experience handling domestic and international commercial arbitration and litigation, particularly in cases involving breaches of commercial and financial agreements and related disputes.
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He has worked on matters as arbitrator and counsel involving the laws of the United States, Armenia, Brazil, British Columbia, France, Germany, Italy, Panama, Poland, Venezuela, and the CISG.

Biographical Information

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EDUCATION

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (JD-1983)

Brandeis University (BA, Economics-1980)

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ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Bar: New York (1984)

U.S. District Court: Southern (1984) and Eastern (1984)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1989)

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ASSOCIATIONS

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

  • Member, New York City Bar Association, Arbitration Committee (Chair, 2018-21) and Member, International Commercial Disputes Committee

  • New York State Bar Association (Member, Dispute Resolution Section, Co-chair, Arbitration Committee, 2016-18)

  • Member, ICDR Publications Committee

  • Member, International Arbitration Club of New York

  • Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA)

  • Member of the Organizing Committee of New York Arbitration Week (Co-Chair, 2024)

  • Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

  • Member, New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC)

  • Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC)

  • Board of Editors, Dispute Resolution Lawyer (A publication of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association.)

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WORK HISTORY

  • Senior Legal Editor/Arbitration, Practical Law - Thomson Reuters, 2014 - Present

  • Of Counsel, Ganfer & Shore LLP, 2013 - 2014

  • Partner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, 2011 - 2013

  • Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, 2007 - 2011

  • Partner/Associate, Pavia & Harcourt LLP, 1984 - 2007

  • Associate, Segal & Greenberg, 1983 - 1984

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TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY

  • Familiar with systems currently in use in arbitration proceedings, including generative artificial intelligence tools. Accepts only soft copy submissions.

  • At Thomson Reuters, work with Al the major large language models, and work on training CoCounsel. Developing competency with generative AI is a major job requirement and goal.

  • Where parties prefer videoconferencing, experienced with Zoom, Teams, and similar platforms.​

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