Loretta Gastwirth

Ms. Gastwirth, a mediator and arbitrator, has decades of experience in commercial, employment and construction matters. Loretta enjoys an outstanding professional reputation and is well known for her work in alternative dispute resolution, particularly in domestic and international complex commercial cases involving technology and intellectual property, construction and employment matters. She has been appointed as an arbitrator on many large, complex as well as smaller commercial cases and is a mediator and appears on several of the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division mediation panel rosters. In recognition of her skills as an arbitrator, Loretta was admitted as a Fellow to the College of Commercial Arbitrators and will serve as Chair Elect of the Dispute Resolution Section of the NYS Bar Association in 2025-2026. In addition to authoring “Words of Wisdom: Getting the Best Results in the ADR Process,” “Despite ADR Consent, IP Cases End Up In Court,” “Beware of Ideas,” “Preventing Inevitable Disclosure of Internet Company Trade Secrets,” “Employers: Don’t Blow Your Employees’ Covenant Not to Compete!”, many of Ms. Gastwirth’s cases have been featured in the New York Law Journal. Loretta is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and she received her Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Albany where she majored in Business Administration and Marketing.