Linda R. Singer, Esq.
Case Manager
Margaret Poppe
T: 202-533-2024
F: 202-942-9186
1155 F Street, NW , Suite 1150 , Washington , DC 20004
mpoppe@jamsadr.com
Linda R. Sing er, Esq., a nationally-known neutral, has over 30 years of dispute resolution experience as an
arbitrator, mediator, civil litigator, and a neutral evaluator. She served as a special master to the U.S. District Court,
S.D.N.Y., and has been appointed as a mediator by numerous federal and state courts. Ms. Singer pioneered the
development of mediation as a practice, training fellow mediators and lawyers throughout the United States,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. She has designed ADR processes for private companies, court systems, and
government agencies.
Ms. Singer has resolved thousands of matters in all types of civil litigation, including complex commercial,
securities fraud, high-tech, insurance coverage, bankruptcy, products liability, antitrust, employment, civil rights,
international, and environmental. Many of these complex, multi-party and class action cases have involved
aggregate values in the hundreds of millions. She is described by attorneys who bring cases to her as “calm,
tenacious, practical, and intelligent, with a talent for settling cases that no one else can”.
Representative Matters
Complex Employment , Collect ive and Class Act ions: numerous FSLA and state collective actions involving
wage and hour claims; consumer class actions alleging illegal credit reporting, bank or credit card fees,
overcharging, or deceptive sales practices; complex ERISA actions involving change of control and severance
packages; and Title VII and state law class and multiple plaintiff actions involving claims of discrimination (race,
religion, gender, and disability) and retaliation between employees and a variety of private and public defendants
Settled eight year-old race discrimination class action against Merrill Lynch and held hearings to distribute the
settlement fund amongst class members
Resolved multi-million dollar severance claims by eleven executives under ERISA, asserting a change in control
upon sales of business units
Settled a range of whistleblower, executive compensation and non-compete claims
General Biography
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Hig h-t ech and Int ellect ual Propert y: electronic marketplace disputes brought by consumers, vendors, and
distributors, involving confidential information and trade secrets, competitive technologies, and antitrust
allegations
Arbitrated putative anti-trust consumer class actions over alleged anti-competitive conduct by
telecommunications companies
Mediated claims of defamation against the media and employers
Served as Panel Chair in an arbitration concerning an internet advertising agreement among Fortune 500 hightech
firms
Int ernat ional: large dollar value trans-border contract disputes involving American and non-American companies
Settled federal court case between U.S. chemical supplier and Pakistani pharmaceuticals manufacturer
involving conflicts between U.S. and Pakistani law
Settled claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and violations of Spanish patents between French and
Spanish pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors and American parent company
Resolved post-arbitration dispute over payment of a multi-million dollar liability among French and American
manufacturers, insurers, and re-insurers
Business and Commercial: contract, valuation, partnership dissolutions, buyouts, real property, construction
defect, debt restructuring, finance, shareholder disputes, and other corporate governance issues
Settled tax refund class action against a major hospital system
Resolved claims between minority shareholder and board of directors of privately held world-wide corporation
regarding liquidation of shares
Settled class action for securities fraud involving the purchase of multiple family businesses
Settled redlining discrimination claims brought by five civil rights organizations and individual parties against a
major insurance company
Environment al: multi-party disputes under CERCLA concerning the allocation of responsibility for hazardous
waste removal; damages to natural resources, clean air, and water; public disputes over land use
Settled dispute involving more than 200 private parties, local municipalities, and federal and state
enforcement agencies, over the allocation of liability for past costs and ongoing operation and maintenance of
the Kramer Landfill in New Jersey
Settled dispute over reopeners concerning the New Bedford Harbor in Massachusetts
Comments from Counsel and Others
Federal Dist rict Court Judg e: “I wish to take this opportunity to recognize and express deepest appreciation for
your work in assisting the successful settlement efforts of the parties. You helped hundreds of litigants perform a
nearly impossible task and you have
served the public interest well.”
Part ner, Top 30 Nat ional Law Firm: “The personal dynamic was particularly challenging, and your tireless
efforts were critical in finally resolving this.” Senior Official, Federal Agency: “You kept everyone at the table and
the ball in the air
in circumstances that were highly volatile. Few mediators would have been up to the task.”
New York-based Part ner, Top 100 Nat ional Law Firm: “Please let me once again thank you for all of your hard
and successful work in bringing about a resolution. You were savvy at all times and tough when you needed to
be. It is my sincere belief that
very few other mediators, if any, could have settled this difficult environmental dispute.” Partner, Connecticut
Law Firm: “Everyone on our side of the case was greatly impressed with your work, and realizes that we could
not have gotten this case settled
without your help.”
Part ner, DC Law Firm: “Linda Singer was the best arbitrator that I have appeared before. She had an excellent
grasp of all relevant legal issues and quickly assimilated a myriad of documents and facts. Throughout the
process she treated counsel and the
witnesses with her friendly demeanor that put everyone at ease.”
Name Part ner, DC Law Firm: “I wanted to thank you, on behalf of my client and myself, for your superb
assistance in reaching settlement. I have no doubt at all that, but for your involvement, it wouldn’t have
happened. You’ve saved everyone considerable grief and
expense.”
Part ner, New Jersey Law Firm: “Thank you for your assistance in facilitating the parties’ agreement. Frankly, I
don’t know how you did it.”
Part ner, Top 100 Nat ional Law Firm: “We were able to reach a mutually agreeable settlement based upon your
tremendous and tireless efforts during our day long mediation session in Chicago.”
Linda R. Singer, Esq. | JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator | General Biography
1155 F Street, NW • Suite 1150 • Washington, DC 20004 • Tel 202-942-9180 • Fax 202-942-9186 • www.jamsadr.com
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Part ners, Top Maryland Law Firm: “We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the
excellent efforts of Linda Singer, whose expertise greatly facilitated the conclusion of extremely complex
negotiations between the parties.”
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, in the practice area of Arbitration and Mediation, 2018
Recognized internationally by Who’s Who Legal: Mediation, 2017
Women in Law 2017 Award, Lawyer Monthly
“Lawyer Limelight: Linda Singer,” Lawdragon, ADR Profile, March 30, 2014
Recognized by Washington DC Super Lawyers, 2014-Present
Best Lawyers in America, 2009-Present
Chair, JAMS Board of Directors
Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in Alternative Dispute Resolution, The National Law Journal, 2013-Present
Recipient of the D’Alemberte/Raven Award from the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA, 2012
Selected by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s leading Commercial Mediators, 2012-Present
Selected to the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, 2012-Present
National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
Elected as a Neutral Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Recognized as a Best Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2009-Present
Member, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Co-author, “Mediating Class Actions,” published by the Federal Judicial Center and the ABA Section of Dispute
Resolution in ADR Handbook for Judges
Outstanding Achievement for ADR Education and Training, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Practical Achievement Award, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
CPR Book Award, Settling Disputes: Conflict Resolution in Business, Families, and the Legal System
Board member: Consensus Building Institute of the Abramson Foundation
Former board member: JAMS Foundation
Former member or Board Chair: HASNA Foundation; Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar; D.C. Judicial
Nomination Commission
Visiting or adjunct faculty member of Law Schools of Georgetown, Harvard, Stanford, George Washington,
University of California at Los Angeles, University of New Mexico, and American Universities; trainer for CPR
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Principal, ADR Associates, LLC, 1990-2003
President, non-profit Center for Dispute Settlement, 1971-present
Partner, Lichtman, Trister, Singer & Ross, Washington, D.C., 1988-2002
Partner, Goldfarb and Singer, 1971-1988
Faculty, Harvard’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers at the Program on Negotiation, 1987-2012
J.D., with highest honors, George Washington University Law School, 1968
B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1963
Counsel Comments
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Background and Education
Linda R. Singer, Esq. | JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator | General Biography
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Video-
Singer featured in JAMS mediation video
Recognized by Best Lawyers, Washington DC, 2014-Present
Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Mediation, 2015-Present
Recognized as a Best Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2009-
Present
Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in Alternative Dispute Resolution, The National Law Journal, 2014-
Present
Recipient of Prestigious D’Alemberte-Raven Award from the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA, 2012
Recognized as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, 2006-Present
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Linda R. Singer, Esq. | JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator | General Biography
1155 F Street, NW • Suite 1150 • Washington, DC 20004 • Tel 202-942-9180 • Fax 202-942-9186 • www.jamsadr.com
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