Thomas P. Hanrahan, FCIArb, NADN

Professional Experience and Expertise

Tom has mediated hundreds of cases, and served as sole arbitrator or panel member (including panel chair) in more than 125 arbitrated cases.

He is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; and a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.

From 2009-2013, Tom was a global co-chair for the commercial litigation practice of Sidley Austin LLP, and head of that firm's Los Angeles litigation group. Before his retirement from Sidley Austin, he was recognized as a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation in 2010 and 2014 and by Who's Who Legal in 2012-2014.

For nearly four decades, Tom represented clients in an unusually diverse mix of cases, ranging from patent infringement to professional ethics, product liability to false advertising, and unfair competition to employment. His experience includes the following areas, among others:

• commercial disputes, including contractual claims, post-acquisition matters, loan and other banking disputes

• consumer class actions

• employment

• false advertising

• food, drug and cosmetic disputes

• patent and trade secrets

• product liability

• professional ethics and liability

• unfair competition and antitrust

Panels and Professional Affiliations

American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Fellow, College of Commercail Arbitrators National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
FINRA Panel
Central District of California Panel of Neutrals
Los Angeles Superior Court ADR programs
Mediation.org
National Futures Association Arbitrator Panel
Southern California Mediation Association
 

Education and Training

Columbia University Law School (1975)
Fordham University (1972)
Regis High School, NY (1968)

Plese refer to Tom’s resume for a catlog of his trainig and teaching in the ADR field.