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Resolving Disputes Efficiently with Diligence and Insight.

Recognized for the depth and breadth of his experience and commitment to excellence in commercial arbitration, Mr. Rundle has been elected a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA). His formal induction will take place later this year at the CCA’s annual conference - surrounded by his colleagues from across the United States and abroad.

“CCA is an invitation-only organization that provides a meaningful contribution to the profession, the public, the legal sector, and to the businesses that implement commercial arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. The Fellows of CCA are the elite within the profession. They have the professional training, judgment, and years of experience to undertake the most complex and difficult commercial arbitration assignments.”
— CCA

Prepared - Responsive - Respectful

Well-known for his affable demeanor and even-handed approach to dispute resolution, Peter Rundle is a highly sought-after domestic and international arbitrator.  Mr. Rundle's deep and diverse experience affords him keen insight into the unique disputes before him.  His orders and awards are clear and well-written, thoroughly reasoned and widely-respected and, when challenged, upheld in the appellate courts.

From the initial procedural hearing through issuance of the final award, parties and counsel can expect Mr. Rundle to be well-prepared and able to move the arbitration process forward.  With rare exceptions, the parties’ emails will receive a response within hours and, when necessary, procedural conferences - whether telephonic or video - can be arranged in short order.  Parties and counsel expect the arbitration process to be much more efficient than litigation in court - Mr. Rundle delivers on that expectation.

Ensuring that each arbitration participant is treated equally and fairly is a foundational pledge that underpins Mr. Rundle’s ADR practice. At the outset of the arbitration process, Mr. Rundle works closely with the parties appearing before him to understand the unique circumstances of their dispute, and to then establish a case management structure best suited to their needs.

Experience & Perspective

Mr. Rundle serves on the international panel of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Arbitrators, and is a member of the AAA’s Commercial, Technology, Real Estate, Consumer and Large Complex Case (LCC) Panels. He is a member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), as well as the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), North American Users’ Council.   He is a member of the State Bar of California, where he is admitted before all state and federal courts.  He is a member of the California Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, as well as the Los Angeles and Orange County Bar Associations. Mr. Rundle obtained degrees from the University of California at Irvine (B.A., Classics, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (now known as UC Law San Francisco).

Peter Rundle Arbitration

Mr. Rundle’s 40-year career includes work with large, national law firms, as well as smaller regional and local firms, giving him a broad range of trial, litigation and ADR experience. Before moving to an independent ADR practice, Mr. Rundle served as the national co-chair of Cleveland-based Arter & Hadden, LLP’s ADR Practice Group. Known equally-well for his exhaustive preparation and writing, Mr. Rundle’s colleagues often looked to him to lead the trial / arbitration team, craft the case strategy and prepare the key written case submissions. These core traits have earned Mr. Rundle a well-deserved reputation in the arbitral community for preparation, efficient case management, responsiveness, clear communication and respect for the parties and counsel who appear before him.

Mr. Rundle’s experience - as both advocate and arbitrator - has involved complex, multi-party disputes, federal agency litigation, fraud and business torts, statutory claims, technology, software, intellectual property, real estate, construction, investment and securities, and much, much more. Over the past 40 years, Mr. Rundle’s work has touched upon a wide array of controversies, including:

  • Commercial, Business, Corporate, Joint Venture, Partnership (Valuation, Governance, Control, Owner / Member Buyout, Fiduciary Duties)

  • Private Equity / M & A

  • Executive Compensation and Employment

  • Software Development and Licensing

  • Construction (Infrastructure & Commercial)

  • Legal Malpractice & Fee Disputes

  • Privacy and Cybersecurity

  • Design & Manufacturing (OEM / ODM, Testing & Qualification, Supply Chain, Defects & Product Failures, Warranty Claims)

  • Banking, Lending, Financial Products

  • Fraud, Unfair Competition, Business Torts, Statutory Claims

  • Import / Export, Commodities, Shipping

  • Federal Agency Litigation

  • Overseas Manufacturing / Master Service Agreements

  • Real Estate Development, Finance, Management, Acquisition / Disposition

  • Technology (Licensing, Manufacturing, Product Development, Distribution & Agency)

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

– Mark Twain