Denise Shaw

Denise Shaw is a New York City-based mediator, arbitrator, and lawyer specializing in high-stakes commercial, estate, family business, and multi-party conflicts where financial, legal, cultural, religious, gender, racial, or community concerns are at issue. She is also a neutral for U.S. government agencies mediating senior management workplace conflicts. She is a past president of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater New York (ACR-GNY). She has participated as a mediator and judge at previous (2018-2025) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Paris Mediation Competitions and was an Expert Assessor in the Lex Infinitum 2022-4 International Mediation Competition. Since 2017-present she has contributed to the CPR (International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution) Mediation Competition in São Paulo, Brazil as a judge, panelist, and co-author of the competition hypothetical.

Denise is an experienced presenter and was a recent speaker at the ICC Brazilian Mediation Day in Paris. She has spoken before audiences in Brazil about mediation and conflict resolution, particularly judicial and education and law enforcement issues. She is a University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate. The Shaw Group provides conflict resolution consulting services.