Denise Shaw

Denise Shaw is a New York City-based private practitioner, mediator, arbitrator, and lawyer who specializes 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) and a co-founder of the International ADR Inclusion Network. She has participated as mediator and judge at previous (2018-2021) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mediation Competitions and will be an Expert Assessor in the Lex Infinitum 2022 International Mediation Competition (virtual). In prior years she has contributed to the CPR (International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution) Mediation Competition in São Paulo, Brazil as a judge, panelist, and writer-contributor to the competition hypothetical based on agribusiness, blockchain, and supply chain issues.

Denise is an experienced presenter and most recently was the keynote speaker at the New York State Dispute Resolution Association (NYSDRA) autumn 2021 annual conference. She has spoken before audiences in Brazil about mediation and conflict resolution, particularly concerning commercial business, education policy, and law enforcement issues. She is a University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate. The Shaw Group provides conflict resolution consulting services.