DAVID S. WEISS

David S. Weiss is an attorney, mediator, business strategist, and former structured-finance banker whose career has focused on international commercial relationships, complex contracts, governance matters, strategic partnerships, and cross-border business collaboration.

For more than three decades, Mr. Weiss has worked across finance, law, healthcare innovation, higher education, entrepreneurship, and international policy, advising organizations on commercial agreements, business relationships, governance issues, strategic growth initiatives, and dispute resolution. His multidisciplinary background provides a practical understanding of the legal, financial, operational, and relationship dynamics that frequently underlie international commercial disputes.

Mr. Weiss has negotiated and advised on a broad range of matters involving commercial contracts, strategic alliances, cross-border collaborations, healthcare and life-science initiatives, technology partnerships, governance structures, professional-services relationships, and international business development efforts. He brings to mediation experience gained not only as an attorney, but also as a banker, entrepreneur, executive, educator, and advisor.

Internationally, Mr. Weiss has held appointments under the United Nations framework through UNCITRAL, chaired committees for international trade and industry organizations, and lectured throughout Europe, the Caucasus, and the Caribbean on law, business, policy, and dispute resolution. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Mediation Institute (IMI), a globally recognized organization dedicated to advancing mediation and dispute resolution standards worldwide.

His scholarship has appeared in the New York State Bar Association Lawyer Journal and the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution's Singapore Mediation Convention edition. He also contributed to the development of the New Jersey Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation Act through earlier scholarship on adoptive arbitration.

Mr. Weiss approaches mediation through an interest-based framework that emphasizes understanding the commercial realities, business objectives, governance concerns, and relationship dynamics that often drive cross-border disputes. His focus is helping parties identify practical, durable, and commercially sound resolutions while preserving valuable business relationships whenever possible.

Areas of Cross-Border Experience:

• International Commercial Contracts
• Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures
• Cross-Border Business Relationships
• Governance and Board-Level Matters
• Healthcare and Life Sciences Collaborations
• Technology and Innovation Partnerships
• International Trade and Industry Relationships
• Professional Services Agreements
• International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Education and Credentials:

• University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne / Cornell Law School – International Law and Dispute Resolution
• New York Law School – Juris Doctor
• Drew University – B.A., Political Science
• IMI Certified Mediator

Licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.