Laura Kaster
Mediator
Short Introduction
Laura is a seasoned commercial and intellectual property lawyer with wide experience in hotly contested matters. She works with the parties to fashion a process and a solution that is tailored to their unique circumstances, their dispute, and their future. Important relationships can be preserved and sometimes advanced, privacy can be secured and costs can be minimized; it all depends on what the parties envision.
About Work
Laura has been recognized by SVAMC (Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centers) on its List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals – the Tech List® – a "peer-vetted and limited to exceptionally qualified arbitrators and mediators known globally for their experience and skill in crafting business-practical legal solutions in the technology sector." She is also a master mediator for the American Arbitration Association. Laura has been a litigator in a major law firm and the chief litigation attorney at a major US Corporation. For over 17 years, she has devoted herself exclusively to work as an arbitrator and mediator. She has mediated hundreds of commercial disputes of all kinds, including patent licensing, life sciences, telecom, and outsourcing.
Expertise
- Employment & Workplace
- Commercial & Corporate
- Technology, Media & IP
Languages
- English
Other Awards
James B. Boskey, ADR Practitioner of the Year (New Jersey State Bar Association) 2013-2014
Richard K. Jeydel, Excellence in ADR 2018 (Justice Marie L. Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court)
IMI Certified and CEDR Accredited
Publications
- 2025
College of Commercial Arbitrators Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration (Fifth Edition)
Chapter Author. - College of Commercial Arbitrators Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration (Fourth Edition)
Editor. - ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices (Samaras and Cheng)
Chapter Co-Author. - 2010–2025
New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Co-Editor in Chief.