Resolving disputes thoughtfully and efficiently with insight and diligence.
The road to achieving a client’s goals begins with stepping into their shoes. We collaborate closely with our clients - no matter the nature or scope of the dispute - to design and implement strategies that experience tells us are most likely to satisfy their objectives. Peter Rundle may be tasked with obtaining a judgment through the courts, an award through arbitration tribunals, an order obtained from regulators, a mediated settlement or, simply, a change in behavior. No two disputes follow the same course to a successful resolution. Mr. Rundle charts and travels whatever path leads to a successful outcome for his clients.
In addition to advocating for his clients, Peter Rundle has - for more than 25 years - served as an independent and neutral arbitrator deciding all manner of disputes. 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 with the parties appearing before him to understand the unique circumstances of their dispute. Through this dialogue, and with insight gained from years of private practice in large national firms, as well as with small local practices, Mr. Rundle develops hearing procedures that maintain a level playing field, promote efficiency, and ensure all parties have a full and fair opportunity to present their claims and defenses. Having served as arbitrator in hundreds of cases, Mr. Rundle is a disciplined, patient, resourceful and fair-minded ADR neutral whose arbitration awards are thorough, well-reasoned and respected.
Experience & Perspective
Mr. Rundle serves on the international panel of the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Arbitrators, and is a member of the AAA’s Commercial and Real Estate Large, Complex Case (LCC) Panels, as well as its Consumer Panel. 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 1982) and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1985).
Mr. Rundle served as co-chair of Arter & Hadden LLP’s national alternative dispute resolution practice. Upon leaving the firm in 2003, he established a boutique practice emphasizing arbitration, litigation and trial work, while at the same time providing his clients with ongoing risk management and dispute avoidance counseling. For more than 35 years, Peter has represented clients ranging from individuals to large multi-national corporations. His clients may be plaintiff or defendant, target or witness — all depending upon the circumstances of each matter.
Mr. Rundle’s cases - as both advocate and arbitrator - have involved personal disputes, federal agency litigation, fraud and business torts, statutory claims, technology, software, intellectual property, real estate, construction, investment and securities, and much, much more. Disputes have involved virtually every type and aspect of civil dispute or claim, including:
Commercial, Business, Corporate, Joint Venture, Partnership (Valuation, Governance, Control, Officer / Employee Compensation, Acquisition & Disposition, Owner / Member Buyout, Fiduciary Duties)
Executive Compensation and Employment
Software Development and Licensing
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)
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– Mark Twain
