About the Lead Presenter: In addition to his role as Resident Professor and Arbitration Program Chair at the Werner Institute, John (Jay) McCauley has been a neutral with the American Arbitration Association since 1998. He serves on the Large Complex Case Panel and the Employment Panel of the Association, where he has arbitrated more than 100 cases, including a wide range of matters ranging from tens of millions to more than a billion dollars in dispute argued by leading advocates throughout the nation. He is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, a former partner of a large, Los Angeles based, international law firm, a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. Jay has taught at several major law schools and has conducted workshops in commercial, international, and labor and employment arbitration, trial and appellate advocacy, and mediation. Jay also has years of experience as a trial lawyer and arbitration advocate in business, real estate, employment, and other substantive areas.