Greg David Derin

With more than 40 years in the legal industry, Greg David Derin, Esq. joined Signature Resolution as a mediator and arbitrator in 2020. For nearly 20 years, Mr. Derin has successfully assisted parties in resolving more than a thousand complex matters. He is often called upon to resolve disputes after previous attempts have failed. Parties consistently attribute their successful resolutions to Mr. Derin's persistence, attentive and open facilitation of a process designed to encourage creative solutions, and his broad substantive knowledge and experience. In his role at Signature, he continues to concentrate on matters involving contract, fraud, entertainment, intellectual property (copyright, trademark, idea submission), trade secret, right of publicity, unfair business practices, employment, class actions, partnership, real estate and legal malpractice.

He is experienced in all phases of litigation and has handled matters before federal and state trial or appellate courts in California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions. He has appeared before the California Labor Commissioner, the tribunals of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Major League Baseball Players Association, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, California State Water Resources Control Board and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Derin has tried cases as varied as a four-month construction defect case, talent agency disputes, and a Los Angeles Superior Court class action. Mr. Derin is a member of the dispute resolution sections of the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, the Sports Lawyers Association and the Federal Bar Association. He is a past chair of the California State Bar Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Twice each year for eight years, Mr. Derin assisted mediation pioneer Harvard Law School Professor Frank E.A. Sander, and Washington, D.C. mediators Linda Singer and Michael Lewis in teaching the prestigious Mediation Workshop at the Harvard Negotiation Institute.Parties consistently attribute their successful resolutions to Mr. Derin’s persistence, creative solutions and his deep substantive knowledge and experience.