Expert Witness ~ Mediator ~ Arbitrator

Bob Berliner

Experience. Knowledge. Fairness.

Well-known and respected as a mediator, arbitrator and expert witness for many years, Bob combines his real-world business experience with his legal expertise to provide outstanding guidance, knowledge and empathy to those who engage him to achieve fair, nuanced and decisive results. As an expert witness, his knowledge of legal practice, business and real estate brings credibility and authority to every case. As an arbitrator and mediator, Bob’s distinguished track record and ability to unwind complex matters in real estate, corporate, finance, estate planning, and litigation make him a creative and insightful neutral leader who brings great value to all sides.

Expert Witness

Bob is often asked to provide trusted testimony as an expert in matters involving legal malpractice or real estate or both, as well as in other areas. With extensive experience, Bob has a proven record of effectively presenting findings, facts and opinions that build credibility and a reputation for integrity and objectivity.

Bob’s ability to be an effective and compelling expert witness comes from his years of experience as a practitioner and a corporate general counsel dealing with complex legal issues in numerous areas including real estate, partnership disputes, litigation, contract issues, corporate matters, and more. In the real estate area, Bob is an effective and credible expert witness on all kinds of issues including contracts, finance, title, land use and claims of legal malpractice. Bob is also able to communicate in simple, easy-to-understand terms, develop reports and withstand rigorous cross-examination, all while helping involved parties achieve favorable outcomes. …learn more

Mediation

Bob applies his communication, problem-solving and deal-making skills to reaching outstanding results through mediation. His uncommon blend of real-world business and legal expertise together with his empathetic approach gives Bob a unique and powerful perspective as a mediator.

Bob’s approach to mediation enables parties to resolve their dispute by considering business, relationship and other interests that go beyond the legal issues a judge or arbitrator can decide. All sides are more likely to be satisfied with an outcome agreed to in mediation than with an outcome forced upon them by a decision of a third party.

Combining both his extensive law practice and his background in business, Bob understands that conflicts often go beyond mere legal issues. With flexibility and creativity, Bob brings a wide range of conflict resolution techniques and strategies helping parties identify underlying issues, explore the deeper interests and concerns and reach acceptable mutual solutions. As a skilled attorney, he also understands the full legal framework, relevant legal principles, and industry practices, ensuring solutions are legally sound and actionable. …learn more

Arbitration

Bob Berliner’s exceptional legal and business background make him a superb arbitrator. As an arbitrator for complex matters in corporate, real estate and other business disputes, conflicts within family businesses and more, Bob’s business expertise and experience allows him to understand the issues in the most complicated cases. His impartiality and neutrality enable him to decide cases based on the evidence and the law, bringing an analytical perspective, fairness and value to all parties.

There are many advantages to having conflicts resolved by arbitration as opposed to working through the court system; expediency to reaching a final resolution, saving money on legal, court and attorney’s fees, private vs. public court proceedings, and the ability for both parties to decide on their choice of a neutral voice that can render fair, informed, equitable and productive outcomes. Bob is an arbitrator for the non-profit American Arbitration Association, the largest provider of arbitration dispute resolution in the US; for FINRA, the securities industry dispute resolution forum; in the Cook County mandatory arbitration program; and as a private arbitrator when selected by the parties. For example, as a private arbitrator, he decided a case where the amount in dispute exceeded $200 million. …learn more

Other Services

Bob provides additional services to those seeking his experience, knowledge and legal expertise. As settlement counsel, Bob can help settle disputes early in the process, potentially mitigating high legal fees and added stress. As an experienced practitioner, Bob offers legal advice in all kinds of corporate and real estate matters.

Bob has represented clients in a wide variety of business transactions and legal matters such as:

Formation of business entities and creating governance structures
Buying and selling ongoing busnesses
Engaging in financing transactions, representing both borrowers and institutional lenders
Acquiring and disposing of real estate
Negotiating and documenting leases
Reaching and documenting agreements among partners and shareholders of various businesses regarding governance and succession issues

More about Bob

Click here to read or download Bob’s resume, and learn more about Bob’s experience and expertise in other legal areas. You will also be able to peruse past items which have appeared in the press.

Bob was referred to us through several
sources… It was a pleasure [to] work with
him, and his diligence and insights were
key to achieving the desired result. Good
work, good outcome, and I can heartily
recommend him. Thank you Bob.

~ Forrest Bailey, President and CEO Draper & Kramer

Contact Us

To contact us directly:

Robert W. Berliner Jr.
55 West Monroe Street, Suite 2455 Chicago, Illinois 60603
phone: 312.482.8100, cell: 312.841.1505, fax: 312.642.6483
email: RBerliner@Berlinergroup.com