Fulton Vittoria LLP

William L.D. Barrett

Of Counsel

Mr. Barrett joined Fulton, Rowe & Hart LLP in 2013. Mr. Barrett was previously affiliated with the law firms Webster & Sheffield, Hollyer, Brady, Barrett & Hines LLP and Butzel Long.

Education: Yale University, B.A., 1960; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1963.

Membership: American Arbitration Association, Board of Directors (1988-2000); Executive Committee (1992-2000); Chair of the Budget, Finance and Administration Committee (1994-2001); Member, Arbitration Practice Committee (2002-present); 1993 recipient of the Whitney North Seymour, Sr. medal for outstanding contribution to the responsible uses of arbitration; Chair of the Greater New York Advisory Council for Large Complex Cases (1995-2003); Member, Large Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators since 1993, Commercial and Construction Arbitration Panels since 1984 and of the International Arbitration Panel since 1996; Member, Mediation Panel (1987-2002); Chair, Task Group on Revision of Securities Arbitration Rules (1991-1993); Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Co-Chair of Domestic Arbitration Committee; College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow since 2002; The Leopold Schepp Foundation, New York City (academic scholarships and fellowships): Trustee, Vice President and member of the Executive Committee since 1986; Chair of the Finance Committee (2005-2013). Bellerophon Publications Inc.; New York City (Metropolis Magazine): Director since 1980.

Admission: New York, 1964; United States District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1967; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1968.

Arbitrator for AAA (1984-present): served as chair or sole arbitrator on more than 200 cases. Significant (multi-million dollar) commercial cases: marketing and development of pharmaceutical products and high technology medical products, telecommunications, oil transportation and exploration (domestic and international), electric power generation (Latin America); technical and dot.com and e-commerce matters, advertising, domestic and international franchising, intellectual property; management of New York City office buildings, real estate syndication and financing, acquisitions, valuations of companies in airline, software, pharmaceutical and other industries, patents, insurance and reinsurance, including coverage issues, exceptions and exclusions; securities and hedge fund cases (domestic and international) and executive employment and compensation in securities, hedge funds and banking and international companies (Russia); construction cases: the Pittsburgh subway system, construction of a steel mill, construction of a pulp mill, renovations of multi-floor interior spaces in New York office buildings, soils and excavation projects; electrical contracting for mass transit projects. Class ations (real estate and health services). Emergency arbitrations, employment and internet search advertising.

Mediation: Mediator for AAA (1988-2002): Significant cases involved issues about indemnification from a multi-million dollar RICO and fraud case, requirements of nuclear fuel by utilities; renovation of interior New York City office space, electric utility (construction, fuel cost and contract matters), acquisitions of businesses: a textile company, wireless technology, a domestic insurance company by a Finnish company, an office supplies company and a title insurance business by a major thrift institution; dissolutions of businesses, a law firm, a psychiatric social work group, advertising agency, beverage franchise; dispute between a computer software vendor and a New York City department, a dispute between Erie County and the New York State Office of Court Administration, and commercial cases from the Macy's bankruptcy. Storm Sandy insurance mediations, 2013.

Publications: "Arbitration of a Complex Commercial Case: Practical Guidelines for Arbitrators and Counsel" The Arbitration Journal, December 1986; "Tactics of an Arbitrator" Donovan Leisure ADR Practice Book, (Wiley, 1990); "Measures of Quality" Dispute Resolution Journal, April 1996; "Managing Cross-Examination: the Arbitrator's Perspective: ADR Currents, summer, 1996; contributor, Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration, The College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2006. Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration (College of Commercial Arbitrators) Chapters on Management of Hearings and on Class action arbitrations.

Speaking Engagements: Various arbitration and dispute resolution topics, including e-discovery in arbitration, for the AAA, American Bar Association, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Association of Certified Public Accountants, various corporate meetings, Fordham Law School and the Practicing Law Institute, including "Managing E-Discovery in Arbitration" for the New York City Bar Association in 2006 and "Writing Awards in Arbitration" for the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA in 2007.

Practice Areas: Alternate Dispute Resolution, corporate.