Welcome to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
North America Branch

Richard J. Tyler, FCIArb

New Orleans, LA

Richard Tyler is a lawyer, arbitrator, and mediator with nearly four decades of experience with high-stakes construction disputes, both cross-border and domestic. He has been recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500, Best Lawyers in America, Louisiana Super Lawyers, and International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers. Rich is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the American College of Construction Lawyers, and the Litigation Counsel of America. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial, Construction, and International panels, serves on the AAA-ICDR Council, and is co-chair of AAA's National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee. Rich is a past member of ABA Forum on Construction Law Governing Committee, and is a frequent writer and speaker on construction and ADR topics. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University.

Carlos Leal-Isla Garza

Monterrey, Mexico

Carlos Leal-Isla Garza FCIArb, is a partner at Leal Isla & Horváth, S.C., based in Monterrey, Mexico. He is also a professor of arbitration and international contracts in the LLM of Corporate Law at the University of Monterrey. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and employment law, where he has acted as attorney and arbitrator. He currently chairs the Nuevo León Arbitration Committee of ICC Mexico. He also chaired the Nuevo León Chapter of the Mexican Bar Association. He holds an LLM in international private law and commercial law, as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas, and an LLM in international dispute resolution from Fordham Law School, in New York. He attended law school at the University of Monterrey.

Scott D. Marrs

Houston, Texas

Scott Marrs, FCIArb, has over 30 years of experience as an advocate and arbitrator with domestic/international tribunals including AAA, CPR, ICDR, ICC, DIAC, LCIA, HKIAC, and UNCITRAL. He is Houston Managing Partner for Akerman, LLP (AmLaw 100 firm), and focuses on energy, construction, employment, IP, real estate, and complex domestic, cross border, international disputes. Honors include Best Lawyers in America, Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in ADR, Texas' "Top Rated Lawyer" (Martindale); "Texas Super Lawyer" (Corporate Counsel), "Houston's Top Lawyers" (H Texas Magazine). His greatest honor: being father to two grown daughters, two dogs, and two cats. He is on the board of the Texas General Counsel Forum (Houston), American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and Institute for Energy Law (IEL). He is an author/lecturer on arbitration issues and has been a guest on CNN and CourtTV.

Minwoo Kim

Washington D.C.

Minwoo Kim is a senior associate at Covington & Burling. As a member of the firm's International Arbitration and Trade Groups, Minwoo specializes in public international law disputes, international treaty-based and commercial arbitrations, as well as helps corporate and government clients interpret and assess foreign regulatory practices under international trade agreements. On the arbitration side, Minwoo advises and represents clients in investment treaty and complex international commercial cases, including under the ICC and UNCITRAL rules, as well as in proceedings before the International Court of Justice and UNCLOS Annex VII tribunals. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington Law School (Arbitration). A Korean native, Minwoo speaks fluent Korean and English. Minwoo received his BA in Seoul National University, and his JD at Harvard Law School.

Larry J. Saylor, FCIArb

Detroit, Michigan

Larry Saylor, FCIArb is an experienced arbitrator focusing on complex commercial disputes, Larry serves on the American Arbitration Association's commercial, large complex case, and appellate panels, and writes and speaks regularly on arbitration topics. He also has more than 40 years' experience resolving business disputes as an advocate. Larry serves on the Council of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and as a case evaluator for the Wayne County and Oakland County Circuit Courts. He formerly served as an adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and as Chair of the State Bar Antitrust, Franchising and Trade Regulation Section. Larry received his JD, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan, and clerked for Hon. George E. MacKinnon, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He is a senior counsel in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield.

Frank Lattal

New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Palm Beach, London

Frank Lattal, FCIArb acts as an independent arbitrator and mediator addressing commercial, tort, and insurance-related disputes around the world. Frank's experience resolving conflict has been unique and substantial. He spent 14 years in private practice followed by 21 years as operating company general counsel and then as Chief Claims Officer for Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded Property & Casualty Insurance Company. He has accumulated an abundance of experience resolving disputes in many civil and common law countries involving commercial, construction, cross-border investment, employment, D&O, toxic tort, and insurance coverage related disputes. Frank is a member of the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and is certified by FINRA. He is a member of Arbitra International and admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He is the co-author of a 1000-page treatise on insurance law published by ALM Media Partners LLC.

Angela Eastman, JD, LLM, FCIArb

Boulder, CO

Angela Eastman, JD, LLM, FCIArb is employed as in-house counsel for a large health corporation and as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law (the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution). Prior to her current employment, Angela worked for a health system as Associate General Counsel, provided legal counsel and regulatory compliance services to health and insurance organizations in private practice, and served as a mediator in civil litigation matters. Angela also co-founded Cardinal Opportunities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting long-term success and sustainability through workforce readiness, financial literacy, and effective communication and advocacy education and training. Angela is the Vice Chair of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Health Law Section and the Immediate Past Chair of the FBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. She earned her BA from McGill University, JD from Vermont Law School, and LLM from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. In her free time, Angela enjoys gardening, traveling, and supporting nonprofits with missions focused on self-sufficiency, education, and mental health.