Featured Members

Michael J. Borden

Cleveland, Ohio

Michael enjoyed a 20-year career as a law professor and law dean before leaving the academy in 2022 to devote all of his professional time to his practice as an arbitrator, mediator, and special master. Before he became a professor, Michael practiced law at an international law firm in New York and Paris. Michael is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as an American Arbitration Association Panelist. Michael serves as the Chair of the ADR Committee of the Advisory Group to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He also serves as co-Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section. He is a member of the 2023-24 class of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for North America. Michael has been an elected member of the American Law Institute since 2009.

Edgardo Muñoz

Guadalajara, Mexico

Dr. Edgardo Muñoz is a Professor of Law at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico, and a distinguished member of the CISG Advisory Council. Licensed to practice law in California, and Mexico, he has acted as counsel, chairman, and sole arbitrator in numerous international arbitration cases. Dr. Muñoz holds an extensive academic background, with law studies in Mexico and France, two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from the University of Liverpool and the University of California, Berkeley, and a Doctor of Laws (Ph.D.), summa cum laude, from Basel University, Switzerland. He is also a member of the Appeal Tribunal of the International Gymnastics Federation and the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Travis A. Gonyou, MCIArb

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Travis is a litigator focused on complex commercial litigation, international disputes and arbitration, and internal and government investigations. He has represented corporate and individual clients in matters concerning cross-border disputes, financial service disputes, qui tam defense, partnership and shareholders’ disputes, real estate development, internal investigations, and a variety of other commercial disputes. Prior to joining Hooper Hathaway in Michigan, Travis practiced at a Chambers-ranked boutique litigation firm in New York. He is active in the arbitration community as a Member of Ciarb, Vice Chair of the Ciarb's YMG Global Steering Committee, and Coach of the Vis Moot Team at Northwestern Law. Travis received a B.A. in Political Science and Communications from the University of Michigan and a J.D. cum laude from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Gabriela Cosío Patiño, FCIArb

Mexico City, Mexico

Gaby is a passionate advocate for arbitration, energy and artificial intelligence. She is a Principal Associate in the Energy and Infrastructure Arbitration practice at Garrigues, where she advises clients on complex contractual and dispute resolution matters. She has extensive experience in drafting, negotiating and managing contracts for major energy and infrastructure projects in Mexico, including several of the largest wind and solar PV power plants in the country. She is also an expert in international commercial arbitration, especially in the energy and infrastructure sectors, and has represented clients in arbitrations under the most relevant arbitration rules. Gabriela is an active member of the international arbitration community. She serves as a delegate from Mexico in the ICC World Arbitration Commission and as cochair of the Infrastructure Dispute Resolution Committee of ICC Mexico.

Cynthia H. Cwik

San Diego, California

Cynthia has extensive experience in issues at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. For thirty years, she handled complex commercial litigation and ADR matters at two of the world’s largest global law firms, Latham & Watkins and Jones Day. She successfully represented major companies in litigation and ADR matters, with an emphasis on cases involving science, technology, and healthcare issues. She has developed extensive experience regarding emerging technologies, including AI and privacy and cybersecurity. She is the Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Task Force on Law and AI, and the co-editor of the book Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies (2024). Cynthia’s significant experience with ADR proceedings includes domestic and international arbitrations and mediations. She is an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and with FINRA. She is the Founder of Matrix ADR LLC.

Mary Anne Wolf, PE, FCIArb

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Mary Anne Wolf, PE, FCIArb, brings 40 years of engineering and legal expertise to complex technical, construction, and commercial disputes. She is an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association commercial, construction, and large cases panels and a mediator and arbitrator at Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions (LA). She has served as both sole and panel arbitrator, written complex awards, and managed a wide range of arbitration issues. She is a fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. As an engineer, she worked in the construction industry for 10 years before her law practice. Her experience includes construction defect and delay, industrial equipment failures, government compliance and permitting, products liability, insurance, trademark and unfair trade practice. She received her mediator certification from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and serves on the U.S. Middle District (LA) neutral panel for hurricane claims.