Background
Sochynsky, Yaroslav was born on February 5, 1946 in Berlin, Germany.
Sochynsky, Yaroslav was born on February 5, 1946 in Berlin, Germany.
Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1970). Case Notes Editor and Member, Editorial Board, Georgetown Law Journal, 19691970.
Law Clerk to the Honorary William T. Sweigert, United States.
District Court, Northern District of California, 1971-1973. Member, Northern California Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association.
Certified Mediator, " 987— and Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Landels Ripley & Diamond, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New New York 1972, California.
Case & Notes Editor and Member, Editorial Board, Georgetown Law Journal, 1969-1970.
Law Clerk to the Honorary William T. Sweigert, United States. District Court, Northern District of California, 1971-1973.
Originator and Company-Author: California Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide, Michie-Parker Publishing, A Division of Lexis-Nexis, 1992.
Company-Author: Chapter on "Receiverships," Real Property Practice and Litigation, Shephard"s/McGraw-Hill, Incorporated., 1990. "Using Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real Estate Transactions," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, American Language Institute -American Bar Association, 1991. Company-Author: "In-House Mediation of Employment Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution for the 1990s," Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 1995.
Author: "How to Approach a Client About Mediation, New York Law Journal, September 1995.
Member, Large and Complex Case and International Panels, American Arbitration Association. Member, Northern California Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association.
Certified Mediator, American Automobile Association Center for Mediation, 1987. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Recipient, American Arbitration Association Award, 1991 as Outstanding Commercial Mediator in Northern California.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. The State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). A nationally recognized environmental practice specializing in domestic and international regulatory compliance and business issues, private litigation and enforcement defense.
Includes cost recovery litigation, toxic tort litigation, white collar/environmental criminal defense, corporate and real estate environmental due diligence, legislative and regulatory representation, and CEQA and land use counselling and litigation, and natural resources counselling and litigation. A comprehensive national practice in real property issues, including real estate finance, purchase and sale, leasing and property management, joint ventures and partnerships, workouts and foreclosures.
Civil litigation and trial practice including business torts, securities, commercial real estate, policyholder representation in insurance coverage disputes, bankruptcy, appellate, antitrust, construction, intellectual property, unfair business practices, officer and director liability, lender liability, products liability.
A comprehensive practice in labor, employment and benefits law, counseling, management training and litigation. Broad mediation and alternative dispute resolution practice both as neutral and as advocate.
Member, Large and Complex Case and International Panels, American Arbitration Association. Member, Northern California Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association. Certified Mediator, American Automobile Association Center for Mediation, 1987.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Recipient, American Arbitration Association Award, 1991 as Outstanding Commercial Mediator in Northern California. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
The State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law).