Credentialing

• Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2012 to Present
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
  • “Fellow” (FCIArb), April 2010 to Present; “Member” (MCIArb), May 2009
  • CIArb, International Commercial Arbitration Training Program, October 10 and 11, 2009

• Distinguished Fellow International Academy of Mediators, October 2015 to 2021
• AAA Master Mediation Panel, Commercial, Northeast Region, March 2015 to Present
• Certified Mediator, 2009, International Mediation Institute, The Hague. See Ms. Samaras’ mediator profile here.

2022

• February, AAA Educational Services/ACE 22: Process Essentials for AAA Arbitrators. 

2021

• July, AAA Educational Services/ACE 21: Impartiality: Do You Know Where Your Biases Are?
• August, CPR: Cybersecurity in ADR Training, Module I – Current and Emerging Threats; Module II – Practical Tips to Mitigate Risks; Module III – CPR Data Security and the Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.
• September, CPR: Imperfect Impartiality: How Neutrals Can Combat Implicit Bias.

2020

• March, AAA-ICDR®: Panelist Cybersecurity Boot Camp In-Person Training.
• April, ICC: Nuts and Bolts of Conducting Arbitral Hearings via Videoconference.
• May, LCIA: The pathology of arbitration proceedings – what longer-term effects and solutions will this crisis yield?
• June, CPR: Cybersecurity in ADR Training, Module I – Current Threats; Module II – Practical Tips to Mitigate Risks; Module III – CPR Data Security and the Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.
• July, AAA/SVAMC: Ensuring Efficiency in Complex Technology Arbitrations. 
• July, CIArb: Best Practices for Virtual ADR Proceedings.
• August, JAMS/SVAMC: Challenges and Best Practices in the International Arbitration of Patent Validity Disputes.

2019

• July, AAA Educational Services/ ACE 19: Case Finances – What Arbitrators Need to Know.
• July, CPR: Cybersecurity in ADR Web Training, Module I – Current and Emerging Threats; Module II – Practical Tips for Arbitrators and Mediators on Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks; Module III – The ICCA-CPR-NYC Bar Association Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.

2018

• May, AAA Educational Services ACE 18: Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor ~ Meeting Participant Expectations.

• Maryland State Bar, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985
• California State Bar, 1991 (inactive since 2011)
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1991
• District of Columbia Bar, 1995 (inactive since 2010)
• Pennsylvania State Bar, 2003
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2003
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008