Lorraine M. Brennan Joins JAMS International as Managing Director
By Jams International, PRNEMonday, January 10, 2011
NEW YORK, LONDON and MILAN, January 11, 2011 - JAMS International continues its expansion into the European Union with
the addition of Lorraine M. Brennan as Managing Director. Ms. Brennan, who is
currently Senior Vice President of Programs and International at the CPR
Institute, will join JAMS International on January 17. She will manage the
opening of a new London Resolution Center and be a key player in negotiating
the entry of new EU partners and panelists as part of JAMS International.
"We are very excited to have someone of Lorraine's caliber join our team
and lead this international initiative," said Chris Poole, President and CEO
of JAMS. "Lorraine's ADR experience in both the United States and Europe is
the perfect fit for this newly created role."
"Lorraine's expertise will be an enormous boost to our presence in
Europe," said Giuseppe De Palo, President of ADR Center, Co-Founding Partner
of JAMS International. "We are gathering the most talented practitioners to
lead this effort and ensure its success."
"JAMS and ADR Center are among the best ADR providers in the world, and I
am delighted and honored to be leading their European expansion," said Ms.
Brennan. "It's an incredibly exciting time to be working in the field of
international ADR, and I have no doubt that JAMS International will make a
tremendous impact in the field."
Ms. Brennan joined CPR Institute in 2008 and helped direct their programs
and initiatives and also managed CPR's expansion internationally. Prior to
her tenure at CPR, she was a partner in the New York office of Kilpatrick
Stockton, LLP, where she was the Director of the firm's International
Arbitration Group. From 1999-2006, Ms. Brennan served as Director of
Arbitration and ADR, North America for the Paris-based ICC International
Court of Arbitration. In that capacity, she advised attorneys and companies
on all phases of ICC arbitration.
About JAMS International
JAMS, the premier mediation and arbitration provider in the United
States, and ADR Center in Italy created JAMS International in 2009 to provide
mediation and arbitration of cross-border disputes and training services
worldwide. JAMS International is headquartered in New York and Milan with
additional hearing locations in Brussels, Geneva, London and Rome.
Lisa Altman, +1-301-943-9948, laltman at jaffepr.com
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