A Little More About Me

Salman Ravala is a recognized New York City based Arbitrator, Mediator, and Litigator. He serves as an Instructor at Columbia University teaches International Humanitarian Law and as an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School teaching Negotiation. Mr. Ravala practices in the areas of domestic and international business law, commercial litigation, and employment law. He represents both Plaintiffs and Defendants in New York state, federal, and appellate courts, as well as in mediation and arbitration forums across the United States and globally. In 2018, he served as a delegate on behalf of the International Mediation Institute to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group on Dispute Settlement which formulated the legal framework and model law surrounding the Singapore Convention.

Mr. Ravala serves as a neutral on various ADR rosters including American Arbitration Association, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, NYS Appellate Division, First and Second Department, FINRA, NYS Part 137 Fee Dispute Panel, NYS Commercial Division, NYS Small Claims Part, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, and as Special Master to Justice Eric Schumacher of the NYS Supreme Court. Mr. Ravala has served as a sole arbitrator, as a panelist, and as a Chair of the panel. Mr. Ravala is a former American Arbitration Association Judge Higginbotham Fellow and a graduate of Syracuse Law School.