Peter K. Rundle

Peter K. Rundle

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator
  • Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, International Law ...
  • California
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Biography

More than twenty years of diverse experience as a trial attorney representing and counseling domestic and international clients in a vast array of matters. More than ten years of experience providing arbitration, mediation and other ADR services involving many domestic and international issues. Representation and ADR services have included: REAL ESTATE (purchase/sale, title, easements, financing, mortgage lending:underwriting - securitization, leases, fraud, environmental, receivership, foreclosure, appraisal/valuation); BUSINESS & CORPORATE (purchase and sale, formation: corporation - partnership - joint venture - LLC - LLP, capitalization, equity adjustment, fiduciary duties, D&O liability, executive compensation, internal investigations, fraud, business torts, unfair competition); COMMERCIAL (contracts, warranties, UCC, covenants not to compete, shipping); SECURITIES (SEC civil enforcement actions; private securities litigation and arbitration, including fraud, churning & suitability issues); TECHNOLOGY (semiconductors, semiconductor assembly, testing & packaging, commercial and consumer electronic device qualification, manufacturing and reliability, epidemic failures, root cause analysis, OEM / ODM contracting, manufacturing and supply chain, licensing, medical devices); CONSTRUCTION (public works, False Claim Act, licensing, differing conditions, scheduling & delay, architect of record consultants, means & methods); FINANCE & LENDING (commercial lending, asset backed lending, real property secured lending, letters of credit, credit facilities & enhancements, acquisition and construction financing, mortgage brokerage, mortgage banking and lending, underwriting, subprime & Alt-A, predatory lending, equity purchase, wrongful foreclosure, lender liability, secondary markets, warehouse lines of credit, repurchase demands); INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (patent licensing, royalty structures and disputes, copyright infringement); PROBATE, TRUSTS & ESTATES (will contests, trust administration, beneficiary disputes); ELDER ABUSE (financial elder abuse, caregiver overreaching, care facility issues).

Practice Areas
Arbitration & Mediation
Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
International Law
Human Rights, Imports & Exports
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Professional Experience
Arbitrator & Mediator
ADR Experience
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Settlement Officer, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1999 - 2002; Arbitrator, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2004 - Present; Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1998 - Present; Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), New York, 2002 - Present. Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), London. Has served as counsel in numerous arbitrations, including: ICC arbitration between Asian electronics manufacturer and American OEM; ICDR arbitration between Asian patent licensee and American licensor; JAMS arbitration between American real estate developer and owner regarding soils and slope movement; NYSE/FINRA arbitrations regarding suitability and churning claims. Has served as arbitrator, mediator and special master in numerous matters, including: CPR arbitration between Asian electronics manufacturer and American warranty service provider; Orange County Superior Court Special Master regarding real property easement disputes; Los Angeles and Orange County Superior Courts, Special Master, Penal Code Section 1524 Proceedings; Ad Hoc mediator in real property title and business fraud disputes; AAA arbitrator in securitized mortgage repurchase demands; AAA arbitrator in investor fraud claim; AAA arbitrator in joint venture dispute; AAA arbitrator in business purchase and sale dispute; AAA arbitrator in investment company management dispute.
Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
J.D. | Law
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University of California - Irvine
B.A. | Classics
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Honors: cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Member
Current
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International Bar Association
Member
Current
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Orange County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Current
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United States Council for International Business
Member
Current
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London Court of International Arbitration
Member
Current
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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), London
Member
Current
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CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, New York
Arbitrator
- Current
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American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator
- Current
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California State Bar  # 120267
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
38 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
Telephone: (949) 476-5088
Telephone: (949) 476-5088
Fax: (949) 266-5937