Ms. Weintraub is founder of ACCORD, LLC, a company offering dispute resolution services, and Weintraub Legal Services, a firm which offers primarily corporate law services. She is an accomplished lawyer, business executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience negotiating complex commercial transactions.
In her dispute resolution firm, Ms. Weintraub has handled over 50 mediations and arbitrations, including disputes in the following areas: stock purchase, asset purchase, distributor, equipment lease, retail, health care provider, family business, partnership, employment, franchise, accounting, financing, intellectual property licensing, real estate broker, auto dealership, transportation, gas pipeline leasing, attorney/client and consumer cases. In her legal practice she represents a wide variety of clients, from high technology companies to insurance brokers, retail stores, healthcare providers, construction contractors, marketing firms and manufacturers.
Ms. Weintraub previously served as a General Manager at a multi-billion dollar transportation company, and was responsible for overseeing several $100 million plus equipment acquisitions. She also served as in house counsel for that transportation company, where she was principally responsible for all legal issues and major contract negotiations for the Materials Management, Finance and Information Technology departments as well as handling various regulatory issues. In her management and legal roles Ms. Weintraub negotiated numerous equipment acquisitions and leveraged lease financings of purchases over $100 million as well as several complex transactions such as IT outsourcing contracts.Ms. Weintraub is a certified mediator with the International Mediation Institute, a mediator and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and for the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, and an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan and received her BA degree Summa Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College. Ms. Weintraub is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, Maryland and DC.
Ms. Weintraub is a frequent presenter and writes on ADR topics. She has also served in many leadership roles. Ms. Weintraub is past Chair of the Governing Body of the ATHENAPowerLink® NAWBO® Delaware Valley, a program that provides advisors to mentor women business owners. She is also Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s ADR CLE Committee and serves on the ADR Committee of the Chester County Bar Association.
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