DeSanto Arbitration
Services
Arbitration, mediation and facilitation for commercial and business disputes.
DeSanto Arbitration can manage fully remote arbitration, facilitation and mediation sessions and hearings, scheduled around the parties' calendars, so disputes move without travel costs or long waits for a hearing date.
Private by design. Sessions are not open to the public, there is no public court docket, and filings stay confidential to the extent the parties agree and the applicable rules allow.
Practice areas
Where business experience matters most.
Lead areas
- Cross-border supply chain, tariff and sale-of-goodsTariff-driven supply disputes, informed by OEM and aftermarket supply contract work at Federal-Mogul and New Tenneco.
- Commercial supply and distributionOEM supply, purchase order, warranty and distribution disputes.
- International commercialCompliance programs across China, India, South America and Russia, and legal teams in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
- Sanctions and export controlsCommercial disputes where sanctions, export controls or ITAR shape performance.
- M&A, shareholder and joint ventureLegal work on major acquisitions at Federal-Mogul and Sotheby's; former M&A Counsel at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services.
Specialties
- Dealer and franchiseDealer network and franchise matters as General Counsel of Mercedes-Benz USA.
- Financial services and leasingLeveraged lease portfolios and asset-backed transactions at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services.
- AviationAircraft lease returns, redelivery, maintenance and sales.
- Art marketAuthenticity and provenance risk as Global General Counsel of Sotheby's.
Arbitration
Arbitration offers the parties a private, binding or non-binding forum chosen by contract or agreement. DeSanto Arbitration focuses on an organized, efficient process: clear scheduling orders, proportionate exchange of information and a decision grounded in the contract and the record. Hearings are private, and submissions can be kept confidential by agreement or protective order.
- Commercial supply, distribution and sale-of-goods matters
- Dealer and franchise relationships
- M&A, shareholder and joint venture matters
- International commercial matters
Mediation
Mediation gives the parties a confidential setting to explore resolution on their own terms. The mediator does not decide the dispute. The goal is to help the parties understand risk, cost and options so they can make informed business decisions. What is shared in mediation stays confidential as the parties agree and the applicable rules provide.
Facilitation
Facilitation supports negotiations and multi-party discussions that need structure and a neutral voice, such as contract renegotiations, partnership issues or internal decision-making among stakeholders. Discussions are private, with confidentiality terms the participants set at the outset.
Marco G. DeSanto separately offers legal process and AI implementation consulting through Strategic Risk Advisory LLC. Consulting is not a DeSanto Arbitration service.