Don Philbin

Don Philbin

Nationally Ranked Mediator • 3,000+ Mediations • Adjunct Professor

Don Philbin leverages the insight of 3,000+ mediations and scholarship to resolve disputes of all complexities. By combining the science of settlement with a tenacious, analytical approach, Don helps parties to reach efficient resolutions in a wide variety of cases.

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Speaking and Training

Academic, CLE, and presentations focused on negotiation, mediation, and settlement dynamics.

Presentation Topics

Don Philbin is widely recognized for engaging, practical training sessions on mediation, negotiation, and dispute resolution as a Senior Fellow and adjunct professor with the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law.

  • Advanced Risk Assessment and Settlement Dynamics
  • Mediating the Litigated Case
  • The Psychology of Settlement

Featured Training Videos

Strategic Decision-Making in Complex Oil & Gas Mediation

Don Philbin is clearly head and shoulders above the rest and presents one of the most entertaining and most informative programs on risk analysis I have ever seen. Drop whatever you are doing and try to see him in action.

Negotiations Are Often Predictable

Mr. Philbin was exceptional. His discussion of the dynamics of ‘Deal or No Deal’ and ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ were not only extremely insightful but also highly entertaining. He was fabulous.

Mediating the Litigated Case attendee, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Negotiation Strategy

In a 25-year career of commercial litigation and five of full-time mediation and arbitration practice, Don Philbin’s program stands out as one that actually gave me the tools to improve my practice the very next day. Don’s talk riveted my attention; made me laugh out loud; and, made me think of negotiation and mediation in an entirely different light.