Cynthia Cwik
Cynthia Cwik
Website http://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiacwik
Biography
Cynthia Cwik, Esq., FCIArb, is a is a nationally recognized leader in issues at the intersection of science, technology, and the law. Her extensive background, experience, and expertise with high-stakes commercial cases make her particularly well-suited to resolving challenging legal disputes effectively and efficiently.
She has served for 20 years as a litigation partner at two global law firms, Jones Day and Latham & Watkins, where she successfully represented major companies in complex commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on cases involving science, technology, and health issues. She has experience handling legal disputes in diverse fields, including technology, healthcare, energy, utilities, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, consumer products and banking/financial services. She is widely acclaimed for her success in the legal profession, including being selected seven times as one of “California’s Top Female Litigators” by the Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journals.
Cynthia has significant experience with ADR proceedings, including domestic and international arbitrations and mediations. She has handled numerous high-value commercial ADR matters. She is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center, and the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. She is the Founder of Matrix ADR LLC.
She has significant international experience, including handling international business disputes and arbitrations. She participated in a program at the Stanford Center at Peking University regarding Chinese companies.
She has held numerous leadership positions. She currently is a Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Presidential Task Force on the Law and AI. She has served as Chair of the ABA Science & Technology Law Section. She also has served as President and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Yale Law School.
She has been an invited speaker and moderator for numerous programs, including ABA Presidential Showcase programs, ABA AI & Robotics National Institute programs, the RSA cybersecurity conference, and programs sponsored by the Association of General Counsel and the National Judicial College.
She also is a frequent author. She is the co-editor of the book Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies (2024), which contains contributions by more than 40 preeminent AI and legal experts from in-house legal departments, private practice, non-profits, academia, government, and the judiciary.
She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College, and she received her JD from Yale Law School.