Lynn P. Cohn

Ms. Cohn has also served as an arbitrator or mediator in over 1500 cases with an emphasis on employment, personal injury and commercial disputes. Her practice is national and international in scope and includes projects in London, Paris, Milan, Central America, Ireland and Puerto Rico. Representative matters include settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against a national food supplier, disposition of over 400 claims related to the settlement of a class action against a pharmaceutical company, and appointment to serve as one of three neutrals to resolve claims of national origin discrimination brought against a utilities company. Ms. Cohn has been elected a member of the Leading Lawyers Network in the categories of ADR; Commercial Litigation and Employment.

Ms. Cohn currently serves as the Executive Director for the Merrill Lynch Claims Resolution Process, housed at Northwestern Law School. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the mediation and arbitration of claims brought pursuant to the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination.

Ms. Cohn is a frequent speaker on negotiation and mediation topics. In addition, she has published numerous articles and book chapters including: “Mediating Employment Disputes”(with Gaffigan); “The Use of ADR in the Settlement of Class Actions”, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chap.14 and 20 (Ill Inst for CLE 2001); “Employment Class Actions Provide Unique Context for ADR”, ABA Dispute Res. Mag., Summer ’99; “Mediation Provides a Fair and Efficient Alternative to Trial in Illinois Courts” DCBA Brief, October ’96; “Attorneys Endorse Mandatory Arbitration” Illinois Bar Journal, March ’94.

Ms. Cohn received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois in Political Science and Spanish and Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law. Additionally, she received a Fellowship in a Spanish Master’s Degree Program from the University of Illinois and a Fellowship from the Intensive Foreign Language Institute from the University of California at Berkeley.