Experienced Los Angeles Arbitrator and Mediator
Charles ("Chuck") Pereyra-Suarez
Charles ("Chuck") Pereyra-Suarez provides parties throughout California and nationwide with experienced arbitration and mediation services in a wide range of disputes.
He has more than 30 years of legal experience as well as extensive training in dispute resolution. He has litigated, mediated and arbitrated countless business and commercial disputes involving a wide variety of issues, including international disputes and class actions.
To explore our arbitration and mediation services, contact our office for more information.
Arbitration Services for Local and International Businesses, Certified Classes, and Individuals
Mr. Pereyra-Suarez has served as an individual arbitrator and on three-arbitrator panels, including as chair, and is a member of the health care, commercial, and large complex case panels of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). One of the most reputable arbitration providers in the world, the AAA serves businesses and individuals by providing dispute resolution services outside of litigation. Use of an AAA arbitrator is frequently mandated in contractual arbitration clauses.
Because Mr. Pereyra-Suarez worked for years as a trial lawyer at large firms that handle complex cases in litigation, he often is chosen as a Los Angeles business arbitrator for large, complex arbitrations. He also served as a trial and appellate attorney in the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and as a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, giving him significant experience in issues such as fraud, deception and misappropriation.
Even where arbitration is not mandatory, there are numerous important benefits of resolving disputes through binding arbitration:
- Arbitration is frequently less time-consuming and more convenient than litigation. For example, arbitration allows for telephonic hearings.
- Arbitration does not follow a rigid litigation structure, allowing the arbitrator greater latitude in the admissibility of evidence while limiting arduous discovery.
- Multiple parties can be accommodated and multiple arbitrators chosen.
- Depending upon the contract or arbitration agreement, arbitration can limit a party's exposure to the possibility of punitive damages.
- Binding arbitration is subject to extremely limited appeal, preventing what could be years of appeals and re-trials.
- Arbitration proceedings, including awards, can be kept confidential and are not a part of the public record.
Mr. Pereyra-Suarez's arbitration services include contract and business partnership disputes, international trade, health care, insurance, class actions, civil rights issues and other matters. In addition to his work through the AAA, he arbitrates for parties ad hoc.
Contact a California International Business Dispute Resolution Professional for Mediation Services to Help You Craft Your Own Resolution
In mediation, Mr. Pereyra-Suarez acts as a neutral third party, helping the parties communicate and develop their own legally binding contract. Mediation is often exceedingly successful because when parties craft their own resolution to a dispute, they are more likely to be satisfied with it and comply with its terms.
Whether you are seeking mediation or arbitration of a business or personal dispute, we invite you to contact our office to obtain more information today.
