Professional Work History:
Senior Associate - Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Assistant General Counsel - Engagements. Deloitte LLP
Managing Partner - Corporate Law. Damali Law LLC
Host - Podcast. Breakthrough Barriers with Damali
CEO and Founder - Alternative Dispute Resolution. Breakthrough ADR LLC
Dispute Resolution Experience
I have mediated, negotiated, advocated and taught across a variety of settings, cultures and languages for nearly 20 years.
Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
Employment Law Mediation Training - October 2019
Becoming a Mediator: The Business Plan - December 2019
Ethics in Mediation and Arbitration - January 2020
Professional Neutral Development Certificate Awarded - February 2020
Other Dispute Resolution Training
I have completed the following dispute resolution training:
* Mediation, negotiation and commercial diplomacy courses as a part of my MA degree program at Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey (2000-2002)
* Mediation at the Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution/ Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague, Netherlands (2002)
* ADR courses as a part of my JD degree program at Howard University School of Law (2005-2008)
* Basic Mediation Training, Advanced Mediation Training and a 13-week Apprenticeship Program at New York Peace Institute (2013-2014)
* Special Education Mediation Training at New York Peace Institute (2017)
* Advanced Commercial Mediation Training at New York City Bar Association (2018)
* Employment Law Mediation Training and other course the requirements (listed above) for the Professional Neutral Development Certificate at Cornell ILR School (2019-2020)
* Negotiation Mastery at Harvard Business School Online (8-week course) (2020)
Professional Associations
American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, New York City Bar Association, Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York, Former New York Peace Institute Board Member and Vice President of the Board.
Education
Domestic: Spelman College - BA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies - MA, Howard University School of Law - JD
Study Abroad: Centro de Idiomas- Oaxaca, Mexico, University of Copenhagen- Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution - The Hague, Netherlands, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies - Nagoya, Japan
References
Homer LaRue
Maria Volpe
William Monning
Sarah Miller- Espinosa
Michael Eagleson
Vanessa Linsey
Fee Policy
Call 212-220-2836 or email info@breakthroughadr.com for details.