Myrna Barakat Friedman is an independent commercial arbitrator, mediator and dispute prevention neutral who brings over 25 years of corporate and transactional experience to complex commercial disputes. She is the President and a Founding Fellow of the Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR). Myrna has served as a neutral on a wide range of commercial disputes involving contract interpretation, commercial transactions, mergers/acquisitions and post-M&A matters, strategic business sales, private equity transactions, securities and financial structures, and fundraising. Her industry experience spans real estate, construction and infrastructure, cybersecurity, information technology, crypto and online exchange platforms, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance and banking, and professional services. Myrna has been appointed as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, and Appellate Arbitrator to cases involving commercial and financial matters, including matters under the AAA/ICDR, ICC, CPR, and FINRA rules.