Biography
JAMS Panelist Sukhsimranjit Singh is the Founder and CEO of Singh Academy. He also serves as Director of Global Development, Outreach and Leadership at Weinstein International Foundation, where he works closely with the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Senior Leadership to facilitate the growth of the Foundation worldwide. Previously he served as Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, where he also served as Professor of Law and Practice and directed the LL.M programs. Dr. Singh oversaw the Institute’s global outreach efforts, world-class professional training programs, and rigorous academic curriculum.
Recipient of many awards including the Cloke-Millen Peackemaker Award, the Gold Medal by the Judiciary of Brazil and an Award of Recognition by the LAPD, City of Los Angeles, Dr. Singh’s practice, teaching, and scholarship focuses on cross-cultural dispute resolution, faith-based mediation, and utilizing modern theories, science, and technology to devise creative solutions for global disputes.
Dr. Singh is a successful international mediator and has resolved disputes in countries throughout the world—including in states across the United States, Canada, India, Japan and New Zealand, to name a few. He currently serves as the mediator for Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management, where he identifies and resolves organizational conflicts, and for the City of Beverly Hills, where he was recently nominated for the city’s annual Peace Award.
Dr. Singh currently serves as adjunct faculty at George Washington School of Law, and previously he has taught at USC School of Law, Willamette University, Hamline University, Pepperdine University as well as in India at the National Law University, where he was appointed the Honorary Professor of Law, and at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law. In 2017, the Government of India recognized Dr. Singh as a GIAN scholar for his teaching in the field of dispute resolution. Dr. Singh’s work can be found in several journals and books on dispute resolution, and most recently he published, “Best Practices for Mediating Religious Conflicts” for American Bar Association.
Dr. Singh has given keynotes, lectures, and trainings on dispute resolution in more than 30 states across the United States, as well in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Japan, Keyna, Korea, New Zealand, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, U.A.E, and United Kingdom. He has delivered online TEDx Talks on dispute resolution in relationships, titled “Negotiating for Love,” in 2015 and on professional identity titled “Made in India,” in 2018.
Upon earning his Bachelor of Law from India’s premier Law University, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Dr. Singh clerked for the Chief Justice of India, Justice R.C. Lahoti. He received an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri-Columbia and completed a post-graduate fellowship at Hamline University’s Dispute Resolution Institute. Dr. Singh received his doctorate from National Law University, Delhi with his work on Indo-American perspectives on Dispute Resolution. Professor Singh is an Honorary Fellow at the International Academy of Mediators (IAM), has served as co-chair for a Committee for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution, an Executive Committee Member for the American Association of Law School’s (AALS) Dispute Resolution Section, and an Executive Committee Member for the Pepperdine/Straus American Inns of Court for Dispute Resolution and on advisory committees for Rajiv Gandhi National Law University and Punjab University. He also serves on the board of the Weinstein International Foundation, an affiliate of JAMS.
Cross-Cultural Intelligence
Gain essential insights into resolving conflicts in diverse cultural settings from a seasoned mediator with years of international experience. Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, an authority in mediation, is set to publish his groundbreaking book on Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution in Fall, 2025. Stay tuned for its release!
International Associations
Presently, Dr. Singh is an Honorary Fellow at the International Academy of Mediators (IAM), Co-chair for a Committee for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution, an Executive Committee Member for the American Association of Law School’s (AALS) Dispute Resolution Section, and an Executive Committee Member for the Pepperdine/Straus American Inns of Court for Dispute Resolution. In India, Dr, Singh serves on advisory committees for Rajiv Gandhi National Law University and Punjab University. He also serves on the board of the Weinstein International Foundation, an affiliate of JAMS International.
Education
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad
Forthcoming Articles
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, View of Marriage and Divorce from Sikh and Hindu Perspectives and the Impact of These Unique Cultural and Religious Orientations on Dispute Resolution for Marital Disputes in the U.S. (forthcoming)
Articles
Cross-border Conflicts: Mediating Across Cultures, Daily Journal. Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 27, 2023.
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, In the Shadow of the Pandemic: Unearthing Unequal Access to Justice Vis-à-Vis Dispute Resolution, 68 WASH. U. J.L. & Pol’y 95 (2022) SSRN HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Working with Corporate Culture: Best Practices for Attorneys in Business, 56 WILLAMETTE L. REV. 397 (2020) SSRN HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh with Maura A. E. Pilotti, Khadija El Alaoui, Muamar Hasan Salameh & Huda Al Mulhem, The New and the Old: A Qualitative Analysis of Modes of Conflict Resolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 25 INT’L NEGOT. 329 (2020) SSRN
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh with Khadija El Alaoui, Maura A. E. Pilotti & Muamar Hasan Salameh, The Education of Dispute Resolution in Al Jazeera Al Arabiya: A Case for a Culturally Engaging Pedagogy, EDUC. SCI., March 27, 2020, at 89 SSRN
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh & Alexine Carr, Global Dispute Resolution Conference: Reflections, Trends, and Continued Development, 20 PEPP. DISP. RESOL. L. J. 252 (2020) SSRN HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Access to Justice and Dispute Resolution Across Cultures, 88 FORDHAM L. REV. 2407 (2020) SSRN HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Best Practices for Mediating Religious Conflicts, ABA DISP. RESOL. MAG., Fall 2018, at 12.
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Religious Arbitration and its Struggles with American Law & Judicial Review, 16 PEPP. DISP. RESOL. L.J. 360 (2016) HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Dispute Resolution Developments in India, ABA DISP. RESOL. MAG., Fall 2014, at 34 HeinOnline
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh, Beyond Foreign Policy: A Fresh Look at Cross-Cultural Negotiations and Dispute Resolution Based on the India-United States Nuclear Test Ban Negotiations, 14 CARDOZO J. CONFLICT RESOL. 105 (2012) SSRN HeinOnline
Books
Forthcoming: Cross-Cultural Intelligence Book by Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION WITH REFERENCE TO INDIA AS AN EMERGING HUB (Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh with Rajinder Kaur, eds., Thomson Reuters 2021)
Book Chapters/Contributions
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh and Lela Love, Building Circles of Trust: A Cross-Cultural Mediation, in STORIES MEDIATORS TELL (Lela Love & Eric Galton eds., ABA 2015)
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh et al., Bazaar Negotiations: How Different Is Negotiating in China, in RETHINKING NEGOTIATION TEACHING SERIES, VOL. 3 (DRI Press 2012)
Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh and Lela Love, Following the Golden Rule and Finding Gold: Generosity and Success in Negotiation, in EDUCATING NEGOTIATORS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD, VOL. 4 (Christopher Honeyman et al. eds., DRI Press 2013)
Presentations
Trained professionals in 25+ countries notably in Australia, Brazil, China, Columbia, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Ghana, Italy, India, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, New Zealand, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Uganda and United Kingdom
Panelist: American Bar Association, International Law Section Annual Conference, New York, May 1, 2025
Trainer, Advanced Mediation Training, Michigan District Court, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mar 21, 2025
Speaker, Peace Negotiations Talk at Berkeley Law with Judge Daniel Weinstein, Berkeley, California, Mar 10, 2025
Speaker, Cross-Cultural Fluency, Ukraine Supreme Court Justices, JAMS, San Francisco, April Feb 25, 2025
Plenary Speaker, Oregon Judiciary Conference, October 8, 2024
Lecturer, Western District of Washington Bankruptcy Court’s Thomas Glover Mediation Lecture, Seattle, Washington, October 2, 2024
Lead Trainer, Mediating Across Cultures, September 7, 2024, JAMS-Weinstein International Fellow’s Conference, Napa Valley, CA.
Lead Facilitator, JAMS-Weinstein International Fellows Round Table, September 8, 2024
Lead Trainer, Training the Trainers, Remote, Cooperative Law School, India, September 8, 2024
Lead Facilitator, Speaker at the Lawyers Institute, Sao Paulo- Brazil, April 16, 2024
Lead Trainer, Advanced Mediation Training –Sao Paulo, Brazil. Faleck & Associates, April 12, 2024
Keynote Speaker, CPR International Mediation Competition April 11, 2024
Keynote Address, Labor Court of Brazil- the Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, April 10, 2024.
Panel interview with Boeing Vice-President Mark Fava – Effective Conflict in the Workplace, Pepperdine University, March 19, 2024
Keynote Speaker, International Culture and Dispute Resolution. International Chief Justice Forum, Kampala, Uganda. March 7, 2024
Graduation Speaker, Ugandan Supreme Court, Kampala, Uganda. March, 4, 2024
Panel Presentation, California International Arbitration Week Panel – Culture in Arbitration, March 16, 202
Lead Trainer & Director, Mediating the Litigated Case, March 18-23, 2024.
Presenter, Mediation Bill 2021 – What’s Beyond for Indian Law Schools. Delhi, March 23
Presenter, Negotiations for Business Executives, master’s in business administration for Professionals, February 15, 2024
Organizer and Speaker, DRLJ Conference on Law Enforcement and Conflict Resolution, November 4, 2023
Keynote Speaker, How to Prepare for Good Negotiation; Santa Monica Bar Association December 1, 2023
Speaker, Interfaith panel with John Barton & Ahmad Taha, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, February 15, 2024
March 9 and 14, MCLE Presentations on Cross-Cultural Communication for Justice William J. Murray Jr. Unity Bar’s Annual Spring Diversity Series in San Joaquin County.
Rwanda Conference on Mediation and Plea Bargaining. Volunteer service and teaching in Rwanda with Pepperdine’s Global Justice, November 4, 2023
Lead Presenter. Negotiating Across Cultures: A Global Perspective, Portland Utilities Industry Training. November 16, 2023
Keynote, Law Enforcement and Conflict Resolution an International Dialogue, November 4, 2023
Lead Trainer, Meeting Across Cultures: Mediating and Building Bridges, Weinstein JAMS International Fellow Meeting, October 8, 2023
Trainer and Speaker, United States Central District Court Advanced Mediation Workshop June 26, 2023
Keynote Speaker, International Academy of Mediator’s Conference in Zurich, Switzerland at the invitation of the International Academy of Mediators, June 16, 2023
Speaker, United States Central District Court Advanced Mediation Workshop, June 2023
Keynote Speaker, Winkler Conference for Canadian attorneys and mediators on International Negotiation Skills May 11, 2023
Panel presentation with Shaphan Roberts at Positive Peace Conference, Stanford Conference on Peacemaking May 22, 2023
Special Education Mediation Training Program. Led the five-day mediation training program for Special Educators May 1-5, 2023
Connecting Across Cultures: offered an innovative two-day Professional Skills Programs, April 27-28, 2023
Conflict Resolution 101: Designed and implemented a new training program for the Straus Professional Skills Programs April 24, 2023
Judged the Vis Moot Arbitration Competition in Vienna, March 2023.
Featured Guest Speaker on American Bar Association’s Resolutions Podcast hosted by Larry Schooler and the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, January 2023
Organized the first International Diplomacy Conference in collaboration with the Weinstein International Foundation, November 11, 2022, Pepperdine University.
Moderator of a Conversation with Ambassador David Carden and Ambassador Robert O’Brien on Breaking Stalemate, Pepperdine University, November 11, 2022.
Lead Trainer and co-organizer on Mediation and Leadership in Collaboration with the Supreme Court of Delhi at Agra, November 4-6, 2022
Keynote Speaker for the Institute for Corporate Counsel, Los Angeles, November 2022
Keynote, National Judicial Academy of Brazil, on Mediating in the Globalized Work. Received the 100th medal of honor from the Brazilian Judiciary, October 2022
Plenary Speaker, American Bar Association, Memory and Decision Making, Section for Dispute Resolution, Summer, 2022
Pepp Talk Speaker, Us and Them, International Academy of Mediators Conference, Montreal, Summer, 2022.
Plenary speaker at the 4th Annual Conclave on Diversity in Legal Profession, New Orleans, August 2022
Presenter, Mediating with Religious Values to Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, Month here 2022.
Training Leader, Mediation Training and Workshop on behalf of US Department of Justice, Mediation for Civil Servants, Ghana, Africa, August 2021.
Co-organizer, International Arbitration Conference in collaboration with the Dispute Resolution Law Journal, April 2020.
Lead, International Mediation Dialogues for Annual Weinstein International Foundation Fellows Conference. 2020-2023.
Speaker, Teaching Better Business Lawyering, Willamette University Symposium, Salem, OR, March 6, 2020
Panelist with Judge Rebecca Westerfield and Leonardo D’Urso, Best Practices in Virtual Mediation, Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program, June 11, 2020.
Moderator with Panelists Judge Daniel Weinstein and Judge Ann Williams, Mediating This Moment, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, June 5, 2020.
Speaker with Ximena Bustamante, Improving our Identity as Mediators, Mediators Poet Society, May 30, 2020.
Speaker, Religious Mediation and Dispute Resolution: Resolving Disputes within Different Cultures and Religions, ABA, May 18, 2020.
Speaker with Leonardo D’Urso and Blazo Nedic, International Seminar on Culture, Apology, and Mediation, ADR Center Global, May 15, 2020.
Speaker with Judge Daniel Weinstein, Navigating Cross-Cultural Challenges in COVID-19, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, April 22, 2020.
Speaker, Weinstein International Foundation Current Topics, Weinstein International Foundation, April 16, 2020.
Lead Trainer, Mediating the Litigated Case, Irvine, CA, February 5, 20-22, 2020
Interfaith Panelist, Pepperdine Spiritual Life Podcast, Malibu, CA, January 31, 2020.
Hosted and honored Judge Daniel Weinstein with the Straus Peacemaker Award, Pepperdine University, January 23, 2020.
Panel Speaker, Global Dispute Resolution Conference, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University and Pepperdine University. November 22-23, 2019.
Podcast Co-Host, Pepperdine Spiritual Life Podcast with Sarah Barton and Michael Helfand, Malibu, California, November 11, 2019.
Training Leader, Doshisha University: Advanced Training in Mediation, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, November 2-10, 2019
Lead Trainer and Teacher, Kyoto Center for International Mediation, Kyoto, Japan, November 2-10, 2019.
Speaker, Achieving Access to Justice Through ADR: Fact or Fiction. Fordham Law School Symposium on Access to Justice in ADR, New York City, NY, November 1, 2019.
Keynote Speaker, Bridging the Divide: Negotiating our Differences as a Nation, State Retirement and Pension System Board of Trustees Education Session, Annapolis, MD, October 15, 2019.
International Delegation to attend the Signing Ceremony of the Singapore International Convention, August 2019, Singapore.
Lead Trainer, Finding Identity in our Cross-Cultural World through Awareness, D. Brook Bartlett Lectures, United States Courts, Western District of Missouri, July 2, 2019.
Resolving Conflicts Through Mediation in Kenya and Throughout the African Continent: International Lessons, International Mediation Conference, Strathmore University Law School, Nairobi, Kenya, May 30-31, 2019.
Keynote Address, 16th Annual Judge Kaplan Lecture on Cross-Cultural Understanding in Conflict and Dispute Resolution, Pittsburg, PA, May 9, 2019.
Judge, International Chambers of Commerce, ICC Competition, Paris, France, February 2019.
TED Speaker, Made in India, TEDxRGNUL, Punjab, India, April 8, 2018. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdfLzZi7s6k.
