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Jude Kearney
FICM COI Checked CPD Current Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench

Jude Kearney

Arbitrator & Mediator

Clarksburg, United States · Americas
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Bench: Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench Practice: mediation arbitration Sectors: Banking and Finance Real Estate and Property Disputes
Professional Biography
Co Managing Director/Co-Founder, Sovereign Energy Group, Jan 2018 – Present2 years 1 month, Washington, NY, Johannesburg President, KearneyAfrica Legal Advisors & Consultants, Jan 2018 – Present2 years 1 month, Washington DC, Kenya, South Africa
Membership
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Law Institute
  • Member, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
  • Member, New York Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Corporate Counsel on Africa
  • Board of Directors, Winthrop Rockefeller International Foundation
Overview
Jude Kearney is an attorney admitted to practice in New York State in 1985. The registration number with NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) is #2022093. The company or organization that Jude Kearney serves is Kearneyafrica LLC. The office address is 11930 Kigger Jack Ln, Clarksburg, MD 20871-9338. The phone number is (202) 262-1465. The law school graduated is Stanford University.
Qualifications & Education
  • Harvard University, BA, 1976 – 1980
  • Stanford University Law School, Doctor of Law (J.D.), 1981 – 1984
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Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench

EPC contracts, project management, engineering, procurement, PPPs, real estate, and construction claims.

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Arbitration Expert Determination Standing Neutral
Who this Neutral Serves
For Small Business Ombuds program for companies FICM for the General Counsel’s office
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Financial Services Professional Services
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Jude Kearney is listed on the TheNeutrals.ORG™ Global Bench and is qualified under the INDS™ Neutral Evaluation methodology. Every engagement follows the six-stage INDS™ process: Intake, Information Gathering, Behavioural Assessment, Risk Analysis, Strategy & Settlement Feasibility, and Final Report. All four sub-frameworks (INDS-BF™, INDS-RG™, INDS-SFM™, INDS-SF™) apply to every evaluation engagement.

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