James Peck ADR LLC (“JPeckADR”) delivers independent consulting and alternative dispute resolution services.  The firm does not play favorites and is committed to achieving pragmatic and fair commercial outcomes.  The process involves a deep dive into the facts, the law and the realistic expectations of the parties.

As the judge who presided over Lehman during the global financial crisis, Judge Peck has shown a talent for effective and authoritative dispute resolution in the most contentious matters.  He has resolved numerous disputes in and out of court since his first assignment as a court-appointed mediator in 2012.

Judge Peck formed JPeckADR as an independent, conflict-free firm to mediate and arbitrate complex business disputes with impartiality, integrity, and sensitive attention to the obstacles that can stand in the way of a settlement.  Each engagement gets the benefit of his vast experience in some of the most consequential business cases in history.

Judge Peck is a judge on the Singapore International Commercial Court and is affiliated with South Square Chambers in London. His mediation and arbitration assignments are handled out of his New York office through JPeckADR.

“I find enormous satisfaction in helping parties resolve their differences and reach successful commercial outcomes in complex business disputes.”

Notable Affiliations and Accomplishments

  • Lehman Bankruptcy Judge during Global Financial Crisis
  • Consensual outcomes achieved in complex multi-party and cross-border disputes
  • Appointed in 2024 a Justice of Singapore International Commercial Court
  • Affiliated with South Square Chambers in London
  • Selected for Membership in SIAC Panel of Arbitrators
  • Fellow American College of Bankruptcy
  • Past Co-Chair of Business Restructuring at leading global law firm
  • Former President International Insolvency Institute
  • Member Organizing Committee of INSOL International’s ADR Colloquium in Tokyo and San Diego
  • Leader of mediation workshops for Singapore Mediation Center
  • Federal Bar Council panelist on mediation in mega bankruptcy cases
  • Chair, Business Bankruptcy Advisory Committee of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the SDNY
  • Member Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance
  • Member New York Bar for 50+ years
  • Dartmouth College
  • New York University School of Law