Eric van Ginkel is a full-time commercial mediator and arbitrator in Los Angeles and Adjunct Professor in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. He holds J.D. degrees from Leiden University Faculty of Law in the Netherlands and Columbia University School of Law, as well as a Certificate in Dispute Resolution and an LL.M. degree in International Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law.