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Frank Lattal, FCIArb
Frank Lattal is an independent arbitrator and mediator with over 35 years of experience in commercial and international dispute resolution. Prior to starting his neutral practice in 2020, Frank spent 14 years practicing law followed by 21 years as a senior executive in the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. He has acted as counsel, party representative and has served as co-arbitrator, chair, or sole arbitrator and as a mediator across a range of commercial disputes around the world. He is a founding member of Arbitra International.
Expertise
Frank is frequently engaged to serve as an arbitrator or mediator in matters involving:
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Commercial Contracts: Commercial, Shareholder, Partnership, Joint Venture and Post-Closing disputes.
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Insurance: Property & Casualty, Life, Accident and Health, Political Risk, Bermuda Form, Reinsurance and Retrocession disputes
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Torts : High-Exposure Tort Claims
Learn more about Frank's Personal & Professional Background.
Accreditations
Frank is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is a member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR), The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Cayman International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CI-MAC) and is certified by ARIAS-US, ARIAS-UK and FINRA.
He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and is co-author of a 1 volume treatise, New Jersey Insurance Law, published annually by ALM Media Partners, LLC., currently in its 17th edition. Frank is a member of several not-for-profit boards and the Advisory Board of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Professional Activities
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July 2026 - Speaking Engagement: Frank presented at the IADC Annual meeting in Prague, Czech Republic in July. Read his related insight paper here.
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April 2026 - Speaking Engagement: Frank attended the ARIAS US midyear meeting in Nashville, participating on a panel titled, "A View From the Center Chair." The panel focused on the Umpire's perspective on significant current issues involved in the arbitration of insurance and reinsurance disputes. See more on the conference here.