John S. Siffert

Partner at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP; Active ADR practice; Fellow CIArb

Senior Mediator · Lawyer

John S. Siffert is a partner at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, where he has an active ADR practice, in addition to his work in civil commercial litigation and white collar criminal & government regulatory defense. He is an Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Law and co-author of Sand Modern Federal Jury Instructions (Civil and Criminal). Chief Justice Roberts has appointed Mr. Siffert to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules as of October 1, 2023 and previously had appointed him to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules for two successive terms, from 2012-2018. Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston reappointed Mr. Siffert to the Committee on Admissions and Grievances, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for a term to expire on March 1, 2026. Mr. Siffert is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CIArb accredited mediator. He is on the Roster of Neutrals for the AAA and CPR as well as the Pro Bono Mediation Panels for the Second Circuit and Southern District of New York. He is the court-appointed Special Master and Mediator in Gulino v. Board of Education. Mr. Siffert is a Fellow and past Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is Chair of the ACTL Mentoring Committee and previously served as Trustee of the ACTL Foundation. He serves on the Emeritus Board of the Practising Law Institute and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.