Ellie K. Vilendrer
Arbitrator, Mediator, ADR SuperLawyer
Ellie K. Vilendrer is an esteemed mediator and arbitrator, nationally recognized for her leadership as Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution. A dedicated practitioner of ADR over the last several years, Vilendrer serves on the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial, Technology, Healthcare, and Employment Arbitration panels. Vilendrer’s dedication to dispute resolution is further demonstrated through her advocacy in Sacramento for effective mediation practices and as a board member of the California Dispute Resolution Council.
Throughout her eighteen-year career, Vilendrer has practiced a wide range of civil litigation. She has worked with survivors of sexual abuse in high-stakes litigation both as an advocate and as a neutral, bringing trauma-informed sensitivity and skill to complex, emotionally charged disputes. She represented employees in wage and hour and discrimination lawsuits. She represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business, personal injury, and medical malpractice disputes. And, for over a decade, she served private and public medical technology companies as outside general counsel, intellectual property counsel, and privacy counsel.
