Disciplined process. Reasoned awards.
Rob Gillette arbitrates employment and commercial disputes as a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panels of arbitrators. Counsel evaluating him for appointment can request his arbitrator CV, standing procedures, fee schedule, and standard disclosures.
AAA National Roster, employment and commercial.
By party list selection or AAA appointment under the applicable AAA rules.
By agreement of the parties in non-administered matters, subject to conflicts review and written disclosures before acceptance.
Conducted in person in the Seattle area, virtually, or in hybrid format.
AAA-ICDR Panel Member
Issued by the American Arbitration Association. A panelist is an active member of the AAA-ICDR Roster who has met its selection criteria and is committed to the professional and ethical standards established by the AAA-ICDR.
Verify this credential →Where Rob sits as arbitrator.
Employment
Wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, executive compensation and severance, and disputes arising under employer arbitration programs.
Commercial
Business-to-business contract disputes, commercial real estate, secured transactions, and partnership or closely held company disputes.
What both sides can expect.
Both sides of the case
More than 15 years in employment law representing employers and employees, plus executive experience running a 250-person organization. He has evaluated these claims as counsel, as a decision-maker, and as a client.
Efficiency without shortcuts
Structured scheduling orders, disciplined motion practice, and technology that reduces cost, while preserving each party’s full and fair opportunity to be heard.
Prompt, reasoned awards
Awards are reasoned, address the issues the parties actually submitted, and issue within the time required by the applicable rules.
Evaluating Rob for your case?
For a strike-and-rank decision or a direct appointment, the following are available to counsel on request:
- Arbitrator CV, including panel memberships, training, and subject-matter experience
- The Gillette Arbitration Standing Procedures
- Fee schedule, including cancellation and continuance terms
- Standard disclosure form, in advance of ranking
- Current hearing availability
Neutrality and communications notice
Rob Gillette serves as arbitrator in a neutral, adjudicative capacity. He does not provide legal advice to any party, and no attorney–client relationship is created by appointment or by any inquiry through this site.
In pending AAA-administered cases, all case communications must be directed through the AAA case manager. Do not use this site’s contact forms to communicate about a pending matter. Ex parte communication with the arbitrator regarding the merits of any pending case is prohibited.
Rob also maintains a separate mediation practice. Mediation