JAMS Neutral · SIAC Panel · Stipulated into AAA Matters
An arbitrator fluent in the substance of the dispute.
Daniel B. Garrie is the arbitrator counsel stipulate to when the substance of the matter — the data, the code, the forensics, the technology — must be evaluated by a neutral who has spent a career at the intersection of law and technical fact.
He has served as a neutral — mediator, arbitrator, and discovery referee — in 1,000+ disputes over the past 20 years.
- JAMS Neutral
- Arbitrator
- SIAC Panel
- Special Master
- Mediator
- Forensic Neutral
- Hearing Officer
- Judge Pro Tem
- Disputes as neutral — mediator, arbitrator, discovery referee
- 1,000+
- Years of practice
- 20+
- Court appointments
- 100+
- Scholarly citations
- 800+
- Books authored
- 6
- Articles published
- 300+
Sources: JAMS biography & Google Scholar profile.
01 — About
An arbitrator built for matters that turn on technical fact.
- PracticeFounder, Law & ForensicsGlobal cybersecurity, e-discovery, and forensic investigations
- Arbitrations served200+ as sole or tri-panelJAMS · SIAC · LCIA · HKIAC · CPR · AAA by stipulation · AAA-ICDR international
- Adjudication100+ court appointmentsFederal & state · including In re: Facebook
- Scholarship6 books · 300+ articlesEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare
Daniel Garrie is a neutral arbitrator whose practice sits squarely on the seam where contracts meet code. He sits as a JAMS Neutral — see his JAMS neutral profile — serves on the panel of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), accepts AAA arbitrations by party stipulation, and is admitted to the LCIA, HKIAC, and CPR — running domestic and international hearings, managing complex evidentiary records, and issuing reasoned awards built to be durable on review.
Two decades of practice — sitting as sole arbitrator or on a tri-panel in more than two hundred arbitrations, leading forensic investigations, untangling source-code and trade-secret claims, supervising discovery in matters measured in terabytes, and serving by court appointment as Special Master in more than one hundred cases — feed directly into the arbitral seat. The matters that find him share a common shape: high stakes, technical density, and the kind of factual record that rewards an arbitrator who can read it without translation.
The stipulation path is not theoretical. Daniel has been stipulated in by the parties to sit as the arbitrator in multiple AAA matters within his areas of specialization, and has served as arbitrator in several AAA-ICDR international arbitrations. Counsel know the road because it has already been walked.
In Daniel's words
“As an arbitrator, I am able to hear arguments and objectively look at the facts, similar to looking at 1's and 0's, and apply the law without ever forgetting the importance of efficiency of time and money.”Daniel B. Garrie
02 — Why Daniel
What counsel weigh when selecting the arbitrator.
From the bench
“His report was a model of clarity — even to a lay person — and demonstrated how extremely conscientious and thorough he had been. The report was directly responsible for the prompt settlement not only of the case immediately before me, but also seven other disputes between the parties.”Federal Judge — on Daniel's report as Special Master
- Technical fluencyReads code, logs, forensicsThe native lens for cyber, AI, source-code, and trade-secret matters
- Arbitration practice200+ as sole or tri-panelJAMS · SIAC · LCIA · HKIAC · CPR · AAA by stipulation · AAA-ICDR
- Adjudicative discipline100+ court appointmentsIncluding In re: Facebook & Powers v. McDonough
- Practitioner-arbitratorStill leads investigationsFounder, Law & Forensics — current in the technology and forensic practice parties bring to the seat
| Capability the seat asks for | Daniel Garrie |
|---|---|
| Reads source code, server logs, and forensic evidence without translation | Native — career-long practice |
| Court-appointed Special Master experience in technical matters | More than 100 appointments, including In re: Facebook |
| Published author and editor in cybersecurity, e-discovery, and digital forensics | 6 books · 300+ articles · Editor-in-Chief, J. of Law & Cyber Warfare |
| Adjunct faculty at Harvard, Cardozo, and Rutgers in technology and cyber law | All three |
| International panel admissions (SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC, CPR) | All four |
| AAA-ICDR international arbitration experience | Several matters |
| Already stipulated by parties into AAA matters in the specialization | Multiple times — the path is established |
| Active practitioner — still leads investigations, current in the field | Yes — Founder, Law & Forensics |
| Scholarship cited by U.S. Courts of Appeals and recognized by Supreme Court Justices | 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Circuits · cited in 500+ publications and judicial opinions |
03 — Practice Areas
Where Daniel sits.
- Technology & AIAI · software · cloudModel behavior, training data, output liability, governance
- Cyber & dataBreach · privacy · forensicsData breach, ransomware, GDPR/CCPA, e-discovery, digital forensics
- Intellectual propertyTrade secrets · source codeMisappropriation, licensing, royalty, technology-transfer disputes
- Complex commercialPartnerships · M&A · contractPartnership dissolution, post-M&A, joint ventures, multi-jurisdictional
Technology, AI & cyber disputes
- —AI-driven disputes — model behavior, training data, output liability, governance
- —Cybersecurity incidents, data breach & ransomware
- —Privacy, GDPR, CCPA, and regulatory exposure
- —E-discovery disputes & digital forensics
- —Software, SaaS, and source-code disputes
- —Trade secrets & misappropriation of technical IP
- —Cloud, infrastructure, and platform disputes
- —Cyber-insurance coverage disputes
Complex commercial
- —Partnership dissolution & break-up disputes
- —Joint-venture wind-downs and exit disputes
- —Complex commercial & contract disputes
- —Post-M&A and earn-out disputes
- —Licensing, royalty, and technology-transfer disputes
- —Professional services & vendor disputes
- —Insurance coverage
- —Multi-jurisdictional and international matters
04 — Counsel Comments
What counsel and judges say.
Magistrate Judge · Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program
The quality of your instruction reflected the depth of both your technical expertise in electronic discovery and your facilitative expertise as a mediator.
Chief Privacy Officer & Partner · Global Law Firm
Mr. Garrie is one of the few people who understand both the technical and legal issues that arise in disputes. His knowledge of each is at an expert level. This allows for more nuanced mediation and the higher likelihood of finding a compromise.
Bankruptcy Law Attorney · After settlement
I can't tell you enough how grateful I am that we picked you as our mediator and how lucky we are to have settled all things now being considered.
Federal Judge · Special Master report
His report was a model of clarity — even to a lay person — and demonstrated how extremely conscientious and thorough he had been. The report was directly responsible for the prompt settlement not only of the case immediately before me, but also seven other disputes between the parties.
Verbatim from Daniel's JAMS profile. Names withheld per JAMS convention.
When the parties are ready
Consent Daniel in. Begin with Sonya.
Once both sides have agreed in principle, Sonya Morgan coordinates Daniel's availability, runs the conflicts check, and shares the engagement materials. Most counsel are arbitrator-confirmed within two business days.