Anthony Lo Surdo SC is an Australian Commercial Silk specialising in all forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.

He practices from chambers in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. Through his association with Arbitra International Anthony is known in London, Washington DC, Abu Dhabi and globally.

Anthony has mediated a vast array of disputes since he was first accredited in 1993, including more recently, in a virtual or online format.

He uses his experience as Senior Counsel and as an internationally and nationally accredited and advanced mediator to quickly identify the issues, to gain an understanding of the interests of the opposing parties and to establish a platform from which to facilitate a fair and efficient resolution of a dispute.

He is particularly adept at navigating the intricacies of complicated multi-party commercial, insurance, building and construction, partnership, property and shareholder disputes.

As a testament to his wealth of experience in mediation, Anthony is certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute in the Hague. He joins a select number of mediators in Australia to achieve that qualification and the only Silk. He is also certified as a mediator by the Singapore International Mediation Institute.

Anthony is an accredited and registered mediator and a mediation instructor and coach in Papua New Guinea.

Anthony is an arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Australian Centre for Commercial Arbitration and a Fellow of Resolution Institute.

He is registered in the Australian Register of Arbitrators as a Grade 1 Arbitrator. He is also registered as an International and Domestic Arbitrator by the National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea and as an arbitrator in Dubai.

He has sat as both a sole and panel arbitrator (including as Chair) domestically and internationally.

Anthony is a member of the panels of a number of leading arbitral institutions across the world including the Court of Arbitration for Sport where he has served as both arbitrator and mediator since 2016. He is recognised in Australia as a leading sports law Silk.

He is also registered by Resolution Institute as an expert determiner and is regularly appointed in that role.

He has been appointed by the Supreme Court of New South Wales to act as referee including to assess damages in class actions and determine issues arising from the dissolution of business partnerships.

MORE ABOUT ANTHONY

“I was never ruined but twice – once when I lost a lawsuit, once when I won one” – Voltaire

Mediation

Mediation

Mediation is a structured negotiation process in which an independent person, known as a mediator, assists the parties to identify and assess options and negotiate an agreement to resolve their dispute.
Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration is a form of dispute resolution. Arbitration is the private, judicial determination of a dispute, by an independent third party. An arbitration hearing may involve the use of an individual arbitrator or a tribunal.
Expert Determination

Expert Determination

Expert determination is an alternative dispute resolution process whereby an independent third party, with recognised expertise in the subject matter in dispute, assists the parties to resolve the dispute.

‘…thank you for your careful, skilful and creative mediation today.”

“…you write well! So clear and precise. Not a word wasted. So elegant.” A judge of the Supreme Court of NSW

IMI Independent Reviewer in 2022 has described Anthony as having provided mediation services for a range of complex disputes (relating to commercial, family, negligence, property and Supreme Court matters)…” as being “…highly regarded in the legal industry for his strong facilitation and communication skills and his extensive knowledge and experience…” as a mediator that is recommended for “…his services to others based on… Mr Lo Surdo’s professional character, the fair, effective and efficient process he adopts and the successful outcomes he had been able to achieve.” Anthony has also been noted for his “…ability to assist parties to broaden their perspectives before leading them to narrow their focus on the real issues within the dispute and adopt a ‘negotiation mindset’” and  “…successful style which was able to maintain the negotiation momentum via robust and relevant discussions and stimulate problem solving and option generation…” He was described overall as “…highly professional, detailed and well prepared, empathetic, calm and well measured.”