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Alternative Dispute Resolution

May 28, 2025

Former magistrate judge Jay Gandhi joins neutral firm PADRE

Known for resolving landmark disputes including class actions involving Discover, Facebook and Monsanto, Gandhi brings deep expertise in alternative dispute resolution to Phillips Alternative Dispute Resolution Enterprises (PADRE), the mediation and arbitration firm founded by retired Judge Layn R. Phillips.

Former magistrate judge Jay Gandhi joins neutral firm PADRE
Alexander Roberts IV of Robertson & Associates LLP and mediator Vijay "Jay" C. Gandhi at the ruins of the former judge's Pacific Palisades home.

Former U.S. Magistrate judge Vijay "Jay" C. Gandhi, who recently sued - as plaintiff and lawyer - the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power over the January wildfires that destroyed parts of Pacific Palisades, has joined Phillips Alternative Dispute Resolutions Enterprises, PADRE.

Gandhi, who was a partner at Paul Hastings LLP before he joined the bench, has been a neutral at JAMS for the past several years.

In announcing the move, PADRE note...

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