Professional Engagements
Strategic Advisory for high-stakes legal business decisions
Keynotes, Trainings & Corporate Retreats
International Commercial, Financial, & Public International Law Disputes
High Stakes Matters & Questions of First Impression
Boston University and Harvard law professor and international arbitrator Prof. Maya Steinitz equips law firm and corporate leaders with research-backed insight and clear strategic frameworks on litigation funding, law firm finance and governance, the future of the legal profession, and international dispute resolution—helping them navigate risk, anticipate structural change, and make high-stakes decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
Consulting
Strategic Advisory for High-Stakes Legal Business Decisions
Professor Steinitz advises senior leaders at law firms, corporations, and investment organizations on complex, high-stakes legal business decisions—particularly where law, finance, governance, and regulatory or reputational exposure intersect.
Her work is typically engaged at moments of inflection: market entry, regulatory uncertainty, emerging or active disputes, or strategic reassessment. Clients seek me out not for implementation, but for rigorous analysis, cutting-edge insight into market practices, regulatory dynamics, and risk, and clear strategic framing—often to gain an advantage in situations where the stakes are high and precedent is thin or non-existent.
Speaking Engagements
Keynotes, Trainings & Corporate Retreats
Professor Steinitz delivers keynote addresses and bespoke speaking engagements—ranging from executive briefings and leadership offsites to in-depth workshops and retreats—designed for senior legal and business audiences. My talks focus on the structural transformation of the legal profession, litigation finance, law-firm economics, and governance. They bridge academic rigor, data, and methodology with practical insight, offering decision-makers a meaningful advantage in understanding where these fields are heading and how to position themselves in a rapidly shifting legal, technological, and regulatory landscape. I avoid clichés and prioritize original analysis and insight tailored to the specific needs of each audience.
Key Areas of Focus
The Disruption of Legal Services: Analyzing how the convergence of private equity, litigation funding, and technology is rewriting the rules of the legal marketplace.
Law Firm Economics & Governance: Providing leaders with a research-backed toolkit to navigate new business models, regulatory pressures, and shifts in organizational culture.
The Financialization of Litigation: Revealing how third-party capital influences settlement behaviors and legal outcomes—and how General Counsel can maintain leverage.
High-Stakes Negotiation: Translating lessons from international war rooms and arbitration tribunals into frameworks for boardroom strategy and cross-border conflict resolution.
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Arbitration
International Commercial, Financial, & Public International Law Disputes
Professor Steinitz serves as an arbitrator—chair, sole arbitrator, and panelist—in international commercial, financial, and public international law disputes, including matters involving intricate procedural issues, novel or contested legal questions, and complex economic analysis. Matters often benefit from a rare combination of academic depth and extensive practical experience: where proceedings demand careful navigation of procedure with an eye toward the enforceability of the award; where questions of law or economics are unusually demanding; where comparative insight from a multilingual jurist with practice experience across multiple legal systems is valuable; and where disputes sit at the intersection of public and private international law.
Expert Testimony
High-Stakes Matters & Questions of First Impression
I provide expert testimony in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, often involving questions of first impression, in disputes concerning litigation finance, law-firm governance and partner relations, and class and mass-action procedure. In addition to deep subject-matter expertise, I bring the perspective of a seasoned arbitrator who has assessed dozens of expert witnesses and has an inside understanding of how panels deliberate and arrive at decisions.