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Victoria Pynchon

Los Angeles
As seen in: LinkedIn, CNN, Medium, Forbes, POLITICO, The Muse, Forward
Covers:  women, womens issues, cultures, law schools, social justice, law firms, feminism, patent lawsuits, business development, women's rights, business strategy, negotiation, social media, business women, mediation

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I am an author, keynote speaker, attorney, entrepreneur and negotiation consultant and trainer. For three years I wrote a thrice weekly column for Forbes under the name of my business, She Negotiates. Most recently, my work has appeared at Politico Magazine, CNN International, Fast Company and LifeHacker. My two books are The Grownups' ABCs of Conflict Resolution, 2d Ed. (She Negotiates Press, 2013) and Success as a Mediator for Dummies (Wiley & Sons, 2012). I have been interviewed by and feat…

Victoria Pynchon’s Journalist Portfolio

Why Julia Pierson Resigned

Why Julia Pierson Resigned

Julia Pierson's resignation as the first female director of the Secret Service should have come as no surpris…

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Opinion: Why it's ok to flirt your way to the top

Opinion: Why it's ok to flirt your way to the top

Pynchon: Women are in lose-lose situation whether or not they conform to female stereotypes She says we shoul…

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BigLaw Diaspora - Forbes

BigLaw Diaspora - Forbes

The U.S. Supreme Court, one-third women, doing better than the two other branches of government combined. Tho…

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Do I Look Fat in This Profession? | The Woman Advocate |

Do I Look Fat in This Profession? | The Woman Advocate |

By Victoria Pynchon - March 6, 2013 When I was a young associate in a major national law firm, my male mentor…

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New York Anti-Bullying Law A Big Bad Idea - Forbes

New York Anti-Bullying Law A Big Bad Idea - Forbes

According to a post in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog yesterday - For Businesses, Bully Lawsuits May Pose N…

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Mediate.com Membership & Services

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By Colin Rule, Paul Miller, Phyllis Pollack, Victoria Pynchon
| mediate.com
There are 3 Membership Options at Mediate.com: Basic, Premium and Featured Membership. Please review the information below and let us help you get more mediation business! Note that all Membership levels include access to all Mediate.com content, now well over 10,000 site resources, including access to all “Member Only” content.
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Clash over US judge's competency probe heads into mediation

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By Tammy Lenski, Victoria Pynchon, Vivian Scott
| mediate.com
July 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Judge Pauline Newman’s lawsuit against her colleagues on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was ordered into mediation on Tuesday, as both sides seek to resolve an unusually public legal battle between federal judges. Thomas Griffith, a retired judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, was appointed to preside over an “informal mediation,” according to a court filing.
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Who says Mediation is not for complex cases?

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By Scott Levin Verified, Victoria Pynchon, Nancy Hudgins
| mediate.com
Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation as being a generally easier and less expensive road to divorce. Unfortunately, it has also earned an unfair reputation as the path taken by what I’ll call shiny, happy people – the couples who share the same views on parenting and finances and are at ease with family dinners and shared holidays. While encouraging to know these relationships exist, about 75 percent of my clients are not on amicable terms when they enter mediation.
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High School Newspaper

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