Rona G. Shamoon
Dispute Resolution Section

Rona G. Shamoon of Scarsdale is the new chair of the 1,740-member Dispute Resolution Section.

Shamoon is a litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a member of the firm’s international arbitration group. She has represented U.S. and international clients in arbitrations worldwide and in complex corporate and commercial litigation, both in state and federal court.

A 17-year member of the State Bar, Shamoon most recently was the section’s chair-elect. She previously chaired the section’s Committee on Continuing Legal Education.

Shamoon graduated cum laude from Barnard College and earned her law degree summa cum laude from Pace University School of Law.