Steven Shapiro is an arbitrator focused on international construction and hospitality disputes, and he teaches, writes, and speaks on complex hospitality issues and construction law at American University’s Washington College of Law, blending a career in law firm practice, construction engineering, and academics. He launched the law school’s Hospitality & Tourism Law program — the sole law program of its kind in the U.S. — and, as its chair, directs the studies of U.S. law and business students while teaching courses in Construction Law, Real Estate Development Law, Contract Drafting, and related topics.