Anna Hershenberg

Background

About Anna Hershenberg

Anna Hershenberg currently serves as Senior Counsel, Global Corporate Transactions in Chubb’s Global Legal & Compliance department, where she drafts and negotiates third-party agreements and provides legal support on a wide variety of matters for Chubb’s business units globally, including Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Compensation, Culture, Global Operations, and IT. Prior to joining Chubb, Anna served as Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Educational Outreach and Corporate Counsel at the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ("CPR") where she oversaw CPR's legal affairs and employment-related matters, advocacy, educational outreach, capacity building, DEI initiatives, and thought leadership in furtherance of CPR’s mission to prevent and resolve business disputes. While at CPR, Anna spearheaded the adoption of a GAR Innovation Award nominated arbitration rule aimed to increase diversity in arbitration hearings, oversaw CPR’s Young Leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution group, CPR’s legal internship program, and developed a pro bono partnership with New York City Bar Justice Center’s Legal Clinic for the Homeless to help families living in New York City homeless shelters secure state and federal public benefits. Prior to joining CPR, Anna served as counsel in the Litigation Department at Herrick Feinstein LLP, where she focused her practice on complex commercial litigation, employment-related matters and resolving business disputes through the use of alternative dispute resolution. At Herrick, Anna introduced and coordinated a successful pro bono partnership with Sanctuary for Families, New York's leading advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence. She was awarded the Milton Mollen Pro Bono Award for her exemplary leadership in advocating for victims of domestic violence. Anna served as a law clerk in the Eastern District of New York for the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto and for the Honorable David G. Trager. Anna began her career as a litigation associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Anna graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School and from the Schreyer Honors College at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to her legal career, Anna worked as a producer at a new media company based in Soho, New York City. Anna has authored numerous articles, including "Why You Should Always Mediate," published in Inside, the New York State Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Section publication.