Knar Nahikian

Knar A. Nahikian, Esq. is a Director at the CPR Institute, the think tank side of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”). In her role, she oversees CPR’s international initiatives and serves as the liaison to CPR's international advisory boards in Brazil, Canada, and Europe, and as the liaison to the Y-ADR Steering Committee, an international leadership group of young professionals.

Prior to joining CPR, Knar served as an independent Mediator, Arbitrator, and Neutral Facilitator based in New York City and she is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Formerly practicing law as a commercial litigation attorney in New York City and then managing insurance litigation for a global carrier, she founded a private practice to pursue her passion for dispute resolution on a full-time basis and serve clients directly. Knar is a court-appointed Mediator and Arbitrator on several New York local and federal court rosters and specializes in cases involving commercial, contract, insurance, employment, and international disputes.

Leveraging her training and experience as a New York State Certified Mediator and a Community Dispute Resolution Center-trained mediator and conflict coach, in her personal time, Knar enjoys serving as a mentor for new mediators and has led several initiatives to support new mediators and arbitrators, to diversify the Alternative Dispute Resolution community, and to advocate for wider use of dispute resolution and prevention, both domestically and internationally.

Knar is an active member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association (where she served as Secretary of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee), and the Armenian Bar Association. She speaks English, Armenian, and French, and looks forward to supporting CPR’s members of all backgrounds as we work toward the goal of “Less Conflict. More Purpose.”