Seth Freeman, J.D., is a professor of negotiation and conflict management at NYU's Stern School of Business and at Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), where he is the winner of a Top Five teaching award. Freeman’s negotiation training and consulting clients include Fortune 500 firms, the United Nations, and leading non-profits; his columns and interviews have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other top media outlets; and, he has taught at leading programs around the world, including in China, Europe and the Middle East. He practiced corporate law in New York for six years following his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.