Arbitrate | Mediate

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience: Served as a neutral on numerous arbitration cases since 1975. Currently sits on American Arbitration Association's National Roster of Arbitrators, Commercial Panel , Large, Complex Case Panel, Federal Communications Panel, Panel of Mediators, the ICDR International Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators; the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) Panel of Distinguished Neutrals;Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) International Panel of Neutral Arbitrators; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Descriptive examples of cases include:

• Large, complex ICDR case involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, fraud, declaratory relief and an accounting in connection with licensing agreements.
• Large, complex ICDR case in action for declaratory and injunctive relief and a determination of the scope of release relating to an international patent in the consumer health care industry alleged to be valued at up to $15B.
• Large/Complex AAA arbitration involving breach of contract and damages relating to the license of automobile dealership software and computer services.
• Large/Complex AAA arbitration involving breach of contract and damages relating to the license of health care and hospital management software and computer services.
• Large/Complex AAA arbitration involving breach of contract and damages relating to the license of internet travel industry software and hardware used in connection with user search, price comparison and purchase activities. Issues include permitted discovery, unjust enrichment, net revenue calculations and allegations of overpayments. Motions in limine, motions for partial summary judgment.
• Large/Complex ICDR arbitration involving breach of Introducing Broker Agreement and damages relating to customer accounts in connection with spot foreign currencies trades.
• Mediation/Arbitration of Celebrity Product Endorsement Contract involving breach of contract, damage computation, and licensing issues.
• Large, complex Arbitration involving music and video copyrights and distribution right, accountings and royalties.
• Large, complex cases under different Federal Communications Commission Special Orders involving the price terms and conditions of final offers for the carriage of Regional Sports Networks programming by local multi-channel video programming distributors.
• Large, complex AAA case involving issues of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and fraud relating to sale/transfer of partnership assets, intellectual property, complex discovery and damages.
• IFTA case involving major US bank alleging fraudulent inducement to make several million dollars in loans.
• Large, complex case involving toy licenses and damage computation, loss of revenues, damage to reputation, defamation.
• Multi-million dollar case involving breach of insurance company's obligation to fund motion picture production and related counterclaims.
• Large, complex dispute involving breach of clothing company agency and related agreements and counterclaims.
• Arbitration/Mediation of dispute involving breach of contract, reversion of rights and settlement of monies in connection with the distribution of a motion picture.
• Large, complex arbitration involving pay television company agency and related agreements and counter/cross claims.
• Arbitration of Bank and Completion Bond Company dispute.
• Numerous arbitrations of cases involving breach of obligation to pay in connection with both Domestic and International Licensing Agreements relating to Intellectual Properties and Copyright Claims.
• Numerous arbitrations involving preliminary issues of discovery and procedure including jurisdiction and competence of arbitration panel.
• Large, complex AAA case involving breach of agreement relating to license of software for automobile dealerships.
• ICDR case involving breach of contract action and application for injunctive relief relation to Authorized Introducing Broker Agrement covering introduced clients of foreign exchange trading accounts.
• Numerous arbitrations relating to the production, financing and/or distribution of motion pictures and television programming in various media including theatrical, non-theatrical, pay and free television, home video as well as allied and ancillary rights such as music publishing, theatrical and literary rights.
• Numerous arbitrations involving administrative and procedural issues that concern default judgments relating to international distribution contracts.
• Arbitration involving disputes between HMO and medical services providers.
• Numerous arbitrations relating to pay television rules and regulations.
• Arbitration involving Master Mortgage Loan Warehousing and Security Agreement.