Mediator Resume

Twenty-five years experience as an Arbitrator (Sole, Chair or Wing), Mediator, Special Counsel, Master, In-House Counsel (GC) & Consultant. Disputes as large as $300 Million. Dispute Resolution combined with Fortune 100 In-House Corporate Experience. REPRESENTATIVE CASES INCLUDE: Commercial Transactions Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Licensing & Technology Development AntiTrust and Unfair Trade Practices Public Policy AI, FinTech, Crypto Corporate Transactions and Shareholder Disputes Distribution & Sales Agreements Franchise Law International Transactions Product Liability and Warranty Agriculture Distribution and Processing CPG, Foods and Beverages Construction and Real Estate Law Insurance Coverage Professional Liability

CalADR.org - Principal/Managing Director

Mediator, Arbitrator, Special Master (Discovery, etc), Consultant, Advocate, Legislative Affairs, Contract General Counsel, Board Member

Managing Director, CalADR, Principal, 2010-Present; Managing Director, Irvine Incubation Center (UC Irvine), 2005-2007; Senior Vice President, PrakTek VC, 2000-2005; Levin & Hawes, IP Litigation Boutique, 1996-1998; Extern, Federal Courts, Southern District, 1994-1995; Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, General Corporate, 1993-1994; Lecturer and Counselor, UC Irvine, 1994-1996; Director, Mattel Toys, 1993-1994; Director, TRW (Experian), 1989-1993; Senior Consultant, Maritz, Inc., 1985-1989; Senior Manager, M&A, Edwards Lifesciences, 1981-1985; Senior Manager, Heublein (Diageo), MIS/Strategy, 1978-1981; Allergan, Nelson R&D, BioChemical Engineering, 1973-1976 (Advisory Board - Solomon Snyder, MD).

SUMMARY More than 25 years experience handling significant Legal and Business Matters from Jury Trial through Appeal for major corporations and individuals as both defense and plaintiff. Industries include: IT, Security, Mobile TeleCon, Consumer, Health Care, Medical Products and Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Agriculture, Construction, Entertainment, High Performance Computing, Image Processing, Transportation and Distribution. LITIGATION, ADR & SPECIAL PROJECTS: - Commercial Disputes, Contract, Fraud, 17200, Unfair Competition, IP, Business Torts, Employment, Securities, Financial Services, Insolvency & Debt Restructuring - Corporate Governance, Corporations, LLC, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures, IT Development, Licensing, IP, Appraisals, Franchise, Agency, Partnerships - State and Federal Courts, Appeals, Jury Trials - Employment & Labor Matters, Executive Compensation, Stock Option Grants - Investigations, Due Diligence, M&A Strategic Analysis, Governance, Internal Controls, Financial Anomalies, Operational Audits, Grievances. Both Internal and External. - Special Master, eDiscovery, Confidential Investigations. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS & INDUSTRIES: Commercial Disputes New Media and Mobile Communication Software Development and Escrow Agreements Construction Medical Devices and Diagnostics Pharmaceutical and Drugs Health Care and Professional Services Cloud Computing, Big Data & Business Analytics Financial Services Food and Agriculture Consumer Services Telecom & Mobile Entertainment and Games Food Processing (CPG) and Distribution Food Service/Restaurants INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Citizenship: USA & United Kingdom (EU) UK, QLTT Pending (Litigation Qualification) China (PRC), Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Dubai, UAE, Mexico, Chile, Brazil. PRIOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: Cisco Systems Cray (SuperComputers) Oracle/MIS nVidea Edwards Lifesciences Mattel (Toys) Kraft-Heinz (General Foods) General Mills-Pillsbury Colgate-Palmolive Diageo Del Monte CalAvo Avid Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA TRW/Experian Edwards LifeSciences GE Ventures ATT Mobile Additional Post Graduate Work at: - UCLA - UC Berkeley - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management

Advanced Experience with most modern office applications, DBMS, 4G Languages, Scientific, Statistical and AI Technologies. Regular User of Zoom and Computer Assisted eDiscovery. Zoom Hearings are available as an option.

Western State University (JD), University of California at Irvine (MA, Business Administration; BS, Biochemical Engineering).

Admitted to the Bar: California, 1999. Certified Mediator, DRPA Certified Network Administrator

LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS: California Dispute Resolution Council - President Elect Silicon Velley Arbitration and Mediation Center - (AI Task Force Member) The Mediation Society - Board Member, Membership Chair Association of Business Trial Lawyers CalADR - Managing Director Southern California Mediation Association American Inns of Court - Pepperdine Straus (ADR) California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA) Mediation - Cal. Lawyers for the Arts Attorney Fee Dispute Panel Licensing Executives Society California Special Master OTHER ASSOCIATIONS: Association for Corporate Growth Forum for Corporate Directors Association for Corporate Growth Harvard Business Alumni Assoc OC - (“Honorary” Associate Member) The Volunteer Center - Board Member California Avocado Commission - (Elected Board Member - 2 Terms) Hass Avocado Board - International - (Federally Appointed USDA - 2 Terms) UCI Merage School of Business Alumni Assoc. - (President 2 Terms) DISCLAIMER: Participation with professional associations, publications, presentations, and social media activity do not reflect any personal relationship that would require disclosure. Should there be any specific relationships, those will be properly disclosed.

EDITOR AND AUTHOR Business Law News - (California Bar Association) INSTRUCTOR AND LECTUROR (Subjects: Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation, Moot Court, Technology and Innovation, Strategic Management) - UC Irvine - Cal Western School of Law - USC Gould School of Law - Chapman U. - Hong Kong Willem Vis Moot (International ADR) FORMAL TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC POLICY -Sacramento, ADR and Mediation Confidentiality -Washington DC, International Trade FREQUENT SPEAKER AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES US Commerce Department - Regional Economic Development National DMA - Implications of Micro Segmentation AI Technologies

Regular travel time and costs can generally be waived. Regularly handle cases in San Diego, LA/OC, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas.

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