Mediator Resume

Arbitrator/Mediator with experience on all sides of the table - as a CEO and board director of public and private domestic and foreign corporations, as a trial attorney in State and Federal court, as a commercial transactions attorney representing domestic and foreign businesses, and as an arbitrator and mediator of complex domestic and international commercial disputes. 19 yrs experience in US law firms followed by 20+ years as a CEO or board director (including Chairperson) of public and private international and domestic companies. Vendor/Supplier Agreements; Business / JV Dissolutions; M & A Agreements; Licensing and Distribution Agreements; Non-competition Agreements; Real Estate & Construction Disputes; Financing Disputes

Reiman ADR - Principal

Arbitrator and Mediator; Public and Private Company Board Director; Educator

Arbitrator/Mediator, Reiman ADR, 2016 - Present; Negotiation Tutor, University of Oxford Saïd School of Business, 2016 - Present; Board Director, MLM Risk Retention Group Inc, 2019 - Present; Member of International Negotiating and Education Teams, TCA Limited, 2016 - 2023; Chairman/ Director/ Chief Executive Officer, EBT Digital Communications Retail Group (LSE: EBT), 2001 - 2011; Controlling Member/ Manager/CEO, Aerofficient LLC, 2001 - 2015; Executive Vice President, Greg Manning Auctions (NASDAQ: GMAI), 1999 - 2002; Principal, TOB Consulting, 1996 - 1998; Of Counsel/Partner (including Practice Section Chair), Associate - Barnes & Thornburg, Siegel Lynn & Capitel, James Reiman & Associates, Griffen & Fadden, Epton Mullin & Druth, and Siegel Barbakoff Gomberg & Gordon, 1980 - 1998.

SUMMARY: 19 years in private practice in Chicago, IL law firms as a commercial litigator and commercial transactions attorney, followed by 20+ years as a CEO, board director and chairman of the board of directors of public and private companies in the US, UK, China and Canada. Law firm roles included practice section chair, partner, member of the firm's management committee, and of-counsel. Understands business issues (and the economics and metrics of such) from the perspective of a senior manager, board director and owner, as well as the legal issues as a senior attorney representing domestic and international businesses. Started legal career as a commercial litigator trying cases in State and Federal Courts in the US, and as such was a member of the Trial Bar of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. While not a patent or IP attorney, is the co-inventor of technologies that have been awarded 19 US and foreign patents. As such, has a solid understanding of the patenting process, and issues concerning novelty and the scope of patents. Author of the multiple award-winning book Negotiation Simplified: A Framework and Process for Improving Negotiating Results (Amplify Publishing, 2021). LEGAL & ADR Arbitrator, mediator and advocate in domestic and international disputes concerning vendor/supplier agreements; joint ventures; M & A agreements; distribution and licensing claims; construction; real estate buy / sell, development, TIF and leasing agreements; securities disputes; financing arrangement disputes; service agreement disputes, unfair competition disputes, and; disputes regarding complex systems' compliance with their specification warranties. INTERNATIONAL: As an advocate or ADR neutral, have resolved multiple disputes concerning joint ventures, breach of contract claims by vendors and suppliers, disputes regarding compliance with product specifications, disputes regarding the purchase/sale of goods (including complex computer, manufacturing, and other commercial and industrial equipment), intellectual property disputes, claims of theft / misuse of trade secrets, and disputes regarding complex financing agreements. DOMESTIC: As an advocate or ADR neutral, has resolved multiple disputes concerning those issues described in the international section, as well as disputes concerning real estate (including purchase / sale agreements, leasing agreements, construction agreements and disputes, development and TIF project disputes, and financing or real estate project disputes involving debt and equity transactions); unfair competition disputes; non-competition agreements; theft/misuse of trade secrets, and; partnership/joint venture agreements and disputes. Successfully mediated the resolution of one of the 2020 voting machine libel lawsuits. BUSINESS • 20+ years as a public and private company CEO and board director. • EBT Digital Products, Inc. (CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Board's Compensation Committee): EBT was one of China's largest retailers of cell phones and related digital products. Based in Shanghai, China, EBT operated in multiple cities in the East China region of the PRC. During tenure as CEO and then Chairman, organized and executed the listing of EBT on the London Stock Exchange AIM Market (LSE:EBT). Grew the business from US$2.25 million to US$ 275+ million in 2012, from 35 to 250+ stores over five years, and subsequent growth to 400+ stores (2013). • Aerofficient LLC (Founder, CEO, Managing Member): US and Canadian business that created and manufactured proprietary aerodynamic products for heavy duty tractor trailer trucks.

As an independent neutral, have mediated multiple complex domestic and international business disputes ranging in value from tens of thousands of dollars to $100+ million. Issues addressed include supplier/vendor agreements, joint venture agreements, construction disputes (commercial, industrial, high-rise office), financing agreements, international logistics and delivery agreements, and partnership disputes. As a court sponsored mediator, have mediated dozens of tort and contract disputes (many involving real estate or construction) in the Circuit Court of The Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois and the Circuit Court of The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois. As a business executive, have successfully mediated and resolved numerous highly charged and bitter or complex business disputes. Of note, successfully unwound a public-private JV between a European majority owned US corporation and a large Chinese State Owned Enterprise, preserving government relations thereby permitting a successful re-launch of the business in China.

Recent Matters of Note: * Successfully mediated the resolution of one of the 2020 voting machine libel lawsuits between the voting machine manufacturer and one of the television networks. * A multi-million dollar dispute between a cryptocurrency miner and the server farm host * A high 6 figure dispute between a medical device manufacturer and a distributor regarding the scope of each parties' marketing rights * A multi-million dollar dispute between a domestic packaging company and a foreign paper supplier regarding jurisdiction of US courts, the enforceability of an arbitration agreement, and claimed breaches of the supplier agreement. * A million+ dollar dispute between joint venture partners regarding the enforceability of a venture agreement and the claimed theft by one of the partners of the venture's corporate opportunity relating to a large infrastructure project * A high 6 figure dispute between business partners regarding the claimed wrongful transfer of partnership assets by one partner to other partners' brother. * A $100+ million dispute between an entity that out-sourced the management and operation of a multi-billion-dollar enterprise and its service provider over unmet monetary and other benchmarks, reasons for the failure to achieve the benchmarks, and the rights of each party. * A $30+ million dollar dispute between an owner and general contractor of a high-rise commercial office building regarding claimed delay damages, faulty construction, and liability for a high-value casualty caused by a third-party, including potential bond and insurance claims related to the casualty. * A multi-million dollar dispute regarding increased costs, delay damages and breach of contract claims involving wrongly labeled components for installation in a new office building. * A multi-million dollar dispute between a US customs brokerage and logistics company and a middle eastern airfreight company regarding a multi-modal logistics contract pertaining to the delivery of US military supplies. * A high 6 figure dispute between co-owners of a software development company regarding ownership and licensing rights of intellectual property created by the business. * A multi-million dollar dispute between a seller who designs and fabricates industrial manufacturing systems and the purchaser of a high volume, commercial product manufacturing plant regarding claimed performance, quality and other defects in the manufacturing system to be delivered by the seller. * A dispute between a building owner and general contractor regarding claimed faulty construction.

Like most, I am a creature of my experiences. Having served both as an attorney in private practice, a public and private company CEO, and a public and private company board director, my thinking about mediation and how best to serve as a neutral has been shaped in part by that which I admired and that which frustrated me in both my legal and business careers. As a businessperson and board director, I made decisions based upon objective criteria. I demanded a detailed understanding of the economics of a decision and the impact of the options available to me upon company costs and profits. To the extent possible, I quantified "soft" issues such as marketing advantages, challenges working with "difficult" partners, etc. I identified options, and then strove to make rational decisions based upon data. In the role of a neutral mediating business disputes, I strive to present the parties with the information I sought as a businessperson, and help them make rational business decisions. I question the parties to better understand their positions, the issues, and the parties’ needs (as opposed to wants). Through questioning I endeavor to have the parties better understand their own positions and motivations, including the strengths/weaknesses of their own arguments. I am both a facilitative and evaluative mediator. I am primarily facilitative, however when appropriate I voice my personal, neutral, assessment of a party's legal and factual arguments, and the challenges and costs (in time, energy, distraction and dollars) of successfully proving such if mediation fails. I listen to what is said and to what is not said as I help the parties understand the essence of their dispute and find common ground. I initially work to facilitate the negotiation but as noted, when appropriate will provide my opinion as an objective neutral to the strengths and weaknesses of the parties’ positions. I keep in mind (and remind the parties) that a fast conclusion that is palatable may be better than the “best” solution sometime in the future. I strive to create options and to assist the parties in understanding the costs/benefits of each option so that they may make rational business decisions. Importantly, when mediating disputes between sophisticated parties represented by sophisticated counsel, I do not push the parties to an agreement. I recognize that what I believe fair and reasonable may not be the thinking of the parties. Trust, belief in the parties’ ability to perform, and other non-monetary factors often determine whether a proposed settlement is a fair and reasonable deal, or an unpalatable one. The parties themselves, with the counsel of their advisors, should decide such without pressure from the mediator. I believe it is the mediator’s job to assist the parties in understanding their dispute, their own needs and concerns, and to communicate in a non-inflammatory manner the thoughts and concerns of parties on the other side of the table. Additionally, the mediator should identify and create options, assist the parties in quantifying and evaluating their options, and then step back and permit the parties to make their own business decisions.

Conversant with multiple AI platforms, crypto-currency mining operations, block-chain systems, most Microsoft Office applications, and Adobe Acrobat, as well as both the Microsoft Windows and Apple IOS operating systems. Also conversant with Zoom, Teams and other video conferencing applications, and have experience conducting arbitration and mediation hearings remotely. To the extent possible, operates in a paperless environment and maintains industry standard security protocols (use of HIPAA compliant cloud storage and email servers; network firewalls; VPN when traveling).

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Advanced Executive Program (Certificate-1998); Northwestern University, School of Law (JD-1980); Columbia University, Columbia College (BA-1977).

Admitted to the Bar: Illinois (1980); U.S. District Court: Northern District of Illinois (1980).

LEGAL: • American Bar Association (ABA) o Co-Chair - Dispute Resolution Committee, Arbitration Committee (2024 - present) o Co-Chair - Dispute Resolution Committee, International Committee (2022 - 2023) o Chair - Dispute Resolution Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2018 - 2019) o Chair-Elect - Dispute Resolution Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2017 - 2018) o Vice-Chair - Dispute Resolution Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2016 - 2017) o Vice-Chair - International Litigation Committee, International Law Section (2016) • Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (ACAN) • American Health Law Association o Roster of Arbitrators • Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR) o Founder (2024) o Treasurer (2024 - present) • Association of Attorney Mediators (AAM) o Board of Directors (2022 - 2025) o Executive Committee, Illinois Chapter (2019 - 2022) • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators North America Branch (CIArb) o Chairperson - North America Branch (2018) o Vice Chair - Training (2019 -2021; 2016 - 2018) o Board of Directors, North America Branch (2015 – 2023) • Chicago Bar Association (CBA) • Chicago International Arbitration Center (ChIAC) o Board of Director (2025 – Present) o Executive Committee of Board of Directors (2025 – Present) • New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) NON-LEGAL: • National Association of Corporate Directors o Board Leadership Fellow • Private Directors Association

Speaks frequently to bar groups, law school classes, and business groups on issues relating to negotiation, arbitration, mediation, international and domestic dispute avoidance, and assessing and presenting damages in arbitrations and mediations. As a chair or co-chair of multiple bar association committees, often introduces speakers or moderate programs organized by these associations. Author of the multiple award-winning book, Negotiation Simplified: A framework and Process for Improving Negotiation Results (Amplify Publishing, 2022). Winner of the Nonfiction Authors Association Gold award, 2022; Winner of the New York City Big Book Award, 2023; Winner and Distinguished Favorite of the Independent Press Association Award (2 categories), 2024 Recent speaking/teaching programs/events: • University of Oxford, Saïd Business School: “Programme on Negotiation” (2016 - Present) • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: “Accelerated Route to Fellowship” (multiple programs, 2016 - Present) • Multiple Law Schools, regarding arbitration, mediation, negotiation, ethical considerations, and effective writing and advocacy. Recent schools include: Fordham University School of Law, Loyola University Chicago Law School, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, University of Houston Law Center, University of LaVerne, and the University of San Agustin College of Law (Philippines). (2023 - present) • AAA/ICDR Webinar: Preparation and Pre-Mediation Work — Setting the Stage for Success (Feb., 2026) • American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section 2025 Spring Conference: “Rethinking ‘Traditional’ Arbitration Practices" (April, 2025) • American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section 2025 Spring Conference: “Dispute Prevention: Riding the Next Wave Of Conflict Management" (April, 2025) • Delaware Bar Association: “Arbitration: Domestic v. International; Institutions Beyond the AAA; Enforceable Awards” (February, 2025) • Chicago Bar Association: “Vacating Arbitral Awards” (September, 2024) • American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section 2024 Spring Conference: “Unlocking Solutions: An Analytical Framework for Successful Dispute Negotiation” (April, 2024) • Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals, 2024 Annual Meeting: “Blockchain Dispute Resolution” (March, 2024) • American Bar Association Meditation Committee: “Thoughts for Improving Negotiating & Mediation Results” (February, 2024) • Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals/Illinois Bar Association/Chicago Bar Association: “ABA Guidelines on The Use of Special Masters in State Court” (June, 2023) • ADR Institute of Ontario, 38th AGM and Conference: “Mediators are NOT Negotiators: A Framework to Achieve Better Results” (June, 2023) • Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas: “Arbitration | Mediation | Negotiation Common Themes” (March, 2023) • American Bar Association Arbitration Training Institute: “International Arbitration” (March, 2023) • American Bar Association Arbitration Training Institute: “Award Writing” (March, 2023) • International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR): “Expected Disputes of 2023 and How to Prevent Them” (March, 2023) • Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas: “Arbitration | Mediation | Negotiation – Common Themes” (March, 2023) • Warsaw Negotiation Round (Poland): “Arbitration, Negotiation & Mediation: Differences and How to Improve Results” (May, 2022) • Victoria Bar Association (Australia): “Negotiation & Mediation” (April, 2022) • International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Inc (CPR): “Effective Clause Drafting for Preventing and Resolving your Disputes” (March, 2022) • American Bar Association Arbitration Training Institute: “International Arbitration” (March, 2022)

Based in Chicago, IL and New York, NY. Does not charge for travel for hearings in either city.

Hourly Rate: $750.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $750.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: FIXED FEE ARRANGEMENTS: * Accepts fixed fee arrangements based upon the scope and complexity of the matter and estimated time required. PREPARATION / STUDY TIME: * Preparation and study time charged at hourly rate. TRAVEL: * Does not charge travel expenses for hearings in New York, NY or Chicago, IL. * Does not charge for travel time. * Travel expenses (other than to New York, NY and Chicago, IL) at cost (coach airfare - extended legroom for flights less than 5 hrs; business class for flights 5 hrs or longer - to/from Chicago, IL). CANCELLATION FEE: Cancellation fee of one-half of booked time if cancellation occurs less than fourteen days in advance. Any cancellation fee will be reduced to the extent the cancelled time can be re-booked. Non-refundable expenses such as airline tickets will be due notwithstanding cancellation. CANCELLATION FEE WAIVED IF CANCELLATION DUE TO PARTIES SETTLING MATTER. (non-refundable travel expenses are NOT waived)

English

United States of America

New York City, New York