Mediator Resume

MThompsonADR, LLC - Member

Arbitrator, Mediator

Member, MThompsonADR, LLC, 2026-present; Partner, Robinson & Cole, 2016-2026; Partner/Shareholder, Adelman Sheff & Smith (formerly LeClairRyan), 2010-2016; Adjunct Instructor, Johns Hopkins, Whiting School of Engineering, 2010-2012; Senior Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski, 2008-2010; Associate General Counsel, UMass Memorial Health Care, 2006-2008; Chief Counsel, Pharmacare CVS Corporation, 2005-2006; Chief Counsel-Medical Products Division (2003-2005)/Litigation Management (1998-2002), Fresenius Medical Care, 1998-2005; Associate, Bingham Dana, 1996-1998; Associate, Hunton & Williams, 1994-1996.

Extensive arbitration and mediation experience with manufacturing, product development, licensing, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, healthcare, payor provider, professional services, partnership, and physician practice agreements. Have represented clients as in house and outside counsel for over 30 years, and have served as an arbitrator since 2009 and mediator since 2007. Have worked with domestic and international manufacturers, distributors, and other clients across a broad range of industries located in and/or contracting with entities in the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany, Italy, Korea, Sweden and the UK. In house experience with public and private companies, including serving as chief counsel for the North American manufacturing division of an international medical device company. Dispute resolution practice involves serving as a neutral in alternative dispute resolutions (domestic and international), and have represented clients in arbitration and mediation, settlements, administrative appeals, litigation, regulatory, and commercial law including: * corporate law, regulatory matters, partnerships/LLPs * commercial contracting, domestic and international (manufacturing, distribution, leases, vendor contracts, research agreements, technology transfer, software licensing, acquisitions) * intellectual property contracts and disputes (patent, trademark, copyright, licensing) * transactions, due diligence and regulatory compliance reviews * manufacturing (domestic and international), product research and development, design, supply and distribution, OEM, sourcing * technology development and licensing, affiliation agreements * marketing, labeling, promotional materials, advertising, unfair or deceptive trade practices * educational, sales and training activities * manufacturer recalls and product liability, class actions * insurance coverage disputes * professional services agreements, physician/practice and hospital/physician agreements * settlements with state and Federal regulatory and enforcement authorities (Department of Justice, OIG, CMS, FDA, EPA, OSHA, DEA, DOT) * compliance and investigations, government subpoenas, civil investigative demands, self-disclosures and corporate integrity agreements * privacy and security (research databases, corporations, HIPAA) * life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, biotechnology * clinical research law, clinical trial contracting and policies, human subjects protection, protocols, informed consent, investigator participation agreements, and institutional review boards (IRBs) * health insurance plans, managed care contracts and payor provider disputes, reimbursement, CPT, rebates, pricing, third party administrator(TPA) and PBMs * health care, pharmacy, laboratory, hospital, physicians, physician self-referral (Stark) law, anti-kickback, fraud and abuse, health information exchanges (HIE), electronic health records (EHR)

Extensive experience mediating commercial contract disputes, software and technology licenses, manufacturing agreements, and partnership disputes. Panel member on the AAA Life Sciences, Commercial, and Healthcare panels.

Mediator experience includes a wide variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract disputes and property distribution of partnership; technology transfer and licensing agreements; landlord-tenant lease disputes, issues relating to repairs, holdovers, including multi-party dispute involving lenders, disputes between health care companies and suppliers; and personal injury disputes. Mediated a multi-party case involving alleged nonpayment by state transportation authority for breach of contract and equitable claims following recovery and salvage operations by plaintiff involving tractor-trailer that was located under water after an accident, and equitable claims against owner of truck being salvaged. Mediated a multi-party suit involving division of joint property ownership with property owners and lender, including issues regarding loan modifications, payments by owners toward property and related issues.

University of North Carolina Law School (JD with Honors, North Carolina Law Review - 1993); University of North Carolina School of Public Health (MPH, Epidemiology - 1990); Smith College (BA, Biochemistry - 1979).

Admitted to the Bar: Massachusetts (1996), North Carolina (1993 - inactive), Maryland (2011 - inactive), Rhode Island (2013 - inactive), District of Columbia (2009 - inactive).

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb); Advisory Committee Member, Boston International Arbitration Council (BIAC); Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC); American Arbitration Association (AAA), Commercial, Life Sciences, and Healthcare Panels; American Health Law Association (AHLA) Arbitration and Mediation Rosters; Chair, AHLA Dispute Resolution Services Council, 2023-25, Member 2022-26; Boston Bar Association (BBA) Co-Chair, Health Law Section 2018-21, Member, Health Law Section Steering Committee 2017-18; AAA Life Sciences Advisory Panel, 2019-21.

"Managing Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in Arbitration,” AHLA Arbitration Training, Instructor (2025) "Prehearing Process," AHLA Arbitration Training, Instructor (2025) “Plan Ahead: Transactions Generate Conflict,” AHLA Transactions Conference (2024) "Payor-Provider Contracting and Dispute Resolution,” Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (2024) "Process for Selecting an Arbitrator/Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosures," AHLA Arbitration Training, Instructor (2022) "Arbitrator Authority and Responsibilities," AHLA Arbitration Training, Instructor (2022) "Post-Hearing Issues," AHLA Arbitration Training, Instructor (2022) "Life Sciences Arbitration Clauses: Drafting Trends and Options," American Arbitration Association (2020) "Data Management & Protection in a Public Health Emergency," Robinson & Cole webinar (2020) "Dispute Resolution in Managed Care," NIHCL Payor & Market Strategy Forum (2019) “Arbitrating Domestic & International Life Science Disputes,” Faculty, American Arbitration Association (2019) "The Complexities of International & Domestic Life Sciences Disputes," AAA-ICDR Conference moderator (2019) "Data Sharing Across the Health Care Industry," Boston Bar Association Conference (2019) "Managing Dispute Risk in Business Agreements, " Massachusetts Bar Association (2018) "Data Governance: Essential Practices," Global Cyber Institute Webinar (2018) "Cybersecurity of Medical Devices," Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium and Robinson & Cole webinar (2017) “Self-Disclosures: Navigating the OIG and CMS/Stark Law Self Disclosure Protocols,” Massachusetts Bar Association (2017) “21st Century Cures Act – Implications for Investigators and Research Sites,” published in Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis (2017) "Arbitration in Long Term Care," Massachusetts Bar Association (2016) “Payment and Reimbursement,” American Bar Association, Health Law Section (2014) “Accountable Care Organizations,” Emerging Programs and Models for Medicare Care Management, Financial Research Associates (2011)

Massachusetts

Hourly Rate: $695.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $695.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: No charge for travel time or cancellation fees. No travel expenses charged for Massachusetts. Reasonable travel expenses if outside Massachusetts. Non-refundable travel expenses charged.

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United States of America

Edgartown, Massachusetts