AIPLA List of Arbitrators and Mediators
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This LIST identifies AIPLA members in good standing who are willing to serve as an arbitrator, mediator, or early neutral evaluator for disputes involving intellectual property.
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Ken Adamo
Chicago, IL
Arbitration/Mediation of patent and trade secret disputes. Trial lawyer in US district courts, state courts in Illinois, New York, Ohio and Texas, USITC, as well as appellate practice in Federal Circuit and other circuits (including the 2d, 5th, 6th and 7th), in patent and trade secret cases as lead lawyer for plaintiffs, defendants, intervenors. Substantial ADR experience both as party representative (mediation and arbitration), proceedings attached to US district court and state proceedings as ...
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Cheryl Agris
Corinth, NY
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark/trade dress disputes. Have arbitrated breach of domestic and international research and development, manufacturing, distribution and licensing agreements; inventorship disputes and trade secret theft in the chemical, biotechnology and mechanical areas (>30 matters in IP area). Have mediated licensing agreements involving patent, trademark and trade secret issues, research and development and manufacturing agreements, biote ...
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David Allgeyer
Minneapolis, MN
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, trademark/trade dress, copyright disputes. For over 30 years partner in a major Minneapolis, MN law firm, David litigated, arbitrated and mediated cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts and hearing rooms throughout the United States, including issues involving Intellectual property protection and licensing, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights unfair competition, warranty disputes, contract disputes, and business torts For o ...
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James Astrachan
Baltimore, MD
Arbitration and Mediation of trade secret, trademark/trade dress, copyright disputes. I have been on the International Trademark Association (INTA) panel of neutrals for approximately 7 years until INTA ended the panel; I have been a mediator for approximately 20 years and have a very strong trademark, copyright and trade secret background. I have engaged in an Intellectual Property practice for over 40 years and have engaged in private and court appointed mediations of all sorts, from tort to c ...
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William Atkins
Washington, DC
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, and trademark/trade dress disputes. For the past nearly 30 years, I have litigated and tried patent, trade secret, and trade mark cases in courts and tribunals all around the U.S., including the ITC, PTAB, TTAB. This included jury and bench trials, preliminary injunctions, as well as arbitrations and mediations. I write and edit the PTAB Handbook, teach patent litigation at George Washington, and am Co-Editor of the Patent Litigation Strategies Hand ...
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Gary Benton
Palo Alto, CA
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, and copyright disputes. Gary is an internationally recognized Arbitrator and Mediator with expertise in technology-related disputes including trade secret, copyright and patent claims. He serves on the panels of the leading international arbitral institutions in the US, Europe and Asia. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) and teaches arbitration law at Santa Clara Univ. Law School. He wa ...
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Felicia Boyd
Minneapolis, MN
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, trademark/trade dress, copyright disputes. Felicia has served as both an arbitrator and a mediator in complex Intellectual Property disputes involving patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade dress. As a Chambers ranked litigator, she has extensive experience as a leader in complex IP disputes —both in and out of court—spanning a diverse array of industries, including financial and investment services, medical devices (such as pacemakers, heart val ...
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Paul E. Burns
Los Angeles, CA
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, trademark/trade dress, and copyright disputes. Paul is a nationally-recognized technology and IP mediator and arbitrator on the panels of the American Arbitration Association, INTA, CPR, and the SVAMC Mediation “Tech List,” and is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. Paul is listed in Best Lawyers®, and teaches IP mediation at Pepperdine Law’s top-rated Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Paul is Chair of the AIP ...
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Kevin Casey
Malvern, PA
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, trademark/trade dress, copyright disputes. Since completing initial ADR training in 1993, Kevin has been certified as a neutral by both courts and private ADR entities. His ADR practice includes negotiating agreements, representing clients in mediations and arbitrations, and serving as a neutral in such proceedings. He has also assisted district court judges as a special master. A member of CPR’s Mediation Task Force, Kevin served as the chair of th ...
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Theodore Cheng
West Windsor, NJ
Arbitration/Mediation of patent, trade secret, trademark/trade dress, and copyright disputes. Theo is a full-time arbitrator and mediator, focusing on all types of intellectual property and technology disputes. He has been appointed to several private and public rosters, including the SVAMC Tech List, and has conducted over 500 arbitrations and mediations. Theo has over 20 years of experience as an IP and general commercial litigator with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade sec ...