James E. McGuire, Esq.

James E. McGuire, Esq., a dispute resolution professional since 1989, has extensive experience in all aspects of ADR including mediation and arbitration. He has served as a special master and neutral evaluator.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

• Experience and expertise in resolving a wide variety of disputes including financial and commercial, securities, insurance, class actions, employment, intellectual property, construction, partnerships and family-owned enterprises, professional liability and medical malpractice matters
• Mediated over 150 cases and served as an arbitrator in over 100 cases
• More than ten years of experience as settlement counsel for firm clients in patent licensing, environmental insurance, securities, banking, and finance matters

Representative Matters
Mediations:

• Business:
  • Mediated sale of restaurant business from one partner to another (business valuation, accounting, trade name, payment structure, and security issues)
  • Mediated dissolution of law firm partnership (client lists, real estate and equipment leases, A/R and collection, insurance, and publicity issues)
  • Mediated brokerage firm-advertising agency contract termination
• Intellectual Property:
  • Mediated trans-national patent licensing dispute with European and United States parties (field of use restrictions, royalty accounting issues)
  • Mediated software licensing/ownership dispute between start-up company and terminated executive/co-founder
• Employment:
  • Mediated termination of doctor from specialty group practice
  • Mediated termination of senior executive in e-commerce music business

Arbitrations:

• Chair: 3-member arbitration on insurance coverage for intellectual property claim
• Arbitrator for Fibreboard Trust Interim Claims Process to arbitrate asbestos claims
• Arbitrator for termination of charter school management contract
• Arbitrator for fast food franchise partnership disputes
• Arbitrator for trans-national sale of biotech business