Experience
Litigation Program Director and Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
- Professor of alternative dispute resolution, civil procedure and evidence
- Civil litigation concentration chair
- Co-Director, Law in Practice program
- Co-Founder and Co-Director, Community Mediation Clinic
- Stanley Kinyon Teacher of the Year Award
Partner, Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP
- Extensive experience arbitrating, mediating and litigating high-stakes, complex disputes at leading international law firm
- Specific experience and expertise in healthcare law, contract disputes, insurance law, competition and consumer protection matters, class action proceedings, government investigations and enforcement proceedings.
- Guide to the Leading U.S. Litigation Lawyers
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, UnitedHealth Group
- Responsible for ADR and litigation dockets of Fortune 10 healthcare company
- One of “10 GCs to Watch” Identified by Corporate Board Member
Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice (Philadelphia, PA)
Additional Specific ADR Experience
American Arbitration Association
- Member, AAA Council
- Former member, AAA Board of Directors
- Former member, AAA Healthcare Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
- Faculty, AAA Healthcare Dispute Resolution Innovation & Strategy Conference
- Faculty, American Conference Institute, Managed Care Disputes and Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution: Streamlining the Arbitration Process in Light of the Healthcare Payor-Provider Rules
- Faculty, AAA Rx for Healthcare Disputes: Exploring Alternative Dispute Resolution Solutions
Conflict Resolution Center of Minnesota
- Former co-chair and vice-chair of the Board of Directors
- Mediator and arbitrator
Aribtrator, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Mediator, City of Minneapolis
ADR-Specific Training
- AAA, Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor: Meeting Participant Expectations
- AAA, Best Practices In Commercial Arbitration
- AAA, The Ethics of e-Discovery in Arbitration
- AAA, Exercising Arbitrator Discretion: A Look at Some Best Practices
- AAA, Case Xplorer Evaluative Arbitration Training Program
- Minnesota CLE, The Strategic Mediator
- AAA, Top Ways to Persuade Your Arbitrator
- Conflict Resolution Minnesota, Building Bridges: Better Dispute Resolution Through Research Based Practices
- AAA, Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules Training
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, A Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Certified Civil Arbitration Skills Training
- AAA Webinar, How to Prevent Arbitrations from Transforming into Litigations
- AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards
- AAA, Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices