Deborah is an arbitrator and mediator with practical business experience, legal skills and financial acumen. She is an experienced transactional lawyer, CEO, board chair, board member and restructuring officer. She is a problem-solver by nature and practice. Her background offers a distinctive skill set in dispute resolution. She has extensive experience in complex transactions and corporate governance. Areas of concentration include cross-border transactions, healthcare innovation, pharma/biotechnology, and family businesses. Representative matters in which Deborah has been an arbitrator or mediator include: breach of fiduciary duty claims allegations of self-dealing and unjust enrichment data breaches and inappropriate use of private data disputes over service and supply commitments testing company’s determination of outcomes medical diagnosis requirement for trust payout insurance coverage property damage constitutional rights violations negligence claims Deborah’s broad experience equips her to help parties structure a process for resolving disputes outside formal proceedings, tailored to the dynamics of a particular situation. Deborah holds these panel memberships, certifications and recognitions: Arbitration—Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; American Arbitration Association (Commercial, Consumer, Health Care, M&A and Joint Ventures); American Health Lawyers’ Association Panel of Arbitrators; CPR International Institute Distinguished Panel of Neutrals; FINRA. Mediation—Certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission for the Business Court and other Superior Court Mediated Settlement Conference. CPR International Institute Distinguished Panel of Neutrals; AAA-administered Disaster Mediation Program for Hurricane Florence of the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
