Member Profile: Michael D. Briggs

Michael D. Briggs
San Diego Neutrals, LLC
P.O. Box 1758
La Jolla, CA 92038-1758

Tel: (858) 232-8591
Fax: (858) 777-3399
Website: www.sandiegoneutrals.com

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ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Mini-Trial Judge

 

Michael D. Briggs has substantive case experience in the following areas...

Anti-Trust
Commercial/Business
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Employment
Intellectual Property
International
Landlord/Tenant
Media & Communications
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities
Shareholder Disputes
Software
Technology
Trusts / Estates
Utilities

 

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Mr. Briggs is a licensed U.S. attorney and English solicitor with over 25 years of in-house and outside counsel experience representing commercial entities and government contractors from joint ventures and start-ups to Fortune 50 corporations in a variety of matters including shareholder, purchase and sale, divestiture, alliance, project financing, licensing, technical assistance, non-disclosure, and e-commerce contracts. He was lead counsel for over $3 billion of mergers & acquisitions and over $2 billion of financing transactions. He has managed U.S. and foreign intellectual property (including patents, trademarks, copyrights and know-how).

Since 1994, Mr. Briggs has earned a reputation as a respected neutral, and has served as an Arbitrator, Mediation and Judge Pro Tem for the American Arbitration Association, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly NASD), the National Conflict Resolution Center and the State of California Superior Court in San Diego.

EDUCATION:

  • University of California, Los Angeles (JD 1978; MBA 1978)
  • University of Southern California (BA 1974, Magna Cum Laude)
  • University of California, San Diego Extension (Certificate, Spanish 2002)

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training:
AAA Training Received:

  • Basic (Arb I) and Advanced (Arb II) Arbitrator Training
  • Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001)
  • Pro Se: Managing Cases Involving Self-Represented Parties (ACE002)
  • Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003)
  • Chairing an Arbitration Panel (ACE005)
  • Annual ADR Updates

FINRA (formerly NASD) Training Received:
- New Panel Member Training
- Civility Training
- Expungement Training
- New Chairperson Training
- Revised Code of Arbitration Training

Other Sources of Training Received:
- International Arbitration Workshop (The Law Society, London, England)
- Basic Mediator Training (National Conflict Resolution Center)
- Mediator Credential (National Conflict Resolution Center)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • California Bar Association
  • San Diego Bar Association (ADR Section)
  • Former Member: American Bar Association
  • Association of Corporate Counsel of America
  • Licensing Executives Society
  • American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel and Domain Name Disputes Panel)

Rates

$300/hour

 

Michael D. Briggs is a member of the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, California's premier roster of preeminent mediators and arbitrators. The CADN profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.californianeutrals.org/michael-briggs

 

 
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