Training Seminar - Mediation in Disputes on R&D and Related Commercial Agreements

Jon LANG is one of the most experienced mediators in the UK. CEDR accredited and a member of WIPO’s panel of mediators, Jon became a full-time mediator in May 2005, having spent almost twenty years as a solicitor in private practice, the last six as a partner in the disputes group of White & Case in London.

Jon has acted as an expert in mediation, and is a past Chair of the Mediation Committee of the International Bar Association and a former Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's International Mediation Committee. Jon is also author of the book, 'A Practical Guide to Mediation in Intellectual Property, Technology & Related Disputes' published by Sweet & Maxwell in 2006.

Listed for a number of years in the first tier of mediator rankings of both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories (and in the International Who's Who of commercial mediators), Jon is recognised as one of the top mediators in the UK.

Peter MOODY is a senior UK private practice lawyer, with considerable mediation experience, in particular in relation to cross border technology and intellectual property related disputes.

Having spent over 20 years as a partner in London law firms, Peter is now a partner in the Business Services group of Oxford lawyers, BrookStreet des Roches LLP. He combines his mainstream commercial and intellectual property practice with a legal business management consultancy, Red Pie Consulting, which focuses on legal risk and, in particular, avoiding and resolving costly litigation. In mediation, Peter is accredited by the Institute of Arbitrators in London, is a member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) Panel of Trade Mark Mediators and a Panel Mediator for WIPO.

Peter not only acts as mediator but he has particular experience in advising on party preparation for mediation, which he views as critical to success. He has lectured and delivered training on mediation in the Americas, West and Eastern Europe, the Far East and South East Asia, including in association with WIPO.