Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 1, 2025
Business disputes: Know when and how to mediate
Business disputes are costly, complex, and often ruin relationships, but when approached with early communication, strategic mediation, and the right people at the table, resolution can be faster, cheaper and even lead to renewed collaboration.
Brian S. Currey
Neutral
Signature Resolution
Brian S. Currey is a neutral with Signature Resolution who has more than four decades of legal and judicial experience. A former presiding justice of the California Court of Appeal and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, he received the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Outstanding Jurist Award in 2024. Before serving on the bench, Justice Currey spent nearly three decades in private practice litigating high-profile cases involving business, environmental law, intellectual property, antitrust, and product liability. He participated in landmark cases including the Exxon Valdez criminal case, the Vioxx products liability litigation, and the Cantara Loop train derailment and toxic chemical spill. He was also appointed Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and served as Deputy Mayor for Economic and Business Policy. A longtime board member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), he is well known in the business litigation community.
Business disputes can be messy and costly. Partners might
disagree about how their shares should be divided; contractors might challenge
payments they got (or didn't get); investors might contend that their interests
weren't protected; or companies might accuse each other of breach of contract
or anticompetitive conduct.
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