Ryan Abbott, M.D., Esq., FCIArb, has mediated and arbitrated domestic and international disputes with collectively billions of dollars at stake. This has included disputes between some of the world’s largest companies represented by some of the most renown law firms, as well as disputes involving unrepresented individuals experiencing interpersonal disputes within family businesses. He has particular proficiency in the fields of intellectual property and health care, and offers unique experience in such matters as biologics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical and life sciences, computer technology and distributed ledger technology. Dr. Abbott is also the co-creator of the JAMS AI Dispute Resolution Rules. He divides his time primarily between Los Angeles, New York, and London.
Dr. Abbott has a reputation for rigorous preparation, engagement and adaptability. As an arbitrator, he focuses on delivering fair and just outcomes efficiently and quickly. As a mediator, he takes a commercially oriented approach, aided by his diverse practice and educational background. Dr. Abbott firmly believes that mediation and arbitration provides all parties with the opportunity to achieve better outcomes than litigation—financial benefits, risk mitigation, and saved opportunity costs. He is driven to solve problems, and to help parties with ongoing collaborations to preserve or rebuild important relationships.
Dr. Abbott has served as partner at a litigation firm and general counsel of biotechnology companies. In these capacities, he has substantial dispute resolution experience as outside and inside counsel for both claimants and respondents. Dr. Abbott has also been an expert testifying witness in state and federal courts on patent infringement and invalidity, as well as a medical expert witness. He has also worked as an expert for the European Commission, the United Kingdom Parliament, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Dr. Abbott is a licensed physician and patent attorney in the United States (California and New York) and a solicitor advocate in England and Wales. He is board certified by the American Board of Legal Medicine. In addition to serving as a JAMS neutral, he is a CPR, IACT, SIAC, WIPO and UKIPO panelist, a CEDR-accredited mediator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
Dr. Abbott is professor of law and health sciences at the University of Surrey School of Law and adjunct assistant professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a graduate of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Yale Law School. Dr. Abbott publishes and lectures on issues related to dispute resolution, as well as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and information and communication technologies.
He is also a Title IX external Hearing Officer and Adjudicator for colleges in sexual assault and harassment cases, including training in college-specific Policies & Procedures.
Contact Ryan Abbott's case manager:
Burton King
bking@jamsadr.com
620 8th Ave 34th Floor New York, NY 10018
