John W. O'Tuel III

John has 25 years of experience in civil litigation, dispute resolution, and complex discovery/privacy issues.  He has served in both private practice and as in-house counsel responsible for major litigation and arbitration.  He has participated in and successfully resolved several multi-million-dollar mediations.  He has experience in several major arbitrations, leading teams to success in significant business-to-business arbitrations.

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In addition, he assisted his clients in better managing legal spend, assessing privacy and other risks.  He developed improved processes to serve the business client, adapting mitigation and early dispute resolution strategies to minimize risk, liability, and the potential for future litigation. He worked within his organization to identify potential exposures, reduce reputational risks, facilitate complex business transactions and acquisitions, and has experience monitoring outside counsel and other third-party providers.  He held leadership roles both internally and as a member of the Board of Directors of civil justice reform organizations.  

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Certifications:

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North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Superior Court

     Mediator in North Carolina state Superior Courts

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NCPM (Nationally Certified Professional in Mediation) Designation by the

     National Association of Certified Mediators

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Highlights:

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25 Years of experience as an attorney

Federal Law Clerk

Large Law Firm experience at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (now Womble

     Bond Dickinson)

17 Years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry as in-house counsel

Frequent speaker at e-Discovery, Technology, Privacy and General Practice

     seminars and webinars

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Managed caseload of 1000+ matters in major product liability MDL and other

     consolidated proceedings

Managed complex commercial litigation, class actions, antitrust/competition

     matters, and arbitrations

Led team responsible for summary judgment and dismissal of antitrust case

     alleging $4.5 billion in damages

Led team responsible for decertification of class action alleging $4 billion in

     damages

Led team responsible for e-Discovery strategy and assessment of privacy risks