Melissa Thompson provides arbitration, mediation, and related dispute resolution services in her Boston area-based practice. Extensive experience in complex commercial matters, manufacturing, product development and licensing, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare, payor-provider disputes, reimbursement, and technology.

• American Arbitration Association (AAA) Commercial, Life Sciences, and Healthcare arbitration panels, and AAA mediator panel

• American Health Law Association (AHLA) arbitration and mediation rosters

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

• Boston International Arbitration Council (BIAC) Advisory Committee

• Former Chair, AHLA Dispute Resolution Services Council

• Former Co-Chair, Boston Bar Association (BBA) Health Law Section

Before forming MThompsonADR, Melissa served as an arbitrator and mediator and advised companies, executives, and boards as both in-house and outside legal counsel, including manufacturers, distributors, technology companies, pharmaceutical and medical device corporations, academic medical centers, research institutions, hospital systems, PBMs, physician practices, national pharmacy chains, and other organizations operating in highly regulated environments.

Her work has focused on dispute resolution, commercial contracting, business conflicts, compliance, complex litigation, and administrative proceedings.