Conna A. Weiner

Business Commercial

Employment Law

Health Care

Intellectual Property

International & Cross Border

Life Sciences

Pharmaceuticals & Mass Torts

Technology

Conna A. Weiner, Esq., FCIArb brings to her U.S. and international mediation and arbitration practice a unique combination of litigation, transactional and in-house experience after roles with internationally known outside counsel and multinational life sciences (pharmaceuticals, medical device, diagnostics, vaccines and other therapeutics) and health care companies. She has extensive experience mediating and arbitrating (in-person and virtually) complex general commercial cases in the U.S. and internationally, as well as franchise and employment matters, and serves as a sole arbitrator, neutral party-appointed arbitrator on three member panels and as the chair of arbitration tribunals with many of the major ADR providers. Her experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and other therapeutics industries is particularly unique and sought after in connection with dispute resolution clause requirements requiring therapeutics or related industry experience. She also has an extensive healthcare disputes practice and is retained in technology disputes outside of the life sciences involving IT and related patent, copyright, and trade secret disputes, such as disputes regarding the development and implementation of databases and allegations of infringement and misappropriation of technology-related IP and trade secrets by business partners.

Although she has decades of experience in general commercial and employment matters representing both plaintiffs and defendants and is noted for her ability to help parties assess their positions before and after litigations or arbitrations are filed, Ms. Weiner’s extensive transactional and deal work over the years help her rapidly appreciate the core issues involved in business arbitrations and mediations and creatively assist parties in structuring an appropriate arbitration process or working out negotiated business solutions that help preserve relationships. Her inside counsel experience helps her understand and communicate with clients and maintain an objective perspective in connection with a wide variety of matters.

Ms. Weiner has special expertise in the full range of unique, complex legal issues and contractual arrangements prevalent in life sciences (such as intellectual property, licensing and acquisitions, supply agreements and the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics), health care (both payors and providers) and other technology arenas such as software/tech development and implementation and related allegations of negligence, infringement, misuse and misappropriation of IP, copyright and trade secrets. She is a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and holds a number of leadership positions in legal and dispute resolution organizations.

Selected Appointments and Memberships

Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators

Vice Chair, Boston International Arbitration Association, Inc.

ABA Health Care Section Leader: for the 2018-19 Bar Year - Vice Chair, ADR & Conflict Management in Healthcare

Vice Chair, USCIB/ICC Arbitration Northeast Subcommittee

Fellow of the International Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Named on the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center’s List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals in 2016

Appointed to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Panel of Neutrals

Available for American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution cases through party or neutral appointment. Previously served on the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) arbitration and mediation panels, including its commercial, large complex cases, health care and joint venture and mergers and acquisitions specialty panels, and the AAA's international affiliate, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)

American Bar Association (Section on Dispute Resolution; appointed co-chair, Women in Dispute Resolution Committee 2015–2018; Section of Litigation; Commercial and Business Litigation Section, appointed chair of ADR subcommittee; Health Law Section, appointed to ADR Task Force)

New York City Bar Association

New York State Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section)

Women’s Bar Association (Massachusetts), Co-Chair, ADR Committee

Massachusetts Bar Association (appointed to Dispute Resolution Council)

American Health Lawyers Association (appointed to panel of neutrals)

International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (appointed to Distinguished Panel of Neutrals, including to specialty health care and life sciences and technology panels)

Association of Corporate Counsel

Licensing Executives Society

Boston Bar Association