ART was founded in 2015 to provide alternative dispute resolution services focusing on commercial disputes in the technology industry. ART was formed by three experienced attorneys and mediators, Paul Criswell, Merriann Panarella and Eron Hackshaw, who comprise its initial roster of neutrals. The three principals of ART LLC have a combined seventy-five years of experience in legal practice and a combined ten years of experience in alternative dispute resolution. All three received their training as part of the Harvard Negotiation Project's Mediation Program. The unique legal experience of the ART neutrals makes them especially suited to concentrate on legal disputes involving the technology industry. Ms Panarella is a former Senior Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP where she conducted and managed all aspects of complex litigation, including disputes involving licensing and technology development agreements, patent and intellectual property disputes and other commercial and contractual matters. Mr. Criswell has been an in-house counsel for several technology companies, including being General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel for three publicly-traded companies. For the past fifteen years he has conducted a solo practice, concentrating on representing smaller companies in the computer, communications and biotechnology fields. Mr. Hackshaw, concentrates his practice in financial transactions, including representing first and second lien senior lenders, mezzanine investors, equity sponsors and borrowers of secured and unsecured debt. Many businesspeople believe our current legal system does not provide an efficient or effective dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. The process is too long, expensive and unpredictable for it to be an acceptable business tool. mediation is particularly suited to a dispute such as yours, where the parties intend to continue to work together – as partners – in an ongoing business.