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Combining years of litigation experience and resolve with a mediator’s persistence and patience

As a full-time neutral, John Libby draws on nearly 40 years of high-stakes legal practice to help counsel and clients resolve their most complex healthcare and commercial disputes.

Mediator

John approaches each matter with patience, taking time to understand every perspective and build trust. He guides parties through complex disputes toward mutually beneficial resolutions.

Arbitrator

John manages each matter with rigor, ensuring the process remains respectful, fair, efficient, and cost-effective.

Settlement Counsel & Neutral Evaluator

John provides neutral, independent evaluations of case strengths and weaknesses. His analysis delivers clear risk insight, enabling counsel and clients to focus fully on trial preparation. He's also available to be retained by counsel and their clients to engage in direct settlement discussions.

In the Role of Mediator

John approaches each matter with patience, taking time to understand every perspective and build trust. He guides parties through complex disputes toward mutually beneficial resolutions.

In the Role of Arbitrator

John manages each matter with rigor, ensuring the process remains respectful, fair, efficient, and cost-effective. He serves on the AAA National Roster and the AHLA Arbitration Panel.

Settlement Counsel & Neutral Evaluator

John provides neutral, independent evaluations of case strengths and weaknesses. His analysis delivers clear risk insight, enabling counsel and clients to focus fully on trial preparation.

Beyond ADR: The Corporate Investigations Advantage.

John’s expertise extends beyond dispute resolution to include managing sensitive internal investigations for corporations and their Boards. Through Libby Corporate Investigations (LCI), he partners with international investigative firms, in conducting high-stakes investigations into areas like in financial fraud, healthcare fraud and abuse, money laundering, corporate bribery, and kickbacks.

This unique background ensures that, in any dispute, John not only understands the legal positions but also the underlying fiduciary duties, governance issues, and compliance dynamics that are critical to achieving a full and lasting resolution.

  • ADR Memberships
  • ADR Training
  • Bar Memberships
  • Professional Organizations
  • Education

American Arbitration Association (AAA)

Member, National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators. AAA Healthcare Panel

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Member, Arbitration and Mediation Panel

Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

Course: Mediating the Litigated Case

New York State Bar Association

Course: Commercial Mediation and Advanced Commercial Mediation

American Mediation Institute

Training with Lee Jay Berman

American Arbitration Association

AAA Arbitration Fundamentals Workshop

August 2023

State Bar of California

Admitted to practice - 1987

New York State Bar Association

Admitted to practice - 2019

U.S. Federal Courts

Admitted to United States Supreme Court and various U. S. Courts of Appeal and U.S. District Courts.

District of Columbia Bar

Admitted to practice - 1984

New York City Bar Association

Member, Health Law Committee

May 2025-present

American Bar Association

Co-Chair, Newsletter Subcommittee, Pre-Trial Practice and Discovery Committee, LitigationSection

March 2024-present

Los Angeles Superior Court

Vice-Chair, Mediator’s Advisory Panel, ADR Committee

American Bar Association (Litigation Section)

Admitted to practice

Member, Pre-Trial Practice and Discovery Committee

New York City Bar Association

Member, Health Law Committee

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Member

American Bar Association (Health Law Section)

Member

Yale Law School

Doctor of Law (J.D.) - 1984

Stanford University

Bachelor’s Degree, History/Political Science (B.A.) - 1980

Contact John to Begin Resolution

John is available to serve as a Mediator, Arbitrator, Settlement Counsel, or Investigations Lead. For challenging commercial and healthcare matters, his experience is your advantage.

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