Attorney-Mediator-Arbitrator
With 30 plus combined years in business and corporate law and private practice, I now provide Mediation and Arbitration Services to companies and individuals seeking to resolve disputes arising from their business or interpersonal relationships.
My background experience as in-house counsel for over 18 years, along with my 15 plus years in private practice, have shaped my strategies for effective Dispute Resolution. My experience extends beyond the U.S. as an executive officer of diversified publicly-held holding companies with world-wide operations.
BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Corporate Governance of publicly-held holding companies and their domestic and foreign subsidiaries
SEC Registration, Compliance and Reporting
Board of Directors Support and Maintenance
Proxy Solicitation
Shareholder Meeting Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Equity and Debt Offerings – Registered and Private
Stock Exchange Listings
Complex Corporate Reorganizations
Dispositions
Litigation Support
Private Practice
Corporate Governance
Third-Party Neutral (Inspector of Election) services in support of more than 200 public company shareholder meetings
Complex Corporate and Business-related Litigation Support
Corporate Restructuring Transactions
Business (incorporations, acquisitions, dispositions, contract negotiations and reorganizations)
HOUSTON BAR FOUNDATION AWARD
Mr. Gaughan receiving the Houston Bar Foundation 2019 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the
Houston Bar Association Dispute Resolution Center.
The Award was presented by Travis Torrence, 2019 Chair, Houston Bar Foundation, and Susan L. Bickley, 2020 Chair, Houston Bar Foundation.
State of Texas
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Texas Bar Association
·ADR Section
·Insurance Law Section
Houston Bar Association
·ADR Section
·Commercial and Consumer Law Section
·Corporate Counsel Section
·Litigation Section
·Mergers and Acquisitions Section
·Securities Litigation and Arbitration Section
Texas Mediator Credentialing Association-
Credentialed Distinguished Mediator
Texas Association of Mediators
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution Arbitrator
Arbitrator, Texas Comptroller’s Registry of Arbitrators
Arbitrator, Colorado Out-of-Network Payment Arbitration Program
Mediator, Texas Department of Insurance Medical Billing Dispute Resolution Program
American Health Law Association
Society for Corporate Governance
Texas Bar College
Texas Bar Pro Bono College (2018 & 2019)
EDUCATION
Professional Certifications
Mediation Certification, South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, TX
Arbitration Certification, University of Houston Law Center’s
A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center, Houston, TX
Law School
Doctor of Jurisprudence, South Texas College of Law Houston
Houston, TX
Honors/Awards
Praetor – Order of the Lytae (President – Scholastic Honor Society)
Law Journal, Assistant Comments Editor
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts Degree (History), University of Houston, Houston, TX