Healthcare & Business Dispute Resolution

Resolve Disputes. Preserve Relationships.

West River Law & Mediation provides mediation and arbitration for healthcare and business disputes—a faster, less costly, and more private path to resolution than traditional litigation.

Not Every Dispute Needs a Courtroom

Mediation brings both sides to the table with a neutral third party who facilitates dialogue, identifies common ground, and helps the parties reach a resolution on their own terms. It is faster than litigation, significantly less expensive, and confidential.

For healthcare organizations and business partners who need to resolve a conflict without destroying the relationship or the budget, mediation is often the right first step.

Our attorneys serve as mediators across a range of healthcare and business matters. We bring deep industry knowledge to the table—not just legal process, but an understanding of the operational realities that drive these disputes in the first place.

Arbitration

Binding Resolution Without the Courtroom

When parties need a final, enforceable decision but want to avoid the time, cost, and exposure of litigation, arbitration delivers. A streamlined private process. A binding result.

Arbitration is particularly well-suited to healthcare disputes, where the complexity of regulatory frameworks, reimbursement structures, and clinical operations demands decision-makers who understand the industry. Disputes involving out-of-network billing, contract interpretation, claims reimbursement, and business transactions all benefit from arbitrators with relevant subject matter expertise.

Our arbitration practice combines healthcare law experience with the procedural rigor required to produce fair, well-reasoned determinations. We understand managed care, billing and coding, provider-payor dynamics, and the regulatory landscape that shapes these conflicts. Whether the dispute arises from a contractual arbitration clause or the parties elect arbitration as an alternative to court, we bring the expertise to resolve it efficiently and impartially.

What We Handle

We mediate and arbitrate disputes at the intersection of healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, and commercial relationships.

Partnership & shareholder disputes
Contract disagreements
Payor-provider conflicts
Out-of-network billing disputes
Claims reimbursement
Employment matters
Regulatory compliance disputes
Business transactions

Let’s Talk

Have a dispute that needs resolution? Reach out to discuss whether mediation or arbitration is the right path.