About Thomas Madden
Mediator · Arbitrator · Business law professor · Attorney
Thomas brings over 30 years of experience in securities mediation and arbitration, public, private, and commercial finance, close corporations, and intellectual property law. He has served as a FINRA mediator since 2020 and as a FINRA arbitrator and panel chair for more than 12 years.
Alongside his mediation and arbitration practice, Thomas teaches business law and is admitted to the bars of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
Credentials
- Mediation Mediator with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 2021, and with New York and Rhode Island courts since 2015; roster member for New York's 9th District Commercial Division, Westchester County Supreme Court, and Dutchess County Supreme Court.
- Arbitration Arbitrator with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 2012, serving as panel chair on securities industry and customer disputes.
- Bar admissions New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
- Academic Associate Professor of Business Law, Marist College School of Management (2017–present); Adjunct Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law (2013–present).
Education
- JD Northwestern University School of Law
- MA New York University
- BA Trinity College
Career timeline
- 1997–2000 Attorney, Jones Day
- 2000–2008 Principal / Attorney, The Madden Law Firm
- 2008–2013 Adjunct Faculty, Providence College, School of Business
- 2010–2011 Adjunct Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law
- 2012–2016 Attorney, Madden Brockman LLC
- 2012–present Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- 2013–present Adjunct Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law
- 2015–present Mediator, New York and Rhode Island Courts
- 2016–2018 Principal, Law and Strategy Advisors
- 2017–present Associate Professor of Business Law, Marist College School of Management
- 2021–present Mediator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Publications
Making sense of ESG with the SEC
A critical but largely supportive analysis of SEC Release No. 33-11042, the proposed rule expanding climate-related disclosure requirements.
Show publication →Regulating financial sector incentive compensation a decade after Dodd-Frank
Examines the continued failure of six federal financial regulators to implement the incentive-compensation rules mandated by Dodd-Frank Section 956(b) back in 2010.
Show publication →Section 10(b) and the fiduciary conundrum
Addresses the inconsistent use of the term "fiduciary" in the federal common law of insider trading and proposes a fix through modification of Rule 10b5-2.
Show publication →Mandatory pre-dispute arbitration: an alternative approach
Calls for businesses to adopt private, first-step mediation as an alternative to mandatory pre-dispute arbitration, reviewing its use across employment, consumer finance, and investment contexts alongside relevant Supreme Court precedent.
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