Mediation. In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, each Party shall by written notice to the other have the right to have such dispute referred to the senior management of WuXi ATU and Graphite for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations within ​ days after such notice is received. If such senior management are unable to resolve such dispute within the ​ day period, then either Party may submit the dispute to arbitration in accordance with Section 20.2.

Mediation. Should the Parties to this Agreement have any dispute as to any aspect of this Agreement, or arising out of, or related to or connected with Executive’s employment, compensation or benefits, or the termination thereof, the Parties will make a good faith attempt to resolve any and all claims and disputes by submitting them to mediation in [[Address A:Address]] before resorting to arbitration or any other dispute resolution procedure. The mediation of any claim or dispute must be conducted in accordance with the then-current American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) national rules for the resolution of employment disputes pertaining to mediation, by a mediator who has had both training and experience as a mediator of general employment and commercial matters. If the Parties cannot agree on a mediator, then the mediator will be selected by the AAA in accordance with the criteria described in this provision. Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the mediator, the Parties and, if they choose, their respective attorneys will meet with the mediator for one mediation session of at least four hours. If the claim or dispute cannot be settled during such mediation session or mutually agreed continuation of the session, either party may give the mediator and the other party to the claim or dispute written notice declaring the end of the mediation process. All discussions connected with this mediation provision will be confidential and treated as compromise and settlement discussions. Nothing disclosed in such discussions, which is not independently discoverable, may be used for any purpose in any later proceeding. The Company shall pay the filing fees and costs for the mediator.

Mediation. Prior to the commencement of any legal proceeding relating to your employment, you and the Company agree to attempt to mediate the dispute using a professional mediator from JAMS, The Resolution Experts (“JAMS”) or the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”). Within a period of thirty (30) days after a written request for mediation by either you or the Company, the parties agree to convene with the mediator, for at least one session to attempt to resolve the matter. In no event will mediation delay commencement of any legal proceeding for more than thirty (30) days absent agreement of the parties or prevent a bona fide application by either party to a court of competent jurisdiction for emergency relief. The fees of the mediator and of the JAMS or CPR, as the case may be, shall be borne by the Company.

Mediation. The Parties agree to mediate any dispute or claim arising between them out of this

Mediation. Mediation shall be mutually agreed upon, and, if so agreed, shall be conducted by a neutral mediator mutually acceptable to the Parties and the mediation shall be non-binding.

Mediation. If a Dispute is not resolved pursuant to Section 9.02, then such Dispute shall be submitted to mediation if either Party so requests in writing. Any mediation, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, shall be carried out within forty-five (45) days following the date of a written request therefor. Each Party shall bear one-half of the costs and expenses of any mediator, including any costs incurred by such mediator that are attributable to the consultation of any third party; provided, however, that each Party shall bear its own legal fees and costs of preparing for mediation. If the Dispute is not settled or resolved by the earlier of # sixty (60) days following the date of a written request for mediation or # at such time as the representatives unanimously agree that a resolution of the Dispute pursuant to this Section 9.03 is not possible, then each Party is free to pursue any and all remedies available to such Party, at law or in equity, by contract or otherwise.

Any controversy or claim, other than those specifically excluded, between or among the Parties not resolved through mediation under the preceding provision, shall at the request of a Party be determined by arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted by one independent arbitrator who shall be an attorney or retired judge practicing in the areas of banking and/or Information technology law. The arbitration shall be held in Charlotte, N.C. in accordance with the United States Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), notwithstanding any choice of law provision in this Agreement, and under the auspices and the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Each party hereby consents to mandatory mediation of any disputes or differences with respect to the operation or interpretation of this Agreement on which an amicable understanding cannot be reached. The president of each party shall designate an individual mediator, and the two designated mediators will select a third, neutral mediator, and· the three mediators will establish the procedures for mediation.

Mediation of Disputes. Neither party shall initiate arbitration or other legal proceedings (except for any claim under Section 9 of this Agreement), against the other party, or, in the case of Company, any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives, relating in any way to this Agreement, to Employee’s employment with Company, the termination of Employee’s employment or any or all other claims that one party might have against the other party until 30 days after the party against whom the claim is made (“Respondent”) receives written notice from the claiming party of the specific nature of any purported claim and the amount of any purported damages. Employee and Company further agree that if Respondent submits the claiming party’s claim to JAMS/Endispute, for nonbinding mediation, in Chicago, Illinois, prior to the expiration of such 30-day period, the claiming party may not institute arbitration or other legal proceedings against Respondent until the earlier of # the completion of nonbinding mediation efforts, or # 90 days after the date on which Respondent received written notice of the claimant’s claim.

After exchanging information in advance of the mediation and participating in a full-day (indeed, more than twelve-hour-long) mediation on May 22, 2020, the Parties agreed to a settlement in principle, which was memorialized in the form of a binding Confirmation of Settlement.