Anatomy of an Arbitration Disaster
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge last month affirmed an arbitration award in a wrongful termination suit of more than $4.1 billion, sending shock waves through the labor and employment bar. Alston...
View ArticleBringing Mediation In-House Is Cost-Effective in More Ways Than One
Limited resources can inspire corporate legal departments to think creatively and invest in programs that save money, effectively utilize in-house counsel and improve customer service. Alternative...
View ArticleNational Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Brings High Standards, Easy Access...
On the surface, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals might seem like just another alternative dispute resolution resource directory, but it sets itself apart with a strict screening process...
View ArticleCompanies waste no time requiring arbitrations
In the very closely watched case of AT&T v. Concepcion, the Supreme Court ruled in April that state laws can’t override private contracts requiring customers to enter into arbitration agreements...
View ArticleHow to Avoid a Culture Clash in Business Mediations
by Robert de By and George Mastoris The past decade has been marked by an explosion in the use of mediation to resolve transnational business disputes. Increasingly, company officials from different...
View ArticleCybersettle Robots are Coming for Arbitration….(And Your Job?)
Cybersecurity, cyberlaw, how about cybersettling disputes? The ContractsProf Blog has an interesting piece about cybersettle robots that may take you out of the equation. [viaContractsProf Blog: The...
View ArticleAn app for in-house counsel who negotiate and settle
A negotiation app that was released recently through Apple and will be released soon for Android (BlackBerry to follow) could help in-house counsel. Head over to the Law Department Management Blog to...
View ArticleWorldwide Tales of Mediation and Arbitration
Practical tips for mediation and arbitration from around the world, recounted by mediator Robert M. Smith at CorpCounsel. [via: Worldwide Tales of Mediation and Arbitration at CorpCounsel] -> Click...
View ArticleEuropean Civil Law Observatory – Free Registration for In-House Counsel...
The European Civil Law Observatory provides online training on European business law (videos by leading practitioners and European Union decision makers on European contract law, jurisdiction,...
View ArticleInternational Commercial Arbitration: A Guide
A new guide available for electronic download that could be helpful to in-house counsel involved in international commercial arbitrations and how they relate to US courts – published by S.I. Strong,...
View ArticleEmployers Should Reassess Strategy in Light of New Rulings from the Supreme...
by Ron Chapman, Jr. and Dallan Flake The Supreme Court recently issued two landmark rulings affecting the viability of arbitration as an alternative to costly litigation. As a result, every employer of...
View ArticleItalian Colors v. American Express: an alternative view on arbitration
Post Submitted by Kirsten Hotchkiss, US Coordinator, Labor Law Plus™ Since the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Italian Colors v. American Express, in which the Court upheld the validity...
View ArticleImpasseBreaker.com, a New Dispute Resolution Service, Enters Beta
Does your in-house counsel job involve settling disputes or closing deals? If so, you should give a new service, ImpasseBreaker(tm), a try. The service, which has now entered beta, aims to assist...
View ArticleComparing Arbitration Service Providers
A chart at CorpCounsel compares services offered by the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). The chart focuses on three...
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