The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Arthur L. Pressman | January 11, 2019
In franchise disputes, lawyers and parties who search for mediators drill down on mediators' professional backgrounds, often paying the most attention to whether potential mediators have previously represented franchisors or franchisees.
By Ross Todd | January 10, 2019
A federal judge in San Francisco found that former nonequity shareholder Dawn Knepper, who is pursuing gender discrimination claims against the firm, failed to opt out of the firm's arbitration agreement.
By Ross Todd | January 10, 2019
A federal judge in San Francisco found that former nonequity shareholder Dawn Knepper, who is pursuing gender discrimination claims against the firm, failed to opt out of the firm's arbitration agreement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Thomas B. Fiddler, Caitlin R. Danis and Eric B. Porter | January 10, 2019
Notwithstanding certain burgeoning nationalist sentiments and brewing international trade wars, ours is a global economy that depends on the rule of law to function efficiently.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joseph A. Macerelli | January 10, 2019
As with any process, over time, ADR has evolved to integrate various practices into alternative or hybrid options that can result in resolution. Counsel seeking optimal outcomes for their clients must understand these various options at the onset of a legal matter.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Patrick R. Kingsley | January 9, 2019
On June 26, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) approved the final draft of the Convention on the Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements and its associated Model Law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Nicole D. Galli | January 9, 2019
As a litigator for over 25 years, I have handled a number of international and other complex commercial arbitrations. In each of those, I was typically the only woman in the room—not only among counsel representing the parties (and the clients) but also the arbitrators.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert Pratter and Silvio Trentalange | January 7, 2019
Although the U.S. Supreme Court is apt to apply the century-old Federal Arbitration Act to require forced arbitration, lawyers and the courts, legislatures, and social movement campaigns are avenues employees and consumers can take to get their disputes into court.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Raymond Radigan and Moira A. Jabir | January 4, 2019
Trusts and Estates Law columnists Raymond Radigan and Moira A. Jabir write: Litigation of Surrogate Court matters can be personal. Often, the resentment and indignation of the allegations exchanged is only outdone by the vitriolic counter allegations. The result can be protracted series of contested and expensive proceedings that feed the disillusionment of lawyers and the judicial system. If instead, sometimes mediation was utilized in this arena, one may reduce the court workload while providing voices to the parties' positions without jeopardizing settlement positions.
By Tom McParland | January 3, 2019
A federal appeals court orders a normal schedule in a mining company's attempt to speed up its arbitration award against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, which operates Citgo station in the United States.
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