Harry N Mazadoorian

March 12, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When the current ADR revolution was first building up a head of steam in the 1970s and 1980s, one of the main attractions of both arbitration and mediation was the opportunity to reduce the costs of resolving disputes. Corporate America, especially, felt that there had to be a more efficient way to resolve costly disputes, the vast majority of which were ultimately settled anyway. ADR processes came galloping to the rescue as the knights in cost-saving armor.

By HARRY N. MAZADOORIAN

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July 23, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

With the meteoric ascent of ADR use throughout the country, we have seen a number of ADR "specialists" cited for their particular roles in ADR breakthroughs, achieving great visibility and much acclaim. Several groups of mediation enthusiasts have been singled out for praise and appropriately so. For example, a number of jurists have been honored for institutionalizing mediation and other ADR programs throughout the courts. Similarly, academics, corporate innovators and private ADR service providers have become the oft honored celebrities of mediation.

By HARRY N. MAZADOORIAN

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October 26, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In a recent column I commented on the apparent growing competition between the courts and private alternative dispute resolution companies for business related arbitration disputes.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

5 minute read

January 14, 2005 | Law.com

Professor and arbitrator Harry N. Mazadoorian has some personal alternative dispute resolution-related wishes for 2005. First on the list: to once and forever dispel the fallacious but persistent notion that advocates of mediation and arbitration are opponents of the trial system. He'd like a new year marked by more collaboration between trial advocates and ADR enthusiasts who, he writes, have more in common than they realize.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

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March 12, 2007 | Law.com

What was once de rigueur in the corporate legal department -- the utilization of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts -- is apparently now a topic of some debate. A recent article in the ABA Journal indicates that arbitration has definitely lost some luster in the eyes of corporate counsel. While a number of arbitration shortcomings were cited, including the failure to live up to its promised informality, the common criticism was an increasing cost factor in using arbitration.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

4 minute read

August 05, 2004 | Law.com

Regrettably, the discussion of the appropriateness of imposed consumer arbitration has become increasingly polarized. Opponents decry any imposed pre-dispute consumer arbitration clause, while supporters insist it is a reasonable condition of doing business. Harry N. Mazadoorian offers tips to bridge the gap between the two positions, by ensuring that the proposed arbitration process is fair both in reality and in perception by the consumer.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

5 minute read

March 12, 2007 | Law.com

What was once de rigueur in the corporate legal department -- the utilization of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts -- is apparently now a topic of some debate. A recent article in the ABA Journal indicates that arbitration has definitely lost some luster in the eyes of corporate counsel. While a number of arbitration shortcomings were cited, including the failure to live up to its promised informality, the common criticism was an increasing cost factor in using arbitration.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

4 minute read