mediator dispute problem conflict The Benefits of Early Mediation: The Path Least Taken Requires Commitment

The key to an effective early mediation is a commitment to the process. Absent that up-front recognition, an early mediation serves as nothing more than a weigh station on the litigation turnpike—easily passed with the employment of phrases such as "it's too early," "we don't have enough information" and the like.

Resolving Disputes Through Mediation: 5 Tips To Make the Process Successful

If you have decided the time is right to mediate, then the incentives are there too. Below are five tips to aid in the effectiveness of the mediation process.

Your Arbitration Provider Has Vanished. Now What?

It would behoove the parties that enter into contracts that include an arbitration clause to provide an alternative to their favored ADR entity.

The Singapore Convention: A Path To Advance International Economic Development With Mediation

This article will provide a primer for New York practitioners on the Singapore Convention, including: takeaways from the global think tank discussion; observations regarding the initial and future signatories of and what lessons can be learned from the New York Convention; how New York transactional attorneys and litigators can prepare for the impact of the Convention; and the Convention's impact on New York mediations.

Section 1782 Applications in International Arbitration and Award Enforcement Proceedings: What Practitioners Need To Know

This article examines the instances in which §1782 can be used in support of both international arbitrations and foreign award enforcement proceedings, as well as its extraterritorial reach.