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The American Arbitration Association Launches New AI Resource AAAi Lab

The AAAi Lab will include guidance on AI and ADR and update users on the AAA's own work with AI, among other things.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

How a Kirkland Partner Relied on 2 Lean Teams During Simultaneous Weeklong Arbitrations on Either Coast

With arbitrations for Silicon Valley venture fund Social + Capital and a portfolio company of Pegasus Capital Advisors pushing off the same week in early June, Kirkland's Josh Greenblatt couldn't be two places at once … but his junior colleagues could.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PLW People in the News—Dec. 5, 2023—McNees

McNees Wallace & Nurick fiduciary litigator Kendra D. McGuire was appointed chair of the Pennsylvania Orphans' Court rules committee, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mediating Wage-Hour Collective and Class Actions: Special Factors to Keep in Mind

The wage-and-hour collective/class action mediation is a different type of case, and as mediator of wage-and-hour collective class action cases, I'd like to share some of the unique aspects of these types of cases.
9 minute read

International Edition

UK to Reform Arbitration Act to Maintain Position as World Leader in International Arbitration

The proposed reforms, a fine-tuning of the 27-year-old arbitration law that has not been updated since its original passing, are intended to improve efficiency, lower costs, boost economic growth and ensure the U.K. remains a state-of-the-art seat of arbitration.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Retiring South Florida Judge Warns Firms About Disturbing Trends

"It is very evident that lawyers are less comfortable trying cases," said Judge Jennifer Bailey on reflection upon retirement.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bill Sponsors Hail Closure of Loophole in Public Arbitration Awards

The bill applies immediately to awards issued from an arbitration between a public employer and public employee.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Dealing With Consent, Capacity and Representation Issues During Mediation

When a party is subject to a consent or capacity issue that may impair their ability to understand and execute the settlement agreement, it is incumbent on the mediator and attorneys to take all appropriate steps to protect the party's interests, according to Alternative Resolution Centers' David Wright.
8 minute read

International Edition

Dechert's Paris-Based International Arbitration Group to Break Away From Firm

The exits follow the Paris office's shift towards life sciences, tech, private assets and private capital, as arbitration teams across the industry continue to be conflicted out of lucrative cases.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dechert's Paris-Based International Arbitration Group to Break Away From Firm

The exits follow the Paris office's shift towards life sciences, tech, private assets and private capital, as arbitration teams across the industry continue to be conflicted out of lucrative cases.
2 minute read

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