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New York Law Journal

Elevating Your ADR Game—Useful Insights and Perspectives: 'Ambassador for Peace—How Theodore Roosevelt Won the Nobel Peace Prize'

As part of his longsighted preparation, President Theodore Roosevelt cultivated relationships not only with Japanese and Russian leaders, but also with European diplomats who would later assist in the Portsmouth peace negotiations. All these relationships built the trust that would be essential in concluding the peace agreement.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Review the Arbitration Providers' Rules Carefully

Courts regularly find that the incorporated rules of an ADR provider are binding. Review them carefully, therefore, to assure that there is nothing in those rules which imposes the unexpected upon your clients.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Special Considerations in Mediating Sexual Abuse Cases

Currently, there is an open look-back window for lawsuits to be filed under the Adult Survivors Act, and it is anticipated that there will be many filings pursuant to this statute. This article discusses the use of mediation to resolve these cases and why mediating these matters must be handled with care and consideration.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Dealing With Emotions in Mediations

Emotions can be important—even necessary—challenges for resolving disputes, according to retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge B. Scott Silverman, now a neutral with Signature Resolution.
7 minute read

International Edition

'I'm Hesitant to Paint a Rosy Picture': ICC's Arbitration Secretary General On Pride Month

As the industry marks Pride Month, Alexander Fessas shares his thoughts on LGBTQIA inclusion within the legal industry.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

As 'Nuclear Verdicts' Rise in Georgia, Consider the Role of Arbitration

Companies doing business in Georgia not only need to be aware of the risks of facing significant verdicts, but affirmatively undertake mitigating factors to try and reduce them. One way to mitigate the risk of unreasonably high jury verdicts is to include arbitration provisions in your contracts.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on Arbitration

We can only be thankful that this decision was not in a published, precedential opinion and cannot be cited for the logic it employed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Your Officio Might Not Be as Functus as You Were Led to Believe

In most instances, functus officio prevents further action by the tribunal, meaning that the parties—to their dismay, or delight, depending on their position in the case—are stuck with the award, even when the arbitrators have acknowledged the award contained an error and would like to correct it. A recent Second Circuit decision, however, shows that this doctrine is not necessarily as limited as many may believe.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Baseball, Television and Arbitration Collide

A discussion of the recent decision in Matter of TCR Sports Broadcast Holding v. WN Partner, where the New York State Court of Appeals ended a nine-year battle in the New York State courts between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles concerning their respective rights to profits and fees earned from telecasting games. Judge Judith Gische writes: "You are probably thinking—it took nine years in the courts for this matter to be resolved and while it did not fulfill arbitration's goal of expediency, at least the matter is over. Think again."
10 minute read

Law.com

A Movement Builds to Diversify Special Masters, Starting With the Name

"No one really likes having a master, except a St. Bernard," said Merril Hirsh, executive director of the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals.
7 minute read

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