The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) announced the winner of the 41st Annual CPR Awards over the weekend. From the press release.
The CPR Institute’s Annual Awards program honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Award criteria focuses on scholarship which addresses the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties. The review committee comprises judges and lawyers from leading corporations, top law firms and academic institutions across the U.S.
The winners are:
James F. Henry Award (for distinguished contributions to the ADR field) – The Honorable William H. Webster
Outstanding Book Award – Conna A. Weiner and Bennett Picker for Commercial Mediation Practice Guide.
Outstanding Professional Article Award – Catherine A. Rogers (Boccini, Italy) for Reconceptualizing the Party-Appointed Arbitrator and the Meaning of Impartiality, 64 Harvard Int’l L. J. 137 (2023).
Outstanding Short Article Award – Donna Shestowsky (UC Davis) and Jennifer Shack (RSI) for Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of an Evaluation of Your ODR Program, 59 Court Rev. 6 (Spring 2023)
Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper – R. Daniel Knaap (Columbia) for Arbitrator Conflict-of-Interest Arising from Third-Party Funding in Investment Treaty Arbitration, (2023).
Student Innovation Award – Maxwell Herath, Julie Howard, Konner Kelly, and Meara Maccabee (Ohio State) for Initiating Constructive Conversations Among Polarized University Student Groups.
Congratulations to all of the winners !
Thank you, Art, for the shout out to Donna Shestowsky and RSI’s own Jen Shack! Everyone at RSI is proud of the work Jen is doing and thrilled when she and Donna put their heads together!