Upcoming Conference, Settlement in the 21st Century – April 1st

FOI Jennifer Robbenolt (lllinois) forwarded information about an upcoming conference (Friday April 1st at 8am CT) – Settlement in the 21st Century. Register here; blurb and speakers below.

Most legal disputes are resolved by agreement, making the study of settlement a critically important project. Organized by faculty at the University of Illinois College of Law, this conference brings together prominent legal scholars, lawyers, and judges to focus on the future of civil settlement, showcasing empirical studies of settlement and outlooks on the role of technological advances.

Keynote Lecture: Why Disputes Don’t (But Sometimes Do) End Up in Trial – Shari Diamond, Northwestern University

Speakers and topics include:

Settlements Across Contexts

Settlements in Multi-District Litigation – Elizabeth Burch, University of Georgia
Settlement Around the World: Settlement Rates in the Largest Economies, Dan Klerman, University of Southern California
Civil Probation, Nicole Summers, Harvard University

Lay Perspectives on Settlement

Lay Attitudes towards Secret Settlement, Gilat Bachar, Villanova University
Perceptions of Settlement, Jessica Bregant, University of Houston, Jennifer Robbennolt and Verity Winship, University of Illinois
Crowdsourcing Settlement Values, Chris Robertson, Boston University

Technology and Settlement

Nudging and Judging: The Judicial Role in Managing Settlement in Federal Court (Preliminary Results of the SCALES Project), Charlotte Alexander, Georgia State University
Reimagining Settlement: A Pluralistic Approach, Alyson Carrel, Northwestern University
Legal Tech and the Future of Settlement, David Engstrom, Stanford University

Practitioner Panel: The Future of Settlement

Hon. Karen G. Shields (Ret.), JAMS Mediator
Cardelle Spangler, Labor & Employment Partner and Chicago Office Managing Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Shawn Kasserman, Founding Member, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLP
Hon. Wayne R. Andersen (Ret.), JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator

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