Okay, so that’s not actually the story here…but it should be. A few weeks ago, one of the most prolific and successful real estate developers in the world, Robert Tishman, passed away. His hundreds of projects, as owner of Tishman Properties and then later Tishman Speyer, included the World Trade Center, the John Hancock Tower in Chicago, … Continue reading Trump Supports Getting to Yes
This posting is courtesy of Richard Reuben: Colleagues, I want to make you aware of an arbitration amicus opportunity in the 2nd Circuit that presents both Stolt-Nielsen and Hall Street issues. In brief, the arbitrator in this case, before Stolt-Nielsen, decided that an arbitration clause that does not expressly address class arbitration “did not prohibit” the … Continue reading Amicus Brief in Second Circuit
Last week, I was delighted to welcome Lucy Reed, a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and co-chair of their international arbitration group as our inaugural speaker for our speakers series on Gender & Negotiation, funded by the University Centennial Celebration Fund to celebrate 100 years of women at Marquette. Lucy has an amazing background in both the … Continue reading Negotiation Advice from an International Arbitrator
I am delighted to post this blog courtesy of Professor Richard Reuben of the University of Missouri School of Law: I finally had occasion to take a close look at AT&T v. Concepcion, which will be argued on Nov. 9, and think it could be a real sleeper. There is a lot of spin in … Continue reading AT&T v. Concepcion Musings
I am grateful to Paul for restarting this discussion on foreclosure mediation—it is useful to keep revisiting what is working and what is not. The New York Times article is interesting in a number of ways. First, as Paul notes, it confuses the process of mediation with the underlying applicable law. Mediation—voluntary as in our … Continue reading Foreclosure Mediation Take 2?
Well folks, finally a good and clear rendition of the prisoner’s dilemma on television. Last week’s finale of The Bachelor Pad featured the two final contestants choosing between sharing the $250000 prize money or trying to keep it for themselves. If both contestants picked “share” they split the prize money. If one picked “keep” and the other … Continue reading Prisoner’s Dilemma on TV
The International Ombudsman Association is again sponsoring a contest to reward scholarship relevant to Organizational Ombuds. In the second IOA-sponsored writing competition, graduate and law students are invited to submit articles on the issue of how organizational ombudsmen can avoid being deemed as agents for notice. The author of the winning article will receive a … Continue reading Writing Contest on Ombuds
As I mentioned last month, I don’t know that formulas always make things clearer but an NPR story from July on handshakes might prove me wrong. A hat tip to Natalie Fleury for this idea : Marketplace on NPR aired a story about the science behind the handshake. Geoffrey Beattie, a professor at the University of Manchester researching … Continue reading Handshake Science
I am happy to welcome Susan Yates and RSI to the ADR blogosphere. Their new court-connected blog is outlined below in a message from Susan: I am excited to announce Resolution Systems Institute’s new blog, Just Court ADR. The blog is written by two RSI colleagues and myself, and highlights important topics in court ADR. … Continue reading New Blog for RSI
Every other year or so, I try to attend the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM) annual meeting to keep up to date on what is going on in other related fields. The meeting is very high powered–some of the best known names in the conflict resolution field in business schools, econ departments, public policy, … Continue reading Keeping up on Interdisciplinary Work
