I am happy to announce that Sheila Heen (Harvard) will deliver the 7th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture, titled Difficult Conversations in Polarizing Times, on Monday March 11, 2024 at 7pm at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.  If you are in Phoenix for Spring Break or Spring Training, please … Continue reading Sheila Heen to Deliver the 7th Annual Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State →

Susan Yates, the longtime Executive Director for Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), is stepping away from the organization to try her hand at different opportunities.  Susan is a great friend of this blog as well as to many in the ADR world.  We wish her nothing but the best in her new adventures. And, this means … Continue reading Resolution Systems Institute seeks a new Executive Director →

Bringing this back to the front as a friendly reminder of the Schiefelbein Conference on Thursday January 11th starting at 8am MT / 10am ET.  You can find the agenda here.  Of particular interest to this blog’s readers (particularly students) is the session titled Breaking In: Careers in International Dispute Resolution scheduled at 12:30pm MT … Continue reading Back to Front – Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference Thursday at 8am MT / 10am ET →

Arizona State’s Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center is proud to announce the sixth annual Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference on Thursday January 11, 2024.  Our keynote speaker, Kevin Kim, is the Founder and Managing Partner at Peter & Kim (Seoul, Republic of Korea) and one of the world’s leading dispute resolution professionals.  In addition to his … Continue reading Save the Date – January 11, 2024, Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference →

There’s not a lot of good news coming out of the Middle East these days, so I thought I’d share something from the Christian Science Monitor that was printed shortly before Hamas’ October 7th attacks.  In an editorial titled Big Thanks for a Mideast Mediator, the CSM’s editorial board praises the country of Oman for … Continue reading Oman, an emerging international mediator →

The American Law Institute – the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law (think the restatements and various model codes) – recently announced several newly elected members.  Among the 14 new members are two members of our dispute resolution community – J.J. Prescott (Michigan) … Continue reading ALI adds Two Dispute Resolution Scholars to Its Ranks →

The International Chamber of Commerce is seeking applicants to be Deputy Counsel, based in New York City, primarily working with cases in the North American region.  I’m told that they generally look for folks who are a few years out of law school and know arbitration  well, even if they haven’t formally worked in the … Continue reading Deputy Counsel – ICC Court of Arbitration →

The past academic year was another big one for lateral moves, and this upcoming year looks to be a good one for hiring as at least 5 schools (maybe more?) have ads out mentioning DR as an area where they are looking.  With the Next Gen Bar Exam looming in the not too distant future, … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2023 edition →