I am thrilled to share that Professor Imre Szalai will be joining Pace|Haub Law this fall, adding incredible strength to our nationally-ranked ADR program. The full announcement is here: Arbitration Scholar, Professor Imre Szalai, Joins Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Faculty | Pace University New York Welcome to White Plains, Imre!

I am pleased to share this announcement of a new writing competition co-sponsored by the North America Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations (CGA-NA) and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. We are seeking papers from anyone interested in the intersection of arbitration and environmental law, and papers should make a … Continue reading Call for Submissions – Writing Competition – Arbitration +Environmental Law →

  Please join me (Jill Gross – Haub Law/Pace) and Rick Bales (Ohio Northern) for the online book launch of THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT: SUCCESSES, FAILURES, AND A ROADMAP FOR REFORM, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, this volume brings together a … Continue reading Register for Virtual Book Launch: The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform →

Happy New Year everyone! Here is the latest installment of scholarship projects by ADR Profs and practitioners all around the country. Thanks again to Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling and circulating this impressive list. Hal Abramson (Touro Law) Time-Pressured Negotiations 30.2 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025) This article considers how to negotiate when you … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – January 2025 →

Posting on behalf of the AAA: I am writing to inform you of a wonderful opportunity for second and third year law students.  On November 9 and 10, 2024 the American Arbitration Association is holding its Annual Diverse Student ADR Summit in New York.  For more information click here.  Accepted students will receive a scholarship for up … Continue reading AAA’s Diverse Student ADR Summit →

Some of you may have seen the news articles (e.g., here and here) in the past day or so reporting on a motion to compel arbitration brought by Disney lawyers in a Florida state court wrongful death case. The widow of a woman who suffered a fatal allergic reaction at a Disney World restaurant is … Continue reading Disney+ to Disney World “Infinite” Arbitration Clause →

Donna Shestowsky (UC Davis) recently announced the winner of this year’s AALS Section on ADR “best scholarly article” award. That award goes to Inga Laurent, An Absence of Accountability, 54 (1) Seton Hall Law Review 137-200 (2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4252910 She also noted that the author has been invited to present the winning article at … Continue reading Winner of AALS Section’s Best Scholarly Article Award for 2023 →

From BFFOI Michael Colatrella (McGeorge): I am writing to remind you to register for the 17th Annual AALS Dispute Resolution Works-in Progress Conference at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento on Friday and Saturday, October 18th and 19th!  We will also host an optional welcome dinner on Thursday, October 17th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 … Continue reading Registration for AALS DR WIP Conference Now Open! →

From BFOI Peter Reilly (Texas A&M), below is a list of current and exciting scholarship projects either completed or in process as reported by our ADR Prof. colleagues around the country. Joseph Alfe (Texas A&M University) Gilat Juli Bachar (Temple Law) Nondisclosure As Coercion  What is the relationship between a defendant’s demand for nondisclosure as part of … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – July 2024 →

Earlier this year, I blogged here about the SEC’s staying of a rule change (previously approved by the SEC) to FINRA’s arbitration rules barring non-attorney representatives (NARs) from representing parties in its forum. The Stay Order was an extremely unusual move by the SEC, and certainly raised many questions. I just became aware [catching up … Continue reading Follow-up to SEC’s Stay of Rule Change Barring NARs in FINRA Arbitration →