Posting at the request of Tracy Frisch, Division VP, AAA A career in ADR can take many paths, and hearing directly from professionals working across the field can help law students better understand the opportunities available to them. The 2026 Diverse Student ADR Summit is designed to provide law students with a roadmap for exploring … Continue reading AAA’s Diverse Student ADR Summit
Here is the next installment in our China and ADR Design Series: China’s Arbitration Institutions Liu Zihe and Ren Zhong In much of the world, arbitration is concentrated in a relatively small number of major institutions. China has 285 local arbitration centers. That difference is not simply a matter of scale. It reflects a distinctive … Continue reading China’s Arbitration Institutions
Indisputably is proud to host a new series of weekly posts on developments and innovations in arbitration in China. The brainchild of Richard Bales (ONU), these posts raise questions not only for arbitration, but for our broader ADR community. China and ADR Design Richard Bales Many of the most interesting developments in Chinese arbitration concern … Continue reading Introduction to Series: China and ADR Design
With thanks for Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling this twice a year, listed below are our colleagues’ current scholarship projects: Gilat Juli Bachar (Temple Law) Against Overbroad Nondisclosures, 100 S. Cal. L. Rev. _ (forthcoming 2026/7): This paper addresses the overlooked problem of overbroad settlement non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Although confidentiality is regarded as a cornerstone … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects (August 2026)
Earlier this week, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted, in part, a broker-dealer’s request for review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s denial of the firm’s petition for rulemaking related to FINRA arbitration. See Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. Securities and Exchange Commission, __F. 4th __, 2026 WL 2095279 (D.C. Cir. July … Continue reading D.C. Circuit and Securities Arbitration
Campaign for Greener Arbitrations-North America Committee and Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University 2026 Second Annual Greener Arbitration Writing Competition Funded by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution Call for Submissions The North America Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations … Continue reading Call for Submissions – 2026 Second Annual CGA-NA/Pace Greener Arbitration Writing Competition
Thank you to FOI Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for compiling this list. Hal Abramson (Touro Law) Article: “AI Bots as Teachers: What is left for human law professors to offer in the classroom?” This article considers what bots can do as AI law teachers, how students are already using bots for learning, how to integrate … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects – February 2026 Edition
From FOI Tracey Frisch: AAA announces the launch of Mediation Magazine: https://mediationmagazine.org/ The Mediation Magazine is a new web-based publication of the American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution, focused on the rapidly developing mediation market. Published continuously throughout the year, this resource promotes mediation as a powerful and practical way to resolve disputes … Continue reading AAA Announces New Mediation Magazine
I am passing along this announcement from the AAA: The American Arbitration Association® (AAA®) is pleased to announce applications are now open for the 2025 Diverse Student ADR Summit, taking place in New York City on November 1–2, 2025. This unique program offers first, second, and third-year law students an in-depth introduction to careers in … Continue reading AAA 2025 Diverse Student ADR Summit
For those who might be interested, I am passing along this Call for papers for a Special Issue of Transnational Dispute Management (TDM, ISSN 1875-4120) titled “One Century of Arbitration in the United States: The Federal Arbitration Act at Home and Abroad” edited by professors Björn Arp and Kiran Nasir Gore. The United States’ Federal Arbitration … Continue reading TDM Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “One Century of Arbitration in the United States: The Federal Arbitration Act at Home and Abroad”
