All posts by Jill Gross

Second Circuit expands FINRA’s arbitration jurisdiction

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In a decision with potentially far-reaching importance for the scope of permissible arbitrations in FINRA’s dispute resolution forum, the Second Circuit held yesterday that an issuer who purchases auction-facilitating services for its auction rate securities from a broker-dealer is a “customer” of that broker-dealer within the meaning of FINRA Rule 12200.  See UBS Financial Services Inc. … Continue reading Second Circuit expands FINRA’s arbitration jurisdiction →

Gary Born to be keynote speaker at symposium on international arbitration

Here is an announcement about an interesting symposium on international arbitration: On October 21, 2011, keynote speaker Gary Born leads an international group of experts in a frank discussion of issues that can arise when parties combine litigation tactics with international commercial arbitration.  The symposium, entitled “Border Skirmishes: The Intersection Between Litigation and International Commercial … Continue reading Gary Born to be keynote speaker at symposium on international arbitration →

Announcing the 2011 Beckley Student Writing Competition on Securities Arbitration

Please pass along this announcement to any law students who might be interested: Sponsored by Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, the James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition is a writing contest for law students interested in Securities Arbitration and Securities Law. First Prize is $1000, Second Prize is $750, and Third Prize is $500. The PIABA Bar Journal Board-of-Editors publish the … Continue reading Announcing the 2011 Beckley Student Writing Competition on Securities Arbitration →

We don’t need to teach negotiation skills anymore?

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That is the question raised by this post on the Legal Skills Prof Blog.  The authors worry that the rise of technology-driven negotiations (e.g., software algorithms that can produce optimal settlement terms for parties) will replace the need for lawyers to negotiate for their clients.  Really?  Can we really automate the important search for underlying … Continue reading We don’t need to teach negotiation skills anymore? →

SEC Commissioner Walter on Mandatory Arbitration

Courtesy of the Securities Law Prof Blog, read here SEC Commissioner’s Elisse B. Walter’s comments on mandatory securities arbitration at the annual NASAA Conference.  The SEC has implied for some time now that it will review securities arbitration, but other Dodd-Frank rule-making mandates have taken up all of its time.  It will be interesting to … Continue reading SEC Commissioner Walter on Mandatory Arbitration →

SCOTUSblog Kicks Off Symposium on Arbitration and the Court

From SCOTUSblog earlier this week: Guest contributors consider the implications of the Court’s recent arbitration decisions, including AT&T v. Concepcion, Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds, Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, and Hall Street v. Mattel. In our final symposium before the October Term begins, guest contributors (listed below in alphabetical order) will consider questions relating to the Court’s Federal … Continue reading SCOTUSblog Kicks Off Symposium on Arbitration and the Court →

Registration now open for 2011-2012 ABA Representation in Mediation Competition

Registration is now open for the 2011-2012 Representation in Mediation Competition.  This law school competition provides students the opportunity to role-play as advocates and clients in a mediation setting and measures how well students model appropriate preparation for and representation of a client in mediation.  Each team consists of two students.  In each round of … Continue reading Registration now open for 2011-2012 ABA Representation in Mediation Competition →

Call for Papers: ADR for the Masses – Oregon Law Review

I am passing along a deadline remider for a Call for Papers from the Oregon Law Review:    Oregon Law Review is currently accepting submissions for a special themed issue of our 90th volume. Called “ADR for the Masses,” this special issue will address appropriate dispute resolution in the context of mass torts, mass settlements, and large-scale public … Continue reading Call for Papers: ADR for the Masses – Oregon Law Review →

FINRA Ready to Offer Arbitration Forum for Investment Advisers

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At the Securities Arbitration 2011 program at the Practising Law Institute a few weeks ago (which I Chaired), Linda Fienberg, President of FINRA Dispute Resolution, announced that FINRA has developed a program to permit its arbitration forum to administer disputes between investors and registered investment advisers.  FINRA has developed this plan because the SEC is … Continue reading FINRA Ready to Offer Arbitration Forum for Investment Advisers →