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Fordham’s 11th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

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Here’s an announcement from MFOI Jackie Nolan-Haley: Fordham’s 11th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation:  New Developments, New Challenges, and New Ideas in International Dispute Resolution Friday, 14 October 2016 Join us for an engaging day with global leaders in the arbitration community. Keynote Address: Gerald Aksen Topics: The Arbitrator’s Role in Settlement Emergency … Continue reading Fordham’s 11th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation →

Non-Apology Apologies, Ethics, and Lawyers

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In my post, Non-Apology Apologies, Part 2, I briefly described Wells Fargo’s acceptance of responsibility but refusal to apologize for its fraudulent practices in creating accounts without customers’ authorization. This post focuses on a point in a New York Times article that provides fascinating background relevant to lawyers, law professors, and law students. Top executives … Continue reading Non-Apology Apologies, Ethics, and Lawyers →

Schedule for the Tower of Babel Symposium

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The University of Missouri’s symposium, Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding, will take place on Friday, October 7, from 9 am to noon Central Time. We recently set the schedule for the symposium, as follows. 9 am – Definition and Scope of Negotiation – and Why Theory … Continue reading Schedule for the Tower of Babel Symposium →

Bad Decisions to Go to Trial

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You may be familiar with the Randall Kiser et al. study, Let’s Not Make a Deal: An Empirical Study of Decision Making in Unsuccessful Settlement Negotiations, 5 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 551 (2008), which replicated amazing findings in other studies, cited in Randy’s book, Professional Judgment for Lawyers. The top line finding in the … Continue reading Bad Decisions to Go to Trial →

Law Firm Uses “SmartPaTH” to Manage Cases and Satisfy Clients

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The ABA Journal profiled Cleveland-based law firm Thompson Hine and its managing partner, Deborah Z. Read, highlighting their “SmartPaTH” process to manage cases and satisfy clients. This is part of the Journal’s “Legal Rebel” series.  It is both amusing and sad that these ideas would seem radical, especially these days. Here’s the description of the … Continue reading Law Firm Uses “SmartPaTH” to Manage Cases and Satisfy Clients →

Call for Submissions – Works in Progress Conference and Student Writing Competition on International Dispute Resolution

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From my colleague, S.I. Strong: The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Dispute Resolution and Midwest Interest Groups, in association with Young ICSID, are pleased to announce two upcoming events:  (1) a works-in-progress conference and (2) student writing competition.   Both events focus on … Continue reading Call for Submissions – Works in Progress Conference and Student Writing Competition on International Dispute Resolution →

Would You Like to Be a Dean — or Do You Know Someone Who Should Be?

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The University of Missouri at Columbia (MU) seeks a dynamic and visionary leader for the position of Dean of the School of Law.  The Dean reports directly to the Provost and actively contributes to decisions affecting the University at large as a member of the Council of Deans.  The Dean is responsible for strategic planning … Continue reading Would You Like to Be a Dean — or Do You Know Someone Who Should Be? →

Non-Apology Apologies, Part 2

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It seems that there are a lot of stories about questionable apologies in the news lately.  I don’t intend to discuss all of them, but here are a few more thoughts about some of them. 21st Century Fox First, some updates about the 21st Century Fox apology.  I thought it was bland but some commentators, … Continue reading Non-Apology Apologies, Part 2 →

Training Law Students to be Leaders

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I recently talked with Nancy Rogers, one of the pioneers in our field, who is living her version of what I have called “unbundled retirement.” Nancy described Ohio State’s Program on Law and Leadership, which she directs along with program coordinator Mary Rose Sullivan. I was particularly intrigued by Nancy’s description of leadership embodied in … Continue reading Training Law Students to be Leaders →