From Peter Reilly (BFOI): On behalf of the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution, I’m pleased to announce the recipient of the award for the Best Article of 2019 in the field of dispute resolution. Congratulations to Michael Moffitt of the University of Oregon School of Law for his article Settlement … Continue reading Congratulations to Michael Moffitt, Winner, AALS ADR Section Best Article of 2019 →

Listening is a bedrock ADR practice. Does this mean we must always listen? Or can listening sometimes make things worse? Recent debates around “cancel culture” and “deplatforming” are of special interest to our field, which values the sharing of diverse perspectives but also appreciates complex social dynamics and strategic communication. In my new article (forthcoming … Continue reading The Listening Dilemma →

The revived Arbitrate.com website at https://www.arbitrate.com/index.cfm provides fresh content regarding arbitration with news items as well as original and curated articles from new and seasoned arbitration voices.  It also includes a web series called “The Arbitration Conversation.”  This is a periodic web series where Prof. Amy J. Schmitz interviews leading thinkers in arbitration from around … Continue reading New Resource for Arbitration →

For many of us looking at inequality and how to promote pay equity, the news that certain structural changes in negotiation can make a difference is quite welcome.  One of the hypothesized reasons for women’s pay inequity is that women might not have negotiated great starting salaries and then were held back over the course … Continue reading What to NOT Negotiate About—Salary History →