Trump v. New York Times: A Settlement in the Offing?

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You may or may not know that Donald Trump’s lawyers sent a letter to the NYTimes requesting them to issue an “immediate retraction and apology” for the article Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately.  The Times’ response, from its lawyer David E. McCraw, is here.  In closing the letter states: If [Mr. Trump] … Continue reading Trump v. New York Times: A Settlement in the Offing? →

Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech

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A New York Times article with that headline observes that we are “in a political season when ethnic, racist and sexual slurs, not to mention general insults, seem to have become part of everyday chatter.” Dealing with offensive comments can be hard for people generally and there are particular challenges for dispute resolution professionals. The … Continue reading Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech →

FINRA Dispute Resolution Makes Great Progress on Implementing Task Force Recommendations

In December 2015, a FINRA Dispute Resolution Task Force issued its Final Report and Recommendations for improvements to the administration of its forum and its ADR processes.  (See my earlier blog post about it here.  The Report contained 51 separate recommendations. Earlier this month, FINRA posted a draft Status Report detailing the progress FINRA has made … Continue reading FINRA Dispute Resolution Makes Great Progress on Implementing Task Force Recommendations →

Do Women Ask?

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Delighted to post this important study and discussion from FOB Rishi Batra When discussing gender differences in the way that women and men negotiate, much of the well-known literature suggests, “women don’t ask” – i.e. that women are less likely to negotiate for salaries, raises, or promotions, at least when negotiating for themselves. This is … Continue reading Do Women Ask? →

“I Appligize”

In case you missed it, and continuing with our series of non-apology or otherwise problematic apologies, here is SNL’s take on Donald Trump’s recent efforts toward making an apology.

Global Pound Conference, Papal Encyclical on the Environment, and Cyberweek

We have such an incredible group of people in our community doing wonderful work in so many different areas. Forty years ago, at the 1976 Pound Conference, Frank Sander proposed the multi-door courthouse.  Before then, mediation and arbitration had been widely used in the labor context for decades but there wasn’t much else going on … Continue reading Global Pound Conference, Papal Encyclical on the Environment, and Cyberweek →

Virtual Symposium: “Move It! Lateral Hires in International Arbitration”

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From my colleague, S.I. Strong: Young OGEMID (a listserve for junior specialists in international arbitration) is holding its fourth “virtual” symposium, this time on lateral moves/hires in international arbitration.   Virtual symposia are conducted entirely by email, so people can follow the discussion as closely as they want (or not).   This format is also very interactive, since listserve members can pose questions directly to the speakers. … Continue reading Virtual Symposium: “Move It! Lateral Hires in International Arbitration” →

Randy Lowry Interview on Mediate.com

Randy Lowry is the President of Lipscomb University, but better known in these parts as the founder of the Straus Institute at Pepperdine.   Here’s a link to an interview he did on mediate.com with longtime mediator Robert Benjamin as a part of Mediate.com’s “The Mediators: Views from the Eye of the Storm” series. Enjoy.

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