On February 22, Penn State is hosting an ADR symposium entitled The Role of the Courts: Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards and Mediated Settlement Agreements.  Information here.  I do not know the details, but Nancy Welsh tells me that it will be available via webcast for those of us who can’t make it to Pennsylvania. … Continue reading Watch (if you can’t go to) the Upcoming Penn State Symposium Online →

Sean Nolon (Vermont) posted his most recent article on SSRN.  The title is: Second Best Practices?: Addressing Mediation’s Definitional Problems in Environmental Siting Disputes.  The article looks at two environmental case studies where interested parties served mediative functions and explores the implications for the concept of mediator neutrality.  Professor Nolon proposes that this practice has value, but … Continue reading S. Nolon on Mediator Role Confusion in Siting Disputes →

When the ABA DR Section created the Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work, I wondered how long it would take before Len Riskin (Florida) received it.  And now he will, the 3rd time it’s been awarded (announcement below).  The award is well deserved not only for his work, but also for the mentoring role he’s played for so many of … Continue reading Riskin to Receive ABA DR Section Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work →

I will be moderating a panel discussion at Cardozo School of Law this Thursday evening on the Delaware Chancery Court’s arbitration program, which I blogged about here and here. The Delaware scheme was struck down by a federal district court last year. The case is now on appeal to the Third Circuit. Here are the … Continue reading Cardozo Panel to Discuss Delaware Chancery Arbitration Scheme →

On January 17th, CPR presented its 30th Annual ADR Awards at a ceremony at the Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California.    The press release is available here, and in case you’re not familiar with the awards, they have several categories such as lifetime achievement, academic articles and practical achievement.   The list of award … Continue reading CPR Awards Announced !! →

The press reports are coming in fast and furious at this time on an office shooting during a mediation today at an office building here in Phoenix.  The reports I’ve read (here and here) indicate that 1 person is dead, 1 person is out of emergency surgery, and others are in the hospital with other less … Continue reading Mediation Related Shooting in Phoenix (updated) →

Noam Ebner (Creighton) and Dan Druckman (George Mason) have published Games, Claims, and New Frames: Rethinking the Use of Simulation in Negotiation Education in this month’s Negotiation Journal. The abstract: Negotiation educators have long considered the use of role-play simulations an essential classroom teaching method, and have had high expectations regarding their suitability and efficacy … Continue reading Ebner and Druckman on Rethinking the Use of Simulation in Negotiation Education →

I am not a Tolkien person, whatever that means, but I’ve been reading The Hobbit to my kids out loud (for the second time now). Last night we read the chapter about Bilbo and Gollum’s contest of riddles. They have made a deal: if Bilbo tells a riddle Gollum can’t answer, Gollum will show Bilbo … Continue reading On leaving Gollum alive →

From Bob Bordone at Harvard: The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is searching for a new Assistant Director to begin on July 1, 2013.  We are looking for someone who can be both an innovative teacher and a strong, collaborative administrator with excellent team-building and strategic planning skills. I imagine this position to be … Continue reading Job Posting: Harvard Negotiation & Mediaion Clinical Program →

From an opinion piece in this morning’s National Law Journal (article here): …  Just as companies can implement a systems-based approach to manufacturing, sales and other business functions, general counsel can implement a system for managing legal cases, with an eye toward avoiding litigation and its attendant costs at the earliest possible juncture. A group … Continue reading 21st Century CPR Pledge →