Almost two decades ago, in what feels like a different lifetime, I did some work with folks who were focusing on questions of how best to teach productive conflict management skills to school-age children. I confess that some shiny object or another distracted me from that inquiry, and I haven’t spent much time thinking about … Continue reading ADR and Bullying
On November 1, 2010, the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution and the JAMS Foundation will sponsor a symposium: “Energy and the Environment: Preventing and Resolving Conflicts.” It will be at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. The event is divided into three main topics: Alternatives to Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas Drilling … Continue reading Symposium on Energy and Environmental Conflict Resolution
Okay, so that’s not actually the story here…but it should be. A few weeks ago, one of the most prolific and successful real estate developers in the world, Robert Tishman, passed away. His hundreds of projects, as owner of Tishman Properties and then later Tishman Speyer, included the World Trade Center, the John Hancock Tower in Chicago, … Continue reading Trump Supports Getting to Yes
The news came out today that David Moora was appointed Director of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section. David has been a staff attorney for the section since 2006 and has a great working knowledge of the Section. Congratulations David !! The announcement from Section President Wayne Thorpe is below. And, I second his shout out to Gina Brown. … Continue reading David Moora – Director of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section
The large New York banking company Citigroup is currently in trial defending a claim related to the sale of EMI – the recording label of such groups as the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, the Sex Pistols, and stars of today like Katy Perry and Kanye West. According to the British equity fund Terra Firma, in 2007 … Continue reading Phantom Offer Haunts Citigroup
The Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association will be in San Francisco on June 2-5, 2011. Proposals are due on December 8, 2010. The Law and Society meeting always includes an interesting assortment of dispute resolution papers and panels. It is also a great opportunity to meet scholars from a number of disciplines … Continue reading Law and Society Call for Participation
This posting is courtesy of Richard Reuben: Colleagues, I want to make you aware of an arbitration amicus opportunity in the 2nd Circuit that presents both Stolt-Nielsen and Hall Street issues. In brief, the arbitrator in this case, before Stolt-Nielsen, decided that an arbitration clause that does not expressly address class arbitration “did not prohibit” the … Continue reading Amicus Brief in Second Circuit
Many thanks to Michael Moffitt, Jane Gordon, and especially to Jen Reynolds for putting on a first-class ADR Works-in-Progress Conference this weekend. They were terrific hosts and the scholarly exchange was dynamic. I personally learned a great deal. I’m particularly grateful to Ran Kuttner for reading and commenting on my very rough draft of Leverage … Continue reading Kudos to Oregon for WIP Conference
For those of you ADR scholars out there interested in an academic position, here is the announcement: The University of Maryland School of Law seeks applicants for a faculty position in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The faculty member must have a sincere interest in and commitment to clinical teaching. The faculty member: 1) … Continue reading University of Maryland Law Hiring ADR Prof
An informal organization of former members of Congress, from both sides of the political aisle, has released a call for “a civil and productive 112th Congress.” They embrace the ideas of both partisanship and bipartisanship, but reject the politics of division and vilification. Available at www.fmocforcommonground.org, the open letter from these former members of Congress … Continue reading Former Members of Congress for Common Ground
