Location: Online via Zoom Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm (Eastern Time) Program Description: This program explores the evolving ethical duties of arbitrators and mediators under professional rules and institutional standards, with a focus on impartiality, conflicts of interest, disclosure obligations, and confidentiality. Drawing...
90 Minutes Attorney fees, arbitration costs and interest often constitute a significant portion of an arbitration award. This Webinar focuses on how arbitrators decide whether to award attorney fees, arbitration costs and interest, and in what amounts. This perspective will...
The most fundamental attribute of an arbitrator should be their ability to assess evidence and make decisions free from pre-conceived notions or biases. In a word: neutrality. But this essential ability is also one of the least examined aspects of...
180 Minutes This is a self-paced online study course you can take and complete at your leisure. It is designed to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the mediation process in general and to provide instruction and "best practices"...
Location: New York, NYAmerican Arbitration Association150 East 42nd Street, Floor 17New York, NY 10017 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00pm (Eastern Time) Interested in attending the American Arbitration Association's Future Dispute Resolution Conference? Click Here to access the registration page and get more information about...
Location: New York, NY Cardozo School of Law55 5th AveNew York, NY 10003 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET (including reception) For more details on this program, click here. Interested in attending the American Arbitration Association Hackathon? Click Here to access the registration...
90 Minutes AAA Rules and recent cases interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act significantly expand the powers of arbitrators to rule on important issues such as jurisdiction, arbitrability, defenses, and on the authority of arbitrators to streamline the proceedings. In addition,...
This 60-minute recorded roundtable discussion addresses the importance of diversity in the field of ADR featuring AAA/ICDR arbitrators Maureen Beyers, Melinda Jayson and Edna Sussman. Among the topics addressed are: Getting started within ADR Marketing yourself as an ADR expert...
105 Minutes In this presentation, participants will learn from an experienced faculty about the important information and the essential facts needed to understand and administer the contract. The faculty focuses on the following topics: Contract Interpretation: An Overview Problems in...
60 Minutes In this presentation, participants will learn from experienced faculty about the intricate details that define the grievance procedures. The faculty focuses on the following topics: Defining a Grievance Assessment of Grievances Drafting Your Grievance Contents of a Grievance...
130 Minutes In this presentation, participants will learn from our experienced faculty about guidelines and best practices when processing their next grievance. There are three parts to the course: Part 1 - The Union Perspective Part 2 - The Management Perspective...
90 Minutes Most complex commercial disputes settle before awards and judgments. Yet, in court and often in arbitration, today’s litigation community often resists serious settlement negotiations before engaging in extensive, costly document and expert discovery. These activities often result in...
In this recorded webinar presentation, the speakers provide their perspectives on what attorneys should consider when drafting healthcare ADR contract provisions; what exactly are the distinguishing aspects that determine whether the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Healthcare Payor Provider...
This recorded presentation will arm you with the information you will need to prepare your clients and guide them through the preliminary hearing.
In this recorded presentation, arbitrators and veteran case administrators share how to establish the framework for your arbitration.
Decision-making science reveals how silent mental shortcuts (heuristics) like confirmation bias, anchoring, and affect, together with premature reliance on intuition can lead judges and arbitrators astray.
60 Minutes Young attorneys typically go from classrooms and textbooks (with relatively little practical experience before the day they are sworn in) to the shadow of computer screens. It is increasingly common for young attorneys to spend virtually no billable...
60 Minutes We’ve all heard about the case involving tens if not hundreds of individual change orders that need to be decided. In this recorded webinar experienced construction industry lawyers and arbitrators discuss: What is the best approach as the...
60 Minutes The use of mediation is experiencing rapid global growth. It mirrors the rapid expansion of international business over several decades as large and small companies in a myriad of countries shift to a worldwide vision no longer tied...
90 Minutes As in a football game, even when you’ve advanced the ball with relative ease, there comes a point in every mediation where neither can side can or will make another move – a classic “goal line stance.” Facilitating...
60 Minutes Traditionally, the matter of sanctions in arbitration has been a murky one. While the courts have wielded largely unrestricted power to enforce rules and orders, the authority of arbitrators to impose sanctions has usually been circumscribed by the...
Location: New York, NY American Arbitration Association150 E 42nd Street, Floor 17New York, NY 10017 Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30pm (Eastern Time) Program Description: Most insurance policies that include arbitration clauses call for disputes under the policy to be decided by a...
The ground rules pertaining to evidence in arbitration can be unexpected for those not familiar with the arbitral environment, and while arbitration is less formal than litigation, there are still rules that apply.
As is so often the case, preparation leads to success, and that is certainly true for collective bargaining. Not surprisingly, the process of preparing and the issues that must be addressed for unions differ from those that must be addressed...
