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When a dispute arises concerning the sale of a business, your clever lawyering and intricate draftsmanship can get lost in front of judge and jury. How can you draft your contract to insure the intention of the parties is enforced as well as maximize the protection to your client? Our panel of your litigation peers will share their 20-20 hindsight on the M&A deal and what M&A practitioners should know about how your contracts are received and interpreted, and what you can do to help in case the business deal ends up in the courtroom or arbitration.

This material covers what corporate counsel are doing and can do to drive down the cost and up the speed and efficiency of ADR.

Mediation rules to consider when working in cross-boarder situations.

This program will present psychological theories that both explain and challenge the conventional wisdom on the art and science of negotiation. The panel will first examine general negotiation effectiveness and then discuss how to translate these lessons into mediation. You will walk away with practical advice for applying these concepts systematically when preparing for negotiations and working with clients to achieve maximum results. Join this session and engage in a lively discussion that is sure to be as entertaining as it is enlightening.

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Ideas for Launching Local Chapter-based Pro Bono Efforts

Highly successful litigators are sometimes best known for avoiding litigation! They achieve their success by relying on their negotiation skills to avoid the time, expense, and uncertainty of the courtroom. We've brought together a panel of seasoned negotiators who will share with you their differing perspectives and their secrets of success. In exploring this topic, we will look at the ethical rules implicated by negotiation, how to evaluate the strengths of your case, and we will offer tips, advice, and insights on the art of negotiating beneficial resolutions to disputes.

2007 ACCE Annual Conference: When you think litigation, you think high costs and time away from more productive work. Other options to costly litigation have been available for some time, but how useful are they? This session focused on the use of mediation as an alternative to litigation.

Learn techniques to become a more effective negotiator. Gain insights into different approaches to the major legal issues that arise, and discover the cultural “soft skills” you need to navigate successfully across the cultural divide while keeping a firm hold on your ethical compass.

This panel will examine how companies can best handle issues surrounding international dispute resolution, including how to leverage bilateral investment treaties in jurisdictions that have a tendency to favor local businesses and investors, and enforcing arbitration in difficult jurisdictions.

In-house counsel face a number of ethical issues and challenges unique to their practice. In this memorandum, we discuss some of the ethical duties and obligations owed by a solicitor to his client in light of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Rules of Professional Conduct as well as recent Canadian and American decisions.

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