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Negotiating is part of everyone's daily lives, whether you choose to accept that truth or not. Why not excel at it! Receive insightful guidance on successfully handling all phases of the negotiation process including acquiring information from an adversary, negotiating for a competitive advantage, and identifying the best methods for closing the deal.

As the globe shrinks, formal disputes become ever more costly and our ability to interact with others around the world becomes easier, the use of ADR to resolve business disputes has become more acceptable. Not sure how to implement ADR in your international contracts or through a program at your multinational organization? Let our seasoned panel of international counsel help! You will learn about some ideal contract approaches and common pitfalls that undermine international ADR programs.

This program material focuses on various options of ADR - mediation, arbitration or other conciliatory proceedings.

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - International ADR - The Future of Cross-Border Disputes

With the risks associated with litigation soaring, corporate practitioners would be wise to consider the more efficient dispute resolution alternatives currently available. This nuts and bolts session will provide you with information on three key topics, evaluating the legal case for domestic and foreign ADR, drafting legally sufficient language to include in arbitration clauses of a contract, and reviewing the variety of ADR service providers available to act as mediators in order to choose the best approach for your case.

Most litigation cases settle, and mediation is the most often used process to facilitate settlement. Being able to develop and execute a successful strategy at mediation is a must-have in an in-house counsel’s toolbox. This panel of mediation experts will take you step-by-step through a mediation process and teach you how to maximize your chances of achieving a successful result while maintaining your ethical obligations as an advocate.

A litigation superhero must not only get great results, but also contain litigation expenses. Your efforts may become more challenging when faced with complex litigation which requires top quality and specialized legal talent. This panel of in-house litigation experts will share with you their top ten ways for doing more with less and achieving successful results for your client.

This webcast examined the effective use of arbitration and other ADR tools in international business. Topics discussed included how to create a binding commitment to the use of arbitration and other ADR tools in transactional and contract scenarios, cultural influences on the choice of effective arbitration and other ADR tools in different parts of the world, comparative benefits of the range of different tools that are available and factors influencing the choice of governing law and jurisdiction.

Mediatorâ??s Settlement Proposal
Ross W. Stoddard, III

A sample settlement proposal submitted by a mediator to the conflicted parties.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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Rules of Loss Allocation in "Toxic Tort" Cases through an ADR Procedure

These rules of dispute resolution in toxic tort cases set guidelines that cover the initiation of procedure, settlement counsel, preliminary conference, science adviser, further conferences, mini-trial proceedings, confidentiality, costs, consent of parties, and conflicts of interest.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Environmental
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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