Resolutions: A Podcast About Dispute Resolution and Prevention

Professor Thomas Carbonneau of Penn State Law discusses the impact of a recent Supreme Court case on class arbitration, Lamps Plus v. Varela.

Adam Martin speaks with Nick Diehl and Rachel Viscomi about their upcoming webinar: Reducing Barriers and Raising Effectiveness: Assessing ADR Programs on June 5th, 1 PM EDT, which will show how the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program at Harvard Law School helps organizations to assess and improve ADR programs, while training students to advance dispute systems design, negotiation, mediation and facilitation practices. To register for this webinar, go to https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/370165004/.

Donna Erez and Brian Farkas discuss their research on pre-mediation statements and mediator preferences.

Rekha Rangachari, Executive Director of the New York International Arbitration Center, discusses the hot topic of diversity in ADR and looks at measures that have been put in place to address diversity in the field. Hosted by Lucy Greenwood.

Stephanie is currently a solo arbitrator in domestic and international cases and the founder of Cohen Arbitration. In the course of establishing her own solo arbitration practice, Stephanie learned that the modern practice of law requires the safeguarding of information in an increasingly digital society. She discusses the implication of cybersecurity concerns in today's legal field and offers practical advice on how to avoid breaches of digital information. Stephanie will be presenting at the DR Spring Conference on Thursday April 11th at 1:30 in a session titled “Clicking Confidential: Practical Guidance to Protect Cybersecurity and Ensure Cross-Border Data Privacy Compliance in Arbitration.”

Antone Melton-Meaux is a lawyer with a theology degree. He uses his experience as an employment lawyer and chaplain to navigate both the legal and emotional aspects of sexual harassment cases. Antone will be presenting at the DR Spring Conference on Thursday April 11th at 10:45 in a session titled “Playing with Fire - The Challenges of Mediating Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Claims in the #Me Too and #Times Up Culture.”

Ava Borrasso, an international arbitration practitioner based in Miami, Florida, has been active in the field of international arbitration for over twenty-five years. In this podcast, Ava discusses the growth of emergency relief in arbitrations and the availability of interim relief both in the courts and within the arbitration process. Ava will be presenting at the Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference in Minneapolis on Friday April 12th at 1:15 pm on “How to Obtain and Enforce Emergency and Interim Relief in US and International Arbitration.” Hosted by Lucy Greenwood

Robert Margulies, a mediator with extensive experience in cross-border disputes, discusses the difficulties and strategies of enforcing mediated settlement agreements in international disputes. Robert will be presenting at the Section of Dispute Resolution Annual Spring Conference on April 11th in Minneapolis at 10:45 am in a session titled “Enforcing Mediated and other Settlements in a Flat World: Learning How to Provide What International Disputants Want and Need.” Hosted by : Michael Russell

In this episode, we talk with Colin Rule, VP of Online Dispute Resolution at Tyler Technologies. Colin discusses how ODR has grown over the years and is now used by courts with matters ranging from traffic citations to family and employment law cases. Colin will be presenting at the Dispute Resolution Spring Conference in Minneapolis on Friday April 12th at 1:15 pm. His session is titled ODR in the Courts: The Future is Now.

In this first episode Section member Adam Martin talks with Harout Samra, an international arbitration practitioner with DLA Piper in Miami.