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Mediation Procedures

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I currently mediate all of my cases on Zoom. I have mediated hundreds of cases on Zoom since March 2020. I have found a Zoom mediation to be a convenient, efficient, cost-effective and beneficial method of settling disputes....more

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Virtual Arbitration at a Glance

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On June 25, 2020, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section co-sponsored with JAMS a live webinar featuring an interactive mock virtual arbitration of a commercial dispute. The Hon. Ariel E. Belen, arbitrator/mediator at...more

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[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals See Strong Future for Hybrid ADR Proceedings

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A podcast from JAMS featuring neutrals Zee Claiborne and Michael Young on their experiences conducting hybrid proceedings at JAMS. In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Zee Claiborne and Michael Young discuss virtual and hybrid...more

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[PODCAST] JAMS Introduces Key Changes to International Arbitration Rules

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A podcast from JAMS featuring Kim Taylor, Robert Davidson and Ranse Howell on recent changes to JAMS’ International Arbitration Rules & Procedures (Rules) and how they respond to the modern practice of ADR and the COVID-19...more

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Disruptions, Disputes and Dialogue: What Just Happened?

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We are finally starting to see signs of economic recovery, with businesses reopening and emerging from their forced hibernation. We are witnessing the evolution of the workplace and work itself. So let’s reflect on our...more

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Virtual ADR: Life After Lockdown

With vaccinations on the rise—and our spirits with them– there is increasing talk of returning to the office, probably after Labor Day, to resume a somewhat normal work schedule, including renewed person-to-person contact...more

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The Masked Mediator - A Personal Account of an In-Person Mediation

This past year has been unlike any other in almost every aspect of life. I feel blessed that my family and I have remained healthy, and that through Zoom technology and NAM's IT department, I have been able to continue to...more

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Five Lessons Learned From My First Virtual Arbitration—Including Be Sure to Wear Sunscreen

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I just finished my first virtual arbitration, which involved a multi-million-dollar dispute between a large medical system and an extensive payer network, two weeks of testimony and hundreds of thousands of pages of...more

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A New Tool for Resolving Litigation: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual Mediations

In March of 2020, when state-wide coronavirus lockdowns began in earnest, litigations confronted the fact that practically everything on the schedule — depositions, mediations, and court appearances — had been canceled. To...more

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[NAWJ Podcast] Technology in the Courts and in ADR: Meeting the Moment

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In a recent podcast produced by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), Richard Birke, executive director of the JAMS Institute, and JAMS neutrals Hon. Frank Maas (Ret.) and Hon. Elizabeth White (Ret.), president...more

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[Podcast/Video] International Arbitration Across the Pond: Everything JAMS Part 1

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JAMS Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Operating Officer Kimberly Taylor and Director of International Operations Ranse Howell join Mayer Brown partners Charles Harris and Kwadwo Sarkodie on their podcast mini-series,...more

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Arbitration by Videoconference: Not as Scary as You Think

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I have heard from many lawyers who have reluctantly adapted to virtual mediations that even though Zoom and other platforms work well for mediations, they do not work so well for arbitrations. These lawyers have asked that I...more

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[PODCAST] Resolving Employment Disputes through Mediation

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From health and safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, to systemic discrimination issues amidst the Black Lives Matter movement, to continued fallout from the #MeToo movement, employers are currently facing a unique...more

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The Future of ADR, Post-COVID: Personal Musings From a Neutral

These past several months have certainly been a challenge, to say the least. Lock downs, face masks, heroic doctors, hospital workers, and first responders, sickness, death, shuttered businesses, and furloughed workers all...more

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Litigating in a Pandemic: Tips on Dealing with the New Abnormal

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In a time of social isolation can litigation still be used to bring parties together to resolve problems? Are there advantages to the technology being relied upon by the courts and mediators and are clients and litigators...more

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Agents of Change: Moving Forward With Sports Disputes Through Remote Arbitrations

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The world of sport has been dramatically impacted by COVID-19 both at home and abroad: games cancelled, seasons disrupted, games played in empty stadiums, and athletes, sports organizations, agents and fans waiting for the...more

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[Webinar] Mediations, Depositions and Arbitrations by Video Conferencing - September 2nd, 1:00 pm ET

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This CLE webinar will discuss some of the technology considerations for mediations, depositions, arbitrations, and court hearings by video conferencing as well as the practical issues that our attorneys have faced...more

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VIRTUAL ADR UPDATE – TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY AND UNIQUE ISSUES PRESENTED BY HON. JOHN P. DIBLASI

Difficult times foster change and an exploration of alternative and better ways of doing business. With that thought in mind, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), one of the nation's leading providers of Alternative...more

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