Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 274: Winter OCI Update (w/Sadie Jones)
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Interviewing
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From Distance Meetings to Diversity Reports: 2020 Updates for NY State Businesses
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Digital Planning Podcast - Interview With Leeza Garber
VIRTUAL ADR UPDATE – TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY AND UNIQUE ISSUES PRESENTED BY HON. JOHN P. DIBLASI
Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
The Impact On Litigation - Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Litigation Podcast Series
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
Three distinguished JAMS neutrals discuss dispute resolution in the health care industry - The past two years have been tough on all of us, but for those in the health care industry, it has been incredibly challenging....more
A podcast from JAMS featuring Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D., and Hon. Lynn Duryee (Ret.) on the emotional and psychological dimensions of ADR and the impact on mediators, lawyers and all parties involved - In this...more
In this video, captured during JAMS’ 2021 “Cocktails and Conversations” event on the future of alternative dispute resolution, JAMS neutrals and prominent leaders within the legal industry reflect on the growth and...more
When I started conducting mediations and arbitrations on Zoom almost two years ago, I could not have imagined that I would still be doing so today and that my practice and the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) field would...more
I remember the day quite well, March 16, 2020, leaving NAM's midtown office after my last mediation, stepping out onto 42nd Street at the height of rush hour, and finding a ghost town. New York City, New York State, and most...more
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
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
My goal has always been to provide each and every mediation participant with the most satisfying experience possible. In virtual proceedings, the ability to convey settlement communications as if the litigants and I were in...more
JAMS neutral Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.) welcomes and interviews JAMS neutral Kim M. Keenan, Esq., who recently joined the Washington, D.C. Resolution Center - In an interview with Judge Westerfield, Ms. Keenan traces...more
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
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
A podcast from JAMS featuring Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.) and Scott J. Silverman (Retired Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit) on their experiences in virtual alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and their views on the...more
There has been a lot of talk lately, and a lot of presentations, about the pros and cons of virtual alternative dispute resolution (ADR)—video arbitrations and mediations. I recently participated in one such program, but it...more
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
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
This year Women’s History Month coincides with the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. There could not be a better time to discuss how women, and especially mothers, have been affected by the pandemic. In the past...more
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
On the last day I was physically present in the office in March 2020, I completed a multi-party mediation with two parties appearing by Zoom at the last minute due to health concerns. I had no idea how to move people in and...more
The DIFC is fast becoming one of the leading hubs for international arbitration in the Middle East. The launch of the DIFC-LCIA in 2008 served as a testament to the UAE's commitment to providing access to arbitral...more
Clients who opt for the privacy of alternate dispute resolution to resolve business differences are sometimes chagrined to learn that designating an ADR does not by itself guarantee confidentiality of trade secrets. The usual...more
Perhaps now is a good time to address our world after the end of Covid. What have we learned over the course of 2020? Can cases be effectively handled without the ready availability of the courts? Does technology work? We...more
Nine months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the legal community overall has adapted to working in a new environment. For ADR professionals and many attorneys, that means mastering the art of virtual mediation. While...more
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
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