Previous Events & CLE Programs
May 7, 2008
Committee Meeting
First Annual Mediation Panel/ Bar Forum
Join us as we discuss best practices in mediation. Moderated by Bette Roth, this two-hour forum is for both mediators and lawyers and will feature an open, interactive exchange between experienced lawyers and mediators. Join the conversation with your own questions and insights.
Lawyers:
Jessica Block, Block & Roos, LLP
Steven Manchel, Manchel & Brennan, P.C.
Barry Weiner, Ruberto, Israel & Weiner
Mediators:
Rudolph Kass, The Mediation Group
J. Owen Todd, Todd & Weld LLP
Hon. Suzanne Del Vecchio (ret.), Commonwealth Mediation & Conciliation, Inc.
March 14, 2008
Committee Meeting
Best Practices in Mediation
Barry Y. Weiner, Ruberto, Israel, & Weiner, P.C., will share practical tips on maximizing settlement opportunities in mediation from an experienced litigator who also serves as a mediator.
January 25, 2008
Committee Meeting
Wondering What To Disclose And How To Do It; Best Practices For Meeting Arbitrator Disclosure Standards
Kurt Dettman, Constructive Dispute Resolutions, and Catherine Shanks, Northeast Manager, American Arbitration Association, will present a summary of a paper proposing Arbitrator disclosure “best practices”. This paper, prepared by the Arbitration Committee of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, will provide guidance for an Arbitrator to avoid his or her award being attacked for an alleged failure to disclose and is in the process of being circulated to the national and international ADR Community for comment.
December 6, 2007
Committee Meeting
Eleven Angry Parties and Two Mediators: Does Co-Mediation Work in Multi-sided Commercial Disputes?
Co-mediation is the standard in family law, but is it effective in multi-party commercial disputes? What are its advantages and pitfalls? David Gibbs, Bowditch and Dewey, LLP, and Dwight Golann, Suffolk University Law School, will draw from experience co-mediating a large construction dispute to describe what they learned and what you might do differently in such situations.
October 18, 2007
Committee Meeting
Updates & Mediation Practice Discussion
Join us for the first meeting of the year where we will disucss program ideas, updates and specific topics within mediation practice including:
- identifying the parties' interests;
- getting the parties unstuck;
- breaking impasses;
- exploring creative outcomes.
July 20, 2007
Committee Meeting
International Arbitration for Massachusetts Companies
Sponsors
International Law Section
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Join us as an expert panel discusses several topics of interest to Massachusetts companies and attorneys involved in international transactions and dispute resolution. Topics include:
- current trends in international arbitration;
- the ICC’s institutional arbitration procedures;
- the drafting of international arbitration clauses;
- and freedom of representation in international arbitration
Panelists include:
- Michele O’Brien, Assistant Counsel, Secretariat, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris, France)
- Philip D. O’Neill, Jr., Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
- William W. "Rusty" Park, Professor of Law and R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law, Boston University
- Richard A. Johnston, Partner, WilmerHale
Moderator:
March 15, 2007
Committee Meeting
How to Effectively Use A Mediator
Sponsors
New Lawyers Section
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Join us for an introduction to the alternative dispute resolution process. Specific topics include:
- The difference between mediation, arbitration and collaborative law
- How each process works
- When going to court is the only option
Panelists include:
December 6, 2006
Committee Meeting
On Mediating Ethically: Are there Professional Standards in Negotiation?
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Labor & Employment Law Section**
Join us for a panel presentation and informal group discussion focusing on mediation and negotiation ethics. Our panelists will help to frame and address such issues as:
- When is it OK to bluff the mediator and the other side?
- Do hardball tactics get clients what they want?
- When do the interests of counsel and clients conflict?
- What are the ground rules for pre-hearing contact with the mediator?
- Do the Model Rules of Professional Conduct apply in mediations?
Panelists:
Moderator: Bette J. Roth, Mediator and Arbitrator
August 29, 2006
Committee Meeting
Mediation Confidentiality Statue
Join us for a working group meeting on a draft amendment to the mediation confidentiality statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, s. 23C.
May 9, 2006
Committee Meeting
Use of Mediation and Arbitration in the Resolution of IP Disputes
Co-sponsored with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
Lee Carl Bromberg, of Bromberg & Sunstein LLP, and Jerry Cohen, of Burns & Levinson LLP, will discuss the use of mediation and arbitration in the resolution of intellectual property disputes from the standpoints of an advocate for a party and a neutral.
February 14, 2006
Committee Meeting
Arbitration - Interplay Among Conventions, Laws, Rules & Clauses
William W. ("Rusty") Park, an R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law and a Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, will explore the interplay between the N.Y. Convention, the Federal Arbitration Act, state law, arbitral institution rules, and the arbitration clause in a case where all potentially apply.
The program should be of practical value to both arbitrators and lawyers acting as counsel in arbitrations and arbitration-related litigation.
IDR Committee member Mary Allen Wilkes will chair the program.
November 8, 2005
Committee Meeting
Mediating Complex Commercial Disputes
James E. McGuire, of JAMS, and Jeffrey S. Stern, a senior partner at Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C. and Chair of the firm’s ADR practice group, will speak about mediating complex commercial disputes.
After many years representing parties in complex litigation, Mr. McGuire now serves as a mediator of these disputes. Mr. Stern still represents parties in complex litigation and also serves as a mediator. With experience as both advocate and neutral, they will offer insight into what makes a commercial dispute complex and how that complexity impacts mediation.
The program promises to be informative for both litigators and mediators.
October 6, 2005
Committee Meeting
Commerical Arbitration: Why and How
Panelists will discuss the pros and cons of arbitration from a transactional lawyer's perspective, the various questions that arise in drafting an arbitration clause, and common issues arising in the conduct of arbitrations and the enforcement of awards. Special emphasis will be placed on the law applicable to domestic or international arbitrations taking place in Massachusetts. The presentations and discussion will be of value for both in-house and outside lawyers whose practice includes commercial transactions and disputes.
Panelists:
Co-Chairs and Moderators:
September 20, 2005
Committee Meeting
Spin, Counter-Spin: How Lawyers Manipulate Mediators, and How Mediators Can Respond
The program will be in an interactive format led by Professor Dwight Golann of Suffolk University Law School. David H. Gibbs, Partner at Bowditch and Dewey, LLP and other prominent litigators will serve as commentators.
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