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Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Why Has Mediation Been Slower to Catch On in Bankruptcy Court?

While mediation has become part of the legal landscape and is now almost second nature to most litigators, there remain some pockets of resistance. One of those pockets is bankruptcy court or, perhaps more accurately, some...more

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[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss the Use of Mediation in Bankruptcy Cases

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In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Judge Joan Feeney and Judge Phillip Shefferly share their thoughts on why mediation is a good tool to resolve bankruptcy disputes, provide listeners with a look into their own approaches to...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Pandemic Drives New Litigation Practices, Bankruptcy Trends, and Political Forecast

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The pandemic and its economic fallout are driving a range of legal and political shifts that businesses will likely face in the coming year, according to three Ward and Smith attorneys presenting during the “Rapid Fire Legal...more

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Co-Mediation of Insurance Issues in Bankruptcy Cases

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The coronavirus pandemic has driven many companies into bankruptcy, including well-known names such as Brooks Brothers, Neiman Marcus, J.C. Penney, J. Crew and Hertz. In addition to raising bankruptcy-specific issues, the...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Creative Solutions In The Commercial Mediation Process

Volume is a great teacher. Nothing could have fully prepared me for the bench even though I tried many cases in private practice and spent a great deal of time in the courthouse. The sheer number of cases and the decisions...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Confidentiality of Mediation and Highlights the Art of Dealing with Distress

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued an opinion in ZVI Construction Co. v. Levy, et al., 90 Mass. App. Ct. 412 (2016) refusing to override the terms of a written confidentiality agreement entered into between...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Only a Complete Litigation Stay Extends the Five Year Rule For Bringing a Case to Trial

On February 25, 2016 the Supreme Court of California in Gaines v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, et al. (Court of Appeal B244961, Superior Court Case BC361768), affirmed the lower courts’ holdings that a partial...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Energy Future Holdings – Another Major Success for Chapter 11 Mediation?

Mediation has become an invaluable tool in large chapter 11 cases. Traditionally viewed as a means for resolving discrete disputes between a debtor’s estate and an adversary party, in recent years mediation in certain complex...more

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