Negotiation Tips for Business Owners
Podcast - Del juez al árbitro: Una nueva ruta para ejecutar obligaciones
Mediation Matters: The Art of Turning Conflict Into Conversation
It Only Took 13 Years: The Federal Circuit's First Derivation Proceeding Decision — Patents: Post-Grant Podcast
Episode One: Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership
Mediation Mayhem: Insights from TV's Quirkiest Conflicts — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part II
The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
The Labor Law Insider: How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part I
6 Takeaways | From Tension to Teamwork: Real Strategies for Legal Collaboration
Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
London Partner Roberta Downey Wired for Disputes: Tech, Infrastructure, and the New Frontier of Risk
The Litigation Landscape Explained
Recent Developments in California's Arbitration Landscape — FCRA Focus Podcast
Employment Law Now VIII-156 - The Art, Skill, and Strategy of Mediation
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 7 | Fair Game: Diving into Sports ADR
From Court to Code: Smart Contracts and Arbitration
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 14: Resolving Cross-Border Conflicts Through International Arbitration
At the time of contracting, few people are thinking of why or how the contract might be breached and what happens if so. However, a forum or arbitration selection clause may pre-determine your outcome regardless of who was at...more
Le 16 avril 2026, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique (« C.-B. ») a adopté le projet de loi 15 intitulé Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (le « projet de loi 15 »), qui apporte des modifications au mécanisme...more
On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey denied a minority lender group’s request to certify a direct appeal to the Third Circuit of its order approving a Del Monte Foods settlement. The...more
SEC Appoints New Enforcement Director- On April 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed David Woodstock as the new director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Woodstock was chair of the Securities...more
For hundreds of years, the world’s sovereign nations refused to allow any other foreign sovereign to be sued in their courts without the sovereign’s consent. The guiding principle was “absolute sovereign immunity,” an...more
Medical malpractice litigation is a war of attrition. For plaintiffs, defendants, and their respective counsel, the “traditional” path of a malpractice case is an exercise in endurance....more
Does the annulment of an arbitral award by the courts of the arbitration seat necessarily preclude its enforcement? An examination of Article V(1)(e) of the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of...more
Carolyn Daly and Lisa Roskos will be presenting along with Dr. Susan Bernstein of Divorce Coach Plus and Elizabeth McKenna of Merrill Lynch in an upcoming webinar, Special Needs Divorce: How a Collaborative Team Helps...more
In today’s legal landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant or speculative concept. Instead, it has morphed into an everyday, practical tool for dispute resolution, especially in arbitration. Although...more
International arbitration remains a popular mechanism for resolving cross‑border disputes because of its enforceability, neutrality, and flexibility. At the same time, AI, third‑party funding, and evolving expectations around...more
Delays and associated damages remain among the most common and contentious challenges in construction projects. While delay events themselves may be unavoidable, how parties document and address potential delays can make the...more
When parties are preparing for mediation, it’s not uncommon to focus on financial resolutions. But in disputes involving identity, emotions, loss, or impact to reputation — such as employment litigation or higher education...more
Virginia is on the verge of making a consequential change to its civil justice system. Legislation now pending before Governor Abigail Spanberger would authorize private class actions in Virginia state courts and make...more
On April 16, 2026, the province of British Columbia passed Bill 15, the Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15), to amend the dispute resolution processes in the Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act). The...more
In Kohut v. Yagelniski, 2026 BCSC 714, Justice Wilson illustrated the court’s limits to reviewing a family arbitral award reached through the “last best offer” arbitration process. After reviewing the appellant’s grounds for...more
The college athletics landscape shifted significantly following the settlement in the landmark House v. NCAA litigation, which led to the creation of the College Sports Commission (CSC), an enforcement body tasked with...more
Employers often rely on multiple onboarding documents to establish an employee’s obligation to arbitrate employment-related disputes. Unfortunately, that approach can invite a challenge from employees who argue that...more
The federal district court in North Dakota granted a franchisee’s motion to dismiss a franchisor’s complaint for failure to state a claim and its motion for sanctions, finding the franchisor improperly attempted to relitigate...more
The Ninth Circuit addressed a novel procedural question in O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 171 F.4th 1173 (9th Cir. 2026): whether non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel can prevent enforcement of arbitration...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc. v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., 2026 WL 457805 (Pa. Feb. 18, 2026), has two immediate consequences for Pennsylvania construction projects:...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc. Though unpublished, this decision will make it easier to enforce arbitration provisions contained in...more
Escalating dispute activity across intellectual property, commercial, employment, and international matters is forcing businesses to rethink how they manage legal risk in real time. Originally published in the Jackson...more
For decades, the legal profession has grouped mediation and arbitration under the term Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR. The label made sense when litigation in court was the standard path, and all other processes were...more
Andersen Service Corporation v. Old Republic Surety Company, 2026 WL 61436 (Fla.App. 4 Dist., 2026) - A trial court’s order granting a motion to compel arbitration was recently overturned after the Fourth District Court of...more
A party sues your company over a contractual dispute. The contract is one you use with other similar counterparties. The contract contains an arbitration clause requiring that any disputes be resolved in arbitration....more