Today as never before, commercial dispute processing is “mixed mode,” with business parties and counsel employing a variety of diverse approaches in order to promote their varied priorities in resolving conflict. Read More
Much has been said of efficiency in arbitration, including the need to appropriately balance time and cost efficiency with a process ensuring a fair and just result. The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in the adoption of new technologies in arbitration, along with new protocols and practices, that merit re-examination of efficiency in arbitration. This article addresses what it takes to be an efficient arbitrator in the post-pandemic era. Read More
CCA has been actively engaged for several years in the Task Force on Mixed Mode Processes. Read More
CCA welcomes 12 new Fellows for the Class of 2021. Read More
As a commercial arbitrator, I am sometimes asked by folks—including many lawyers– whether there really are any advantages to resolving disputes through arbitration. I hear, “is it really any better than litigating in court?”… Read More
(This article first appeared in the April 2021 issue of the Pennsylvania Bar Association ADR Newsletter).Justice may be blind, but it is not always just. An order in a child custody battle may not… Read More
In our last Blog entry, the Author wrote of the necessity of arbitrators, lawyers, arbitral institutions — indeed, the entirety of the arbitration profession — to adapt to the new day that has… Read More
We all try to stay on top of developments in the commercial arbitration field. Most can confidently recite the holdings from recent key Supreme Court decisions and a sprinkling of other notable or notorious rulings. Read More
Commercial arbitration is flourishing in New York because parties voluntarily agree that arbitration is the preferred method for addressing and resolving disputes that may arise from their contractual relationships. For a wide range of reasons, the freedom of contracting parties to make that choice is a good thing. Read More
At the request of several of our Fellows who practice internationally, the Executive Committee set out several years ago to try to find a set of post-nominal letters for Fellows to use to indicate their… Read More
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