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FedArb Updates Mass Employment and Consumer Arbitration Framework

FedArb announced it rolled out a new mass arbitration protocol designed for consumer and employment cases to efficiently and cost effectively resolve mass arbitrations. By using the case-hardened MDL type procedures, FedArb can resolve all common issues of fact or law, simplifying the process and reducing the cost and time to resolve the matter. “A... Read more »

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, HON. THOMAS B. GRIFFITH (RET.) JOINS FEDARB

thomas griffith, arbitrator, mock trials, corporate investigations, special discovery master
FedArb is proud to announce that Hon. Thomas B. Griffith (Ret.) has joined its panel. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and serve as a special master, mock trial panelist, mediator and arbitrator. He will specialize in resolving Appellate, Civil Rights, Corporate Investigations, Employment/Labor, Environmental/CERCLA, Healthcare, Insurance/Reinsurance, Oil, Gas, Energy and Water, Product Liability... Read more »

MDL AND CLASS ACTION EXPERT ROBERT H. KLONOFF JOINS FEDARB

Robert Klonoff, arbitrator, mediator, expert, mock trials, corporate investigations, special discovery master
FedArb is proud to announce that Robert H. Klonoff, Esq. has joined its panel. He will be based in Oregon and serve as a special master, mock trial panelist, expert witness and arbitrator. His areas of expertise include class actions, multidistrict litigation (MDL), civil procedure, appellate procedure and attorneys’ fees. In addition to his role... Read more »

EXPLORE CONSIDERATIONS IN DECIDING BETWEEN ARBITRATION AND COURT FROM THREE OF FEDARB’S FEDERAL JUDGES

Explore consideration in deciding between Arbitration and the Court from three of FedArb's Federal Judges Join us on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 at 12:00PM EST / 9:00AM PST and learn important practice pointers from these distinguished retired federal Judges. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. The Court" Flexibility - Discovery - Evidentiary Rules - Cost - Appeal... Read more »

INNOVATIVE ADR LEADER ELPIDIO “PD” VILLARREAL JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is proud to announce that Elpidio “PD” Villarreal has joined its panel. He will be based in New York and serve as an arbitrator, mediator and oversee corporate investigations. Mr. Villarreal is a seasoned litigator with 35 years of practical dispute resolution experience. Previously, he served as a partner at a major law firm,... Read more »

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATOR CEDRIC CHAO JOINS FEDARB

cedric chao arbitrator mediator special master
FedArb is proud to announce that Cedric Chao has joined its panel. He will be based in Northern California and serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master. Prior to joining FedArb, Mr. Chao served as the U.S. head of the DLA Piper’s International Arbitration practice and before that, as a partner at Morrison &... Read more »

What I Learned at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation

As a federal judge, my exposure to mediation was the traditional method of having the mediator shuttle back and forth between the parties (and their lawyers), in private sessions --often lasting more than a day. Shortly after I retired, I had lunch with Ken Feinberg, one of the most famous and successful alternative dispute resolution... Read more »

FORMER ARIZONA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SCOTT BALES JOINS FEDARB

Scott Bales, arbitrator, mediator, mock trials, corporate investigation
FedArb is proud to announce that Hon. Scott Bales (Ret.) has joined its panel. He will be based in Arizona and serve as an arbitrator, mediator and participate in mock trials and internal investigations. He specializes in business/commercial disputes, as well as disputes involving water rights, Tribal rights, and insurance, professional liability and partnership issues.... Read more »

RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATOR CELSO DE AZEVEDO, ESQ. JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is proud to announce that Celso De Azevedo, Esq. has joined its panel. He is based in London and New York and will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and participate in mock trials. He specializes in resolving business/commercial, cyber, energy, insurance/reinsurance, intellectual property, privacy, regulatory and technology disputes. Mr. De Azevedo has extensive experience... Read more »

Growing Trend of Business Interruption Claims Webinar

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TOP NEW ORLEANS ATTORNEY A.J. KROUSE, ESQ. JOINS FEDARB

FedArb is proud to announce that A.J. Krouse, Esq. has joined its panel. He is based in New Orleans and will specialize in resolving disputes related to business/commercial, construction, e-discovery, health care, labor and employment, maritime and mass torts/class actions. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator, special master and participate in mock trials and... Read more »

FEDARB ANNOUNCES NEW MDL ADVISORY BOARD

Ken Hagen
FedArb is pleased to announce that it has created an advisory board of some of the leading practitioners involved in multidistrict litigation (MDL). This advisory board will work with leaders in the judiciary, academia and FedArb‘s MDL practitioners to contribute their experience, wisdom and leadership to foster and develop best practices to achieve superior results... Read more »

FedArb Video Mediation Webinar 2

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FORMER U.S. COURT OF APPEALS AND DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TIMOTHY K. LEWIS JOINS FEDARB

Judge Timothy Lewis, arbitrator, mediator, mock trials, investigations
FedArb is thrilled to announce that Hon. Timothy K. Lewis (Former) has joined its panel. He will specialize in resolving disputes related to appellate, business/commercial, corporate investigations and employment/labor matters. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and participate in mock trials and corporate investigations. Before entering private practice, Judge Lewis served on the U.S.... Read more »

How Confidential Are Mediation Communications? – Judge Raymond T. Lyons

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 “Confidentiality is an important feature of the mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes. Promising participants confidentiality in these proceedings promotes the free flow of information that may result in the settlement of a dispute.” “Were courts to cavalierly set aside confidentiality restrictions on disclosure of communications made in the context... Read more »

Mediations Forever Changed – Judge Vaughn Walker

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 Seeing the advantage of using videoconferencing, I’m convinced that, in mediations, we’re not going to back to status quo after COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders under which most of us have been living have changed many aspects of our lives. Although not the most significant change in the larger... Read more »

FedArb Video Mediation Webinar

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Getting Real About Discovery in Arbitrations

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 Arbitration is not like litigation. Among the ways they differ is the way in which discovery is treated. Because of the revolutionary impact on our business and personal lives of electronic communications, modern-day discovery is often an exercise in discovering, managing, and using electronic data. In addition, because of the relative... Read more »

Deal-Dispute Mediating: A Former Deal-Maker’s Perspective

James Freund Mediator
James Freund Mediator FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 This is prime territory for mediation—especially because it’s not easy for judges or arbitrators to resolve disputed issues of business judgment, nor may they impose on the situation the kind of resourceful business solutions that the parties can hopefully fashion with the mediator’s assistance. Most of the business... Read more »

T-MOBILE/SPRINT MONITORING TRUSTEE TED ULLYOT JOINS FEDARB

Ted Ullyot - arbitrator, mediator, corporate monitoring
FedArb is thrilled to announce that Ted Ullyot has joined its panel. He will specialize in resolving disputes related to antitrust, appellate, monitoring, regulatory compliance and telecommunication matters. Mr. Ullyot has been appointed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to serve as the monitoring trustee for T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with... Read more »

FEDARB EXPANDS INTO UK WITH TWO BRITISH NEUTRALS

Dean Armstrong - arbitrator, mediator, mock trials, expert
FedArb is pleased to announce two new international panelists have joined the panel, adding timely and new expertise to the panel. Dean Armstrong QC and Richard Wilson QC bring impressive expertise in a variety of areas and establish a formative presence in the UK. A highly experienced practitioner, Mr. Armstrong has been involved in some... Read more »
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