Celebrate Mediation Week 2017!

Of course, it’s always a good time for mediation, but CPR will be joining numerous other organizations next month to formally celebrate this effective means of preventing and resolving disputes, at Mediation Week 2017: “Mediation, Civility and the Power of Understanding, organized by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. Please join us, won’t you?

Tuesday, October 17 – Open Forum on (In)Civility in Mediation

The CPR Institute’s Mediation Committee invites all who are interested to participate in a convenient and open-to-the-public Lunchtime Teleconference on Tuesday, October 17^th, 2017 from 12:30-1:30 pm ET. Distinguished mediator and CPR panelist, Jack P. Levin, will recount some of the lessons and inevitable trials encountered in his years striving for greater civility in mediation. This dialogue will be followed by an opportunity for caller participation.

While there has been research on the cost of incivility to corporations, we will explore the effects of this behavior in the mediation process, along with strategies for promoting civility in negotiations. We hope you will join us, prepared to share any anecdotes or observations on the effects of civility (and lack thereof!) in dispute settlement. To register, contact zchanin@cpradr.org. You will be provided dial-in information and links to supplementary material upon registration.

The Mediation Committee is a consortium of CPR members throughout the world.  We are currently exploring ways to enhance the quality and effectiveness of corporate mediation practice, both domestically and internationally.  The Co-Chairs of the Committee are Erin Gleason, of Gleason Alvarez ADR, and Rick Richardson, of GlaxoSmithKline. 

Wednesday, October 18 – Mediation Settlement Day

CPR has been invited to speak on a panel as part of the Mediation Settlement Day Kick-Off Event on October 18, 2017 from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway in New York City.

The focus of this event will be “Diversity and Inclusion in Dispute Resolution, 2.0.” Following an open house and a remembrance of Margaret Shaw, panelists Maurice Robinson, Esq. (Moderator), CPR’s Niki Borofsky, Esq., John D. Feerick, Esq., Rekha Rangachari, Esq. and Maria Volpe, Ph.D. will discuss:

• What is Diversity and Inclusion in Dispute Resolution?
• How are bar associations, professional organizations, court-connected dispute resolution programs and community dispute resolution centers addressing diversity and inclusion in the field?
• A New CLE Category: Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimination of Bias
• Current opportunities for diverse mediators

The evening will conclude with the Frontline Champion Award Presentation and a Keynote address by John Kiernan, Esq. of Debevoise & Plimpton on Diversity and Inclusion. For more information and to register click HERE.

Tuesday, October 24 – CPR Webinar on Including Effective ADR Clauses in Contracts

Admittedly, this date is slightly outside of the formal “Mediation Week,” but we’re going to squeeze it in and keep on celebrating with this CPR members-only event, being hosted by the Fundamentals Task Force of the CPR Transactional Dispute Prevention and Solutions Committee on October 24, 2017, from 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm ET.

All transactional lawyers would benefit from an understanding of how various forms of dispute resolution can be included in contracts and other agreements. We help to accomplish this through our easily used online CPR Clause Selection Tool. Michael B. Keating of Foley Hoag LLP will demonstrate a method to train transactional lawyers to craft an appropriate ADR contract clause using this tool. Following this session, attendees will be able to do the same for their colleagues. The program will qualify for one hour of New York CLE credit–details to follow. 

For more information and to register for the CPR members-only event, click HERE or email Zoe Chanin at zchanin@cpradr.org.

And for more information about Mediation Week 2017, please visit the ABA event website HERE.