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Consider Appellate Arbitration And Consultation
Editor: Bill, your firm is offering two innovative services. Please briefly describe each of these services. Dreier: The first is an appellate arbitration panel, which includes a complete program of hearings, awards, and remand hearings. Jack and I and a third retired justice or Appellate Division...
Read MoreRoundtable: An Increased Need For Mediators - How To Handle E-Discovery In ADR Matters
Editor: Early case assessment has become increasingly popular with corporate counsel. Has this increased the demand for experienced mediators? Dreier: While early case assessment should be increasingly popular, especially with corporate counsel, its progress has been slow. Before counsel leap...
Read MoreADR vs. Litigation And In-House Expertise vs. Outside Counsel
Editor: Please share with us your thoughts about establishing in-house expertise in arbitration and mediation. Is ADR representation something that general counsel should look for outside counsel to provide, or is there a need for this kind of expertise within the legal department? Dreier:...
Read MoreHot Topics In Labor And Employment Law
Editor: The firm is presenting a seminar on Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law on June 3, 2009 and again on June 18, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the firm's Bridgewater office. As one of the participants how did you decide on the seminal topics for your discussion? Collins: It was...
Read MoreThe Economics Of ADR
Editor: Is ADR still a less expensive alternative to litigation? Dreier: In short: "Yes" for both mediation and arbitration. Mediation avoids most discovery, and the expensive, intense and emotional wait for and cost of trial. Results are negotiated, not imposed by a judge or jury or subject to...
Read MoreAmerican Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 Imposes Significant COBRA Changes
With great fanfare, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Act") was signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. Although many of the provisions of the Act relate to increased government spending or income tax credits, employers and human resource personnel should be aware of...
Read MoreeDiscovery Plain & Simple
Pinguelo: Thank you, Allison, for sitting down with me to discuss your new book eDiscovery Plain & Simple. Why the book and what do you expect your readers to take away from it? Brecher : In early 2006, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. appointed me to the role of managing...
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