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From International Dispute Resolution to Investment Arbitration, the Latest College of Commercial Arbitrators Inductees Among the ‘Most Diverse Yet’
The 12 New Fellows Considered Experts in the Industry; Span from Singapore to New York AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, celebrates and advocates excellence in the field of commercial arbitration – in the US and internationally - inducts 12 Fellows into its invitation-only society. The latest inductees add to more than 200 of the top commercial arbitrators in the industry. “Our new Fellows bring expertise …
Tips on Effective Use of Subpoenas in Arbitration
Earlier in my career both as an advocate and as an arbitrator I did not fully appreciate the differences in compelling testimony and documents from third parties in arbitration as compared to litigation at the courthouse. After serving on an arbitration panel where counsel for one side made some crucial mistakes in seeking subpoenas it became clear to me that understanding this issue was a necessary part of an advocate’s tool kit. My experience has proven that, in arbitration cases, …
CCA’s 2021 Annual Meeting is going Virtual!
Revised program information is now available on the official Event page. Online Registration for CCA Fellows is open! Login as a Fellow first and then visit the official event page. Mark your calendars -- Registration is open! When: October 28-29, 2021 (Board Meeting On October 27th)What: CCA’s 21st Annual MeetingWhere: Online/Virtual …
Debunking Misperceptions: The Upsides of Commercial Arbitration
(©2021 Published in Litigation, Vol 47, No. 4, Summer 2021, by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.) We all recall The New York Times’ three-day, front-page series in 2015 entitled “Beware the Fine Print,” and the provocative tagline of its first segment, “Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice.” The series raised legitimate questions concerning the fairness of “forced” arbitration agreements prohibiting consumers and employees from …
Arbitration, Mediation and Mixed Modes: Seeking Workable Solutions and Common Ground on Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Settlement-Oriented Activities by Arbitrators
(This article has been posted on SSRN and accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review). View this article online at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3689389 *The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CCA or any other organization. …
The Efficient Arbitrator – In the Post-Pandemic Age
Intro – Arbitration in the Post-Pandemic Era: 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 …
CCA/IMI/Straus Institute Mixed Mode Task Force
By CCA Fellow Laura Kaster The CCA has been actively engaged for several years in the Task Force on Mixed Mode Processes that is a combined effort of the College, the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine Law School, and the International Mediation Institute. The Dispute Resolution Section of the NYSBA's journal, the New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, recently published multiple articles on this project summarizing some of this future facing work of the Task Force working …
CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2021!
CCA welcomes 12 new Fellows in 2021. Learn more about them below. Click here to see their official introductions at the CCA 21st Annual Meeting. Gail A. Andler served as a former California Superior Court judge in Orange County for 22 years, including ten years on the Complex Civil Case Panel. She joined JAMS in 2017. She is a past President of the American College of Business Court Judges. She is very active in the Business Law Section of the ABA, including serving as Chair …
Summoning Third Party Witnesses
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