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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Stories on large awards, trends in ADR, key legal disputes that spill into the courts, and big names and parties that are involved in ADR.
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Could Madrid Become the Next Arbitration Hub?
By Alex D'Elia | January 23, 2025
Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
1 minute read
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McKinsey & SAP Face Fury Over South Africa Bribery Settlements
By Alfred Olufemi | December 12, 2024
1 minute read
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New Frontiers: Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Launches in Cairo and Abu Dhabi
By Dario Sabaghi | November 22, 2024
The firm's push into Egypt and the UAE is a strategic move to pursue arbitration opportunities.
1 minute read
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Trio of Firms Act On Multibillion Dollar Claim Over Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Deal In Paris
By Kasvi Sehgal | November 5, 2024
It has been widely reported that the dispute could lead to Pakistan facing circa $18 billion in liabilities.
2 minute read
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Hogan Lovells Paris Arbitration Partner Moves to Kennedys in International Push
By Alfred Olufemi | November 4, 2024
Thomas Kendra's expertise is expected to play a key role in expanding Kennedys' international arbitration practice.
2 minute read
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Intel Secures Hard-Won Victory in Decades-Long Legal Wrangle With EU Regulator
By Linda A. Thompson | October 24, 2024
The judgment centered on a 2004 antitrust investigation launched two competition chiefs ago.
4 minute read
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Swiss Mining Company Initiates Arbitration Case Against Guatemalan Government
By Amy Guthrie | October 17, 2024
International Metal Supply Holding says the Guatemalan government has refused to renew the export license for its Mayaniquel nickel operations, which were cleared from OFAC sanctions in January.
3 minute read
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Gibson Dunn, GBS Advise in Colombia's $20 Billion Sunken Treasure Dispute
By Rick Mitchell | October 4, 2024
The dispute over the $20 billion treasure believe to be aboard the the sunken San José galleon pits Gibson Dunn & Crutcher against GBS Disputes for the second time.
3 minute read
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Malaysia Courts Global Law Firms with Economic Zone and Arbitration Reforms
By Rick Mitchell | September 29, 2024
The Southeast Asian country is easing licensing rules for some foreign firms and making other changes, but will it be enough to attract law firms to Kuala Lumpur?
5 minute read
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Womble Bond Makes Big Play for International Disputes Work
By Amy Guthrie | September 26, 2024
The trans-Atlantic firm seeks to offer top-shelf arbitration practitioners, combined with a competitive rate structure and substantive acumen in key industries that regularly find themselves in disputes.
3 minute read
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Mass Tort Cases: Challenges for Plaintiff’s and Defense Counsel
By M.J. Blakely | February 3, 2025
Unlike conventional single event cases, mediation in mass tort cases can be more effective if the effort is applied throughout the litigation, rather than simply at critical junctures.
1 minute read
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PAGA Claims Must Now Be 'Headed'
By JJ Johnston | January 31, 2025
As long as an employee has standing to bring a representative action on behalf of fellow employees, he or she must first arbitrate any individual PAGA claim based on those same violations.
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New Jersey’s Arbitration Appeal Deadline—A Call for Clarity
By Gregory F. Brown and Iram P. Valentin | January 31, 2025
The right to reject the award is temporary and subject to a strict 30-day deadline. Rule 4:21A-6(b) provides that a party must file a notice of rejection of the award with the civil division manager within 30 days of the “filing of the arbitrator’s award in the court’s electronic filing system.” If the notice is not filed within 30 days of the filing of the award, the award becomes binding.
1 minute read
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Trending Issues in Florida Construction Law That Attorneys Need to Be Aware Of
By Kelly K. James | January 30, 2025
What’s happening in Florida construction law now? What trends should Florida construction attorneys be aware of? And how can they better serve the clients they represent? Here’s a closer look at issues Florida construction lawyers should keep in mind in 2025 and beyond.
1 minute read
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AI, Innovation and ADR: The Future Is Now
By Douglas J. Witten | January 29, 2025
As ChatGPT and other large language models, such as Gemini, Claude and even legal-specific platforms have emerged, AI’s potential to shape ADR processes is eminently clearer.
1 minute read
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Learning From Experience: The Best and Worst of Years Past
By Francine Friedman Griesing | January 27, 2025
My recent experience as a party, advocate and neutral in arbitration and mediation evokes the first line of a Charles Dickens novel about challenging times in history when the French experienced both opportunity and tyranny. The situation with alternate dispute resolution is not that extreme, but there are lessons to be learned from both positive and negative stakeholder experiences.
1 minute read
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Artificial Wisdom or Automated Folly? Practical Considerations for Arbitration Practitioners to Address the AI Conundrum
By Myrna Barakat Friedman and Mehdi Ansari | January 27, 2025
Arbitration parties, arbitrators and administering institutions can all benefit from AI so long as its risks and limitations are fully understood and appropriately addressed.
1 minute read
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Will Madrid Become the Next Arbitration Hub?
By Alex D'Elia | January 24, 2025
Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
1 minute read
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A Voyeur Videotaped Them Undressing. Should Cruise Ship Passengers Have to Arbitrate?
By Amanda Bronstad | January 14, 2025
Lawyers for women and children who were videotaped by a voyeur while on a cruise ship have moved to certify a class against Royal Caribbean, citing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
1 minute read
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Special Section: 2025 Alternative Dispute Resolution
By ALM Staff | January 14, 2025
In The Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution special section, read about browsewrap arbitration agreements, tips to break a mediation deadlock and some mistakes parties make at mediation.
1 minute read
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