Commercial Arbitration Spring 2022
Contemporary Arbitration and Mediation – How We Can Do Better
Program Co-Chairs
Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Esq. | MoxleyADR LLC
Jeffrey T. Zaino, Esq. | American Arbitration Association
Program Description
This annual Fordham/State Bar conference on ADR is intended for practicing arbitrators and mediators and for counsel in arbitration and mediation. Speakers will include leading ADR practitioners, both counsel and neutrals, and ranking representatives of major ADR providers, along with academics specializing in the area. The focus of this virtual conference will be to take a fresh look at ways we can all improve our practices as arbitrators, mediators, counsel, and providers. Credit for ethics included. We will also have a panel of representatives of the judiciary and the Bar on how the Bar can assist New York’s Chief Judge Janet DiFiore bold initiative for presumptive mediation in civil cases in the New York court system. And also a panel on how we can harness our ADR skills to help address some of the huge problems facing our country.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for arbitrators and counsel in arbitrations who would like to explore ways as neutrals and counsel to assure that their arbitrations achieve the arbitration objectives of justice, flexibility, efficiency, and economy – whether in person or virtually.
Agenda below. Additional information or speaker changes will be updated daily.
- March 14, 2022
- 9:00 AM
- 5:30 PM
- 4.0
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 7.0
- Virtual Participation
New York State Bar Association
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
Dispute Resolution Section
Corporate Counsel Section
Committee on Continuing Legal Education
Contemporary Arbitration and Mediation – How We Can Do Better
Monday, March 14, 2022
To Be Held via Zoom
CLE Program - 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Reception - 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Prof. John D. Feerick, Dean Emeritus, Fordham Law School
Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Program Co-Chair
Jeffrey T. Zaino, Program Co-Chair
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Advice by Major Arbitration Providers to Neutrals and Counsel as to How We Can Do Better
Moderator: Jeffrey T. Zaino, American Arbitration Association
Panel Members:
Richard Berry, FINRA Office of Dispute Resolution
Mark Krasula, Director, Arbitration and ADR, North America, International Court of Arbitration
Mia Levi, CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Michelle Skipper, American Arbitration Association (AAA); International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Matthew York, JAMS
10:30-10:40 a.m. Break
10:40-11:55 a.m. Arbitrator and Counsel Perspectives: Major Things We Can Do Better
Moderator: Charles J. Moxley, Jr., MoxleyADR
Panel Members
Frances E. Bivens, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
William H. Crosby, Jr., Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Interpublic Group
Noah J. Hanft, AcumenADR
Betsy A. Hellmann, Counsel, Skadden Arps
Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin (Ret.), Counsel, Stroock
11:55-12:40 p.m. Lunch
12:40-1:15 p.m. Keynote Address: Opportunity and Obligation – Engagement by Neutrals in Addressing Serious Public Issues
Speaker: Prof. John D. Feerick, Dean Emeritus, Fordham Law School
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. ADR Professionals as Problem Solvers and Facilitators
Moderator: Linda Gerstel, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, GerstelADR PLLC and Adjunct Professor on ADR at Fordham Law
Panel Members:
Lisa Blomgren Amsler, J.D., Distinguished Professor, Keller-Runden Professor, Indiana University, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Courtney Breese, Executive Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
Dan Kos, Assistant Statewide ADR Coordinator, New York State Unified Court System, Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs, Community Dispute Resolution Centers
Denise Shaw, Esq., The Shaw Group, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
Carl Smallwood, Esq., Executive Director, Divided Community Project, Moritz College of Law
Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Sociology, Coordinator, Dispute Resolution Program Director, CUNY Dispute Resolution Center
2:15 - 2:25 p.m. Break
2:25 - 3:45 p.m. Chief Judge’s Presumptive Mediation Initiative – Steps Forward
Moderator: Daniel F. Kolb, Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Speakers:
Lisa M. Courtney, Statewide ADR Coordinator, NYS Unified Court System
Hon. Adam Silvera, Administrative Judge for Supreme Court-Civil Branch
John S. Kiernan, Esq., Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Hon. Norman St. George, J.S.C., Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Courts Outside New York City NYS Unified Court System
3:45-5:00 p.m. ADR Ethics and Inclusion – How We Can Do Better
Moderator: Prof. Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, Fordham Law School
Panel Members:
Theo Cheng, Arbitrator and Mediator
Linda Gerstel, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
Mansi Karol, Director of ADR Services, American Arbitration Association
Alfreida Kenny, Arbitrator and Mediator
Paul Radvany, Clinical Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
Rekha Rangachari, New York International Arbitration Center
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:00-6:00 p.m. Virtual Networking Reception
- Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Esq., MoxleyADR
- Jeffrey T. Zaino, Esq., American Arbitration Association
- Linda Gerstel, Esq., Gerstel ADR
- Alfreida B. Kenny, Esq., The Law Office of Alfreida B. Kenny
- Rekha Rangachari, Esq., New York International Arbitration Center
- Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley, Esq., Fordham Law School
- Lisa M. Courtney, Esq., Statewide ADR Coordinator, NYS Unified Court System
- John S. Kiernan, Esq., Counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Hon. Norman St. George, J.S.C., Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Courts Outside New York City, NYS Unified Court System
- Daniel F. Kolb, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell
- John D. Feerick, Esq., Dean Emeritus, Fordham Law School
- Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin (Ret.), Counsel, Stroock
- Courtney Breese, Speaker, Executive Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
- Mia Levi, Esq., CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Michelle Skipper, Esq., American Arbitration Association
- Dan Kos, Speaker, Assistant Statewide ADR Coordinator, New York State Unified Court System, Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs, Community Dispute Resolution Centers
- Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D., Speaker, Professor, Department of Sociology, Coordinator, Dispute Resolution Program Director, CUNY Dispute Resolution Center
- Denise Shaw, Esq., Speaker, The Shaw Group, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator Carl Smallwood, Esq., Executive Director, Divided Community Project, Moritz College of Law
- Mansi Karol, LL.M., Director of ADR Services, American Arbitration Association
- Frances E. Bivens, Esq., Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
- William H. Crosby, Jr., Esq., Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Interpublic Group
- Noah J. Hanft, Esq., AcumenADR LLC
- Betsy A. Hellmann, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Richard W. Berry, Esq., FINRA Office of Dispute Resolution
- Matthew York, General Manager, JAMS
- Hon. Adam Silvera, Speaker, Administrative Judge for Supreme Court-Civil Branch
- Lisa Blomgren Amsler, J.D., Speaker, Distinguished Professor, Keller-Runden Professor, Indiana University, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Theodore K. Cheng, Esq., ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLC
- Paul B. Radvany, Esq., Fordham University School of Law
- Marek Krasula, Director, Arbitration & ADR, North America, SICANA Inc. / International Court of Arbitration
- Webinar
- 0LJ51
- Dispute Resolution Section
- Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
- Corporate Counsel Section
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
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