Resistance and Opportunity: Using Dispute Prevention to Preserve Relationships
Monday, 2 February 2026, 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET
Resistance and Opportunity: Using Dispute Prevention in a variety of industries for timely completion of projects and preservation of relationships while being fiscally responsible decisions.
This is the second program in a series taking a systematic approach to learning about dispute prevention and the skills and training that will be helpful in becoming a DP practitioner. In the DP Committee’s 10 November 2025 program, Ellen Waldman discussed conflict management and ways to prevent disputes before they arise.
On 2 February 2026, a distinguished panel will discus resistance and opportunities in the dispute prevention field. The panelists are litigators, corporate counsel, business executives, and DP practitioners who will discuss how the financial and relationship challenges of litigation propelled them to find other ways to draft contracts, manage conflicts during projects, save costs, and preserve relationships.
· William Crosby – Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Interpublic Group (IPG), New York
· Rafael Alves – Souto Correa Advogados, Brazil
· Duncan Glaholt – Glaholt ADR Inc., Toronto
· Carolyn Benton Aiman – Snr. VP & CLO, Sempra Infrastructure,
- February 2, 2026
- 5:30 PM
- 7:00 PM
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- Virtual Participation
New York State Bar Association
Dispute Prevention Committee
Dispute Resolution Section
Resistance and Opportunity:
Using Dispute Prevention to Save Money and Preserve Relationships
Monday, February 2, 2026
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
No MCLE Credit
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those
newly admitted.
5:30 P.M - 5:35 P.M.
Welcome and Introduction
Richard Janvey, Esq.
Co-Chair, Dispute Prevention Committee
Partner, Diamond McCarthy LLP
New York, NY
5:35 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
The panelists are litigators, corporate counsel, business executives, and DP practitioners who will discuss how the financial and relationship challenges of conflicts propelled them to find other ways to draft contracts, manage conflicts, save costs, and preserve relationships.
Moderator:
Verlyn Francis, Esq.
Co-Chair, Dispute Prevention Committee
CEO and Chief Consultant
Isiko Dispute Resolution Consultants Inc.
Toronto, Canada
Speakers:
Carolyn Benton Aiman, Esq.
Strategic Business Partner & Business Advisor
Texas
Rafael Alves, Esq.
Board of Directors of CPR
International Arbitrator & Mediator
Souto Correa Advogados
Professor of Arbitration, Graduate Program
Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo
Brazil
William (Bill) Crosby, Esq.
Chair, Dispute Resolution Section
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Interpublic Group (IPG)
New York, New York
Duncan W. Glaholt, C. Arb.
Arbitrator, Mediator, Dispute Prevention Specialist
Glaholt ADR Inc.
Toronto, Canada
6:45 P.M. - 6:55 P.M.
Q&A
6:55 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Thank You & Upcoming Dispute Prevention Events
Richard Janvey, Esq.
Co-Chair, Dispute Prevention Committee
Partner, Diamond McCarthy LLP
New York, NY
- Webinar
- DRS2226
- Dispute Prevention Committee
- Dispute Resolution Section
