Commercial Arbitration Spring 2022

This annual program 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. They 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.

Speakers

Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Esq., MoxleyADR

Jeffrey T. Zaino, Esq., American Arbitration Association

Linda Gerstel, Esq., Gerstel ADR

Mansi Karol, LL.M., Director of ADR Services, American Arbitration Association

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

John S. Kiernan, Esq., Counsel at Debevoise. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Daniel F. Kolb, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell

John D. Feerick, Esq., Dean Emeritus, Fordham Law School

William H. Crosby, Jr., Esq., Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Interpublic Group

Betsy A. Hellmann, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin (Ret.), Counsel, Stroock

Marek Krasula, Director, Arbitration & ADR, North America, SICANA Inc. / International Court of Arbitration

Richard W. Berry, Esq., FINRA Office of Dispute Resolution

Mia Levi, Esq., CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution

Michelle Skipper, Esq., American Arbitration Association

Matthew York, General Manager, JAMS

Hon. Adam Silvera, Administrative Judge for Supreme Court-Civil Branch

Hon. Norman St. George, J.S.C., Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Courts Outside New York City NYS Unified Court System

Lisa M. Courtney, Esq., Statewide ADR Coordinator, NYS Unified Court System

Frances E. Bivens, Esq., Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell

Theodore K. Cheng, Esq., ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLC

Paul B. Radvany, Esq., Fordham University School of Law

Noah J. Hanft, Esq., AcumenADR LLC