Hot Topics in Dispute Resolution from the NYSBA Resolution Roundtable Blog

For over three years, the NYSBA Resolution Roundtable Blog posts weekly questions about dispute resolution. Some of the topics have been controversial and have received many thoughtful responses from our ADR community. 

A panel of expert arbitrators/mediators will explore and debate many of the more controversial questions related to: 

Disclosures based on social media use 

1. Role of Wing Arbitrators
2. Tentative Rulings
3. Arbitrators allowing almost any evidence
4. Open and shut statutory defense to the claim
5. Selecting the Tribunal Chair
6. When an arbitration agreement contains a provision permitting the award of attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party
7. Use of interim awards 
8. Arbitrators asking questions and bifurcation of hearings/use of interim awards.
10. And, many more! 

Speakers

Moderator: Charles J. Moxley, Jr., MoxleyADR LLC

Moderator: Jeffrey T. Zaino, American Arbitration Association

Mark Bunim, Case Closure, LLC

Hon. Deanne Wilson, Independent Arbitrator/Mediator

Raoul Drapeau, Independent Arbitrator/Mediator

Kyle-Beth Hilfer, Hilfer Law

Steven Skulnik, Thomson Reuters, Arbitrator/Mediator