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Selected Recent ADR Presentations:

    • Exploring the Psychology of Arbitration, Canadian Arbitration Week, Toronto June 2024
    • Amicable Settlement of Disputes in International Arbitration, ICC New York September 2024
    • Evolving Role of the Arbitrator, CAM-CCBC, Sao Paulo Arbitration Week October 2024
    • Deep Fakes and Black Boxes: Navigating the AI Evidence Minefield, Fordham Law School, New York, November 2024
    • ICDR Symposium – discussion leader Miami December 2024
    • Due Process and the Reasoned Award, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Texas 2024
    • What I Wish I Knew About Getting Started as a Female Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, May 2024
    • ICDR Symposium – discussion leader NY December 2023
    • M&A disputes and Arbitration, DIS, NY Arbitration Week November 2023
    • GAR Live NY Artificial Intelligence NY September 2023
    • Dispositive Motions- Paris Arbitration Week April 2023
    • Preserving Perspectives Project, interview by the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, January 2022 (video)
    • Launch of the IMI/CCA/Straus Mixed Mode Task Force Papers Fordham Law School November 2021
    • Rethinking Non-Adjudicative Dispute Resolution Processes in International Arbitration, JAMS, New York International Arbitration Week, November 2021
    • The Unusual Options, Final Offer, Mock, Arbitrator and Settlement  Mute Off, July 2021
    • Arbitrator’s Soft Skills and Impediments to Settlement, Rising Stars, June 2021
    • Climate Change Disputes and Arbitration, ArbitralWomen May 2021
    • In Conversation with Neil Kaplan Interview for DELOS, March 2021
    • Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes, NY International Arbitration Center, March 2021
    • Combinations and Permutations: Creating Solution-Driven Dispute Resolution
      Processes, Fordham Law School November 2020
    • 2020 Foresight – New Options for the Challenges Ahead: Creating User-Driven Dispute
      Mechanisms, College of Commercial Arbitrators, November 2020
    • Does Arbitration Still Wear the Crown, CARTAL India, October 2020
    • Mediation in International Commercial Disputes, sponsor Oxford Press, Oct. 2020
    • Med Arb Pros and Cons, British Columbia, October 2020
    • The Mediation Window CBAr – Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem Oct 2020 Brazil
    • Through the Eyes of the Arbitrator, Baker & McKenzie, October 2020
    • The International Arbitrators’ Roundtable: What are the Issues? What Really Works?, ICDR, Miami February 2020
    • Subconscious Decision Making and Dispute Resolution, CPR, St. Petersberg Florida, February 2020
    • Setting Aside Arbitration Awards in Brazil: The Abengoa Case, HardTalk NYC February 2020
    • Drafting the Arbitration Clause, New York State Bar Association, January 2020
    • ICDR Advanced Arbitrator Training – Trainer November 2019
    • Tackling Tricky Scenarios: What Would You Do? ICC New York October 2019
    • The Litigation Culture in Arbitration: How to Bring its Main Advantages Back to Track. CAM-CBCC September 2019
    • Experts’ Insights on Drafting Awards that Will Stick – New York State Bar Association October 2019
    • Global Harmonisation and Differing Statutory Approaches to Arbitration: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Oxford, September 2019
    • Arbitration training -Trainer, New York State Bar Association, June 2019
    • Baseball Arbitration: Everyone can be a Winner, New York International Arbitration Club, April 2019
    • The Art of Advocacy – Tips, Tricks and War stories ICDR and ArbitralWomen April 2019
    • The Singapore Convention: Expert Perspectives on its Significance, United Nations UNCITRAL WWIII side event, April 2019
    • A Look into the Singapore Convention, New York International Arbitration Center February 2019
    • Psychology and Culture: Impact  on  Arbitration. Vienna Arbitration Days March 2019
    • Comparing Arbitration Seats Around the World, Israel Int’l Arbitration, Tel-Aviv, February 2019
    • Corruption and Illegality in International Arbitration Fordham Law November 2018
    • Indirect Settlement Facilitation by Arbitrators ,  ICC Miami November 2018
    • The AAA- ICDR Foundation, ArbitralWomen  November 2018
    • The IBA Arb40‘s Practice Compendiums ,  IBA annual meeting Rome October 2018
    • Arbitrator Training faculty, NYSBA, June 2018
    • Advocacy and Persuasion, IBA Litigation Section, Chicago May 2018
    • Party- and Tribunal-appointed experts: Pros, Cons, and… Tips, American Bar Association, NYIAC and ICDR Y&I, May 2018
    • What Wins the Day – The Decision Makers’ Perspective, Summit on Global Dispute Resolution, April 2018
    • Technology as Disruption, ICCA Sydney April 2018
    • Hybrid Processes Combining Mediation and Arbitration to Apply the Best Process to the Dispute, ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Washington DC, April 2018
    • Why Don’t Arbitrations Settle, CPR, Atlanta, March 2018
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices Faculty, AAA, March 2018
    • Best Practices and Perspectives from  Leading International Arbitrators, ICDR, Miami, February 2018
    • Everything AAA, Society of Maritime Arbitrators January 2018
    • Thorny Issue for Arbitrators, ICC Canada, Montreal, November 2017
    • Mock Arbitration for your Case: Optimizing your Strategies and Maximizing Success, Fordham Law School. November 2017
    • The Arbitrator´s Duty of Disclosure, CAM-CCBC Sao Paulo, October 2017
    • Enforcing Cross-Border Mediated Settlement Agreements: the UNCITRAL Effort, ICC Commission, Sydney, October 201700
    • Blame the Brain, International Bar Association, Sydney October 2017
    • Innovative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Curse or Blessing?” ArbitralWomen, Sydney October 2017
    • New Bottles for Old Wine: Innovation in the Dispute Resolution World, NYS Bar Association October 2017
    • When Justice Delayed would be Justice Denied; Emergency Arbitrators, College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2017
    • Arbitrating Cross-Border M&A Disputes, NYS Bar Association/Union Internationale des Avocats, June 2017
    • Arbitration Training, New York State Bar Association, June 2017
    • Drafting the Award for Enforceability and User Satisfaction, American Bar Association, June 2017
    • Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution., NY State Federal Judicial Council May 2017
    • Hybrid Dispute Resolution Processes, American Bar Association April 2017
    • Efficiency & Effectiveness in Arbitration. LCIA November 2016
    • Arbitration Goes Digital: The Risks and Benefits – Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Privacy, Fordham Law School, October 2016
    • The Mediation Window, ICC Miami, November 2016
    • Combining Dispute Resolution Processes, College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2016
    • The Debate: This House Believes that Brexit Represents a Big Opportunity for New York, GAR New York, September 2016
    • Introduction to the Law of Arbitration, University of Southern California Law School, August, 2016
    • Arbitration Best Practices and Ethics, LawLine ADR Day, June 2016
    • Commercial Arbitration Training, NYSBA, June 2016
    • Annulment at the Seat and its Ramifications, London Court of International Arbitration, Tylney Hall, UK May 2016
    • Impact of Emotions and Moral Judgments on Decision Making, PluriCourts, Oslo May 2016
    • Red Flag Alert: Data Security and Arbitration, New York International Arbitration Center May 2016
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association May 2016
    • New York International Arbitration Center and Judge Kaye, Inns of Court, May 2016
    • What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Ethics Considerations When Choosing a Seat of Arbitration, American Bar Association, International section, April 2016
    • International Arbitration – Part I Pre-hearing Best Practices, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution section, April 2016
    • International Arbitration – Part II Hearing Best Practices, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, April 2016
    • Effective Advocacy and Management in Arbitration, College of Commercial Arbitrators, Dallas, March 2016
    • The Rising Global Debate Regarding Ethics and Conduct In International Arbitration. CPR February 2016
    • The Fairness Imperative: Achieving Justice in the High Intensity Arbitration and Mediation, American Arbitration Association, February 2016
    • The Lagging Acceptance of International Mediation, ICDR, January 2016
    • Unconscious Bias, ArbitralWomen, January 2016
    • The Promise of International Mediation, American Branch of the International Law Association, November 2015
    • The Dispute Resolution Continuum: Fresh Insights From Practitioners, New York State Bar Association, November 2015
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, June. 2013
    • Enhancing the Deliberative Overlay in Arbitrator Decision-Making, ITA, Dallas, June 2015
    • Commercial Arbitration Training, NYSBA, June 2015
    • Reflections on Life and Practice as an Arbitrator, Deakin Law School, June 2015
    • FIAA Expert Advocacy Workshop, June 2015
    • 10 things you wanted to know about arbitrator ethics… But afraid to ask, AAA, June, 2015
    • Best Practice Tips for Managing the Arbitration, CPR, May 2015
    • Legitimacy of Transnational Commercial Arbitration, NY Univ. Law School, April, 2015
    • Med- Arb: Pros and Cons, ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Seattle April 2015
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, April 2015
    • Who’s Arbitration is it? Party Autonomy vs. the Managerial Arbitrator, Leading Arbitrators Conference, Vienna March 2015
    • Emergency Arbitrators. Moot Alumni Association and ICC, Vienna March 2015
    • Emergency Arbitrators, Fordham Law School, March 2015
    • Arbitrator Billing Practices, American Arbitration Association, March 2015
    • Arbitration Fundamentals for In- House Counsel, CPR, San Diego, February, 2015
    • Arbitrator Decision-Making- What can we Learn, Yale/Quinnipiac Law Schools, January 2015
    • Class actions and Arbitration- Questions of Justice, NY Intl Arbitration Center, January 2015
    • The Corporate World and International Dispute Resolution, AAA-ICDR®/ICC/ICSID 31st Annual Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration, New York, Nov 2014
    • The International Arbitrators Perspective, ICDR, CAM-CCBD, AMCHAM, Sao Paulo, November 2014
    • Expanding the Use of Mediation: “Opting-Out”, Recognition & Hybrids, IMI, CEDR and City of London, London October, 2014
    • Where’s the Money- Current Issues on Enforcing Arbitration Awards and Mediated Settlement Agreements, New York State Bar Association, October 2014
    • Commercial Arbitration Training New York State Bar Association July 2014 Decision Making: What Goes on the Tribunal’s Mind, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, May 2014
    • Arbitral Legitimacy, The Users’ and Justices’ Perspectives, ICCA Congress, Miami, April 2014
    • Battle of the Fora, American Bar Association, International Section, April 2014
    • Use of Arbitration and Mediation for Energy Disputes, Energy Bar Association April 2014
    • Discovery in Arbitration, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, April 2014
    • Ethical Issues in Arbitration, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, April 2014
    • Making it Work “How Experienced Arbitrators Resolve Challenging Issues”, New York State Bar Association,
    • January 2014 International Arbitration: Trends and Opportunities, NY City Bar Association, January 2014
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, November 2013
    • Symposium on International Commercial Arbitration, session moderator, London Court of International Arbitration, October 2013
    • ICDR International Symposia in Advanced Case Management Issues, served as the session co-trainer, Boston, October 2013
    • Leveling the Playing Field and Curbing Guerrilla Tactics; New IBA Ethics Guidelines: College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2013
    • Ethical issues in Mediation, New York State Bar Association, October 2013
    • Essentials for Efficient Dispute Resolution, 8th Annual ICC NY Conference, Sept. 2013
    • Ethics and Arbitration, XII CBAr Int’l Arbitration Congress, São Paulo, Sept. 2013
    • Commercial Arbitration Training, New York State Bar Association, June 2012
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, June. 2013
    • Developments in Arbitration Law, webinar, American Arbitration Association, April 2013
    • Best Commercial Arbitration Practices, ABA Dispute Resolution Section, April 2013
    • Arbitrator Judgment – Can Neuroscience and Psychology Help Us Improve? ABA Dispute Resolution Section, April 2013
    • Cross Cultural Mediation in Action: Exploring The Challenges of Using ADR in International Arbitration,
      ABA International Section, April, 2013
    • Willem C. Vis Moot East- Judge of Final Round, Hong Kong, March 2013
    • Essential Skills for the New Mediator, American Arbitration Association, February 2013
    • Hot Topics in Arbitration and Lessons for the Future, NYSBA Bar Association, January 2013
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, Dec. 2012
    • Approaches to Arbitration Across the Ages, Young ICCA, ICDR Young & International and ICC Young Arbitrators Forum,
      November 2012
    • After the Flood: Climate Change Adaptation in New York City, NYC Bar Association, Nov. 2012
    • Decision Making by Arbitrators; How Can we Improve, College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2012
    • Mastering the Unconscious: Suggestions for Arbitrators, NYS Bar Association, October, 2012
    • Conversations with the World’s Leading Arbitrators; American Bar Association, Section of International Law, October 2012
    • Current Trends and Career Development in ADR, New York County Lawyer’s Association October, 2012
    • Grappling With U.S. Supreme Court’s Blockbuster Arbitration Cases, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, August 2012
    • Busting Arbitration Myths, Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association, August 2012
    • Commercial Arbitration Training Faculty, New York State Bar Association, July 2012
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices Faculty, American Arbitration Association, June 2012
    • The Potential for Using Arbitration in Cross-Border Bankruptcy Disputes, Fordham International Arbitration and Mediation Conference, April 2012
    • Heightened Competition in the Arbitral Venue Sweepstakes: A U.S. Response to the Challenge?, American Bar Association, April 2012
    • Myth Busting: Arbitration Perceptions, Realities and Impacts, American Bar Association, April 2012
    • The Federal Arbitration Act: In Need of a Tune-up or Better Left Alone?, Atlanta International Arbitration Society, April 2012
    • Practical Tips from Leading Arbitrators, International Arbitration 2012, Practicing Law Institute, March 2012
    • Belt Tightening in the Pre-Hearing Conference, American Arbitration Association, March 2012
    • Using Mediation Concurrent with Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, February 2012
    • One-Click Conflicts? – Ethical Conundrums for the Digital Age, New York State Bar Association, January 2012
    • We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us, Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, January 2012
    • What Will This Fight Cost? Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation, session at Law, Justice and Development Week, World Bank, IFC, MIGA and ICSID, November 2011
    • Judicial Review of ADR Processes: What Makes Sense, Fordham Law School, Nov. 2011
    • Venue in International Arbitration, DLA Piper, November 2011
    • Mediation Processes as Strategic Tools for Arbitration Counsel, International Bar Association, November 2011
    • Update: U.S. Arbitration Law, ABA International Section, October 2011
    • Social Media: Issues for Arbitrators, College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2011
    • Do Neutrals Really Care About the Law, PLI Securities Arbitration, August 2011
    • Cross-Border ADR: Designing the Optimal process — Practical and Ethical Considerations in Designing Processes for your Clients, American Bar Association, August 2011
    • Counsel Style and its Affect in International Arbitration, ABA August 2011
    • Arbitrators and Attorneys Shouldn’t Lie and other Ethical Quandaries, Georgia Bar Arbitration Institute, August 2011
    • Do Neutrals Really Care About the Law, PLI Securities Arbitration, August 2011
    • U.S. Mediation and Arbitration Overview, International Judicial Research and Training Program for the Brazilian Judiciary, Fordham Law School, June 2011
    • Commercial Arbitration Training, New York State Bar Association, June 2011
    • Third Party Funding of Arbitration Claims: the Newest, New New Thing, New York State Bar Association and Fordham Law School, June 2011
    • Effective Advocacy in Mediation, Erie County Bar Association, June 2011
    • Saving Time and Lowering Costs – What are the options that can really be accomplished? International Bar Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution, June 2011
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, June 2011
    • Reporting on The NYSBA Task Force on New York Law in International Matters, New York City Bar Association, May 2011
    • What are the Limits? Ethics in Alternative Dispute Resolution for Arbitrators, Mediators and Counsel, Joint program American and Israeli Bar Associations, May 2011
    • Combating Intellectual Property Infringement Across Borders- Alternative Dispute Resolutions, Joint program American and Israeli Bar Associations, May 201
    • Women in International Law, New York City Bar Association, May 2011
    • Alternative Mediation Procedures: Just Because We Can, Should We?, American Arbitration Association, Construction Conference, April 2011
    • Ethics in Arbitration, American Bar Association, April 2011
    • Muscular Arbitration: Trimming the Fat out of Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, March 2011
    • Med- Arb and the Future, Association for Conflict Resolution – Greater New York Chapter, Inc. February 2011
    • Protocols for Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration from the National Summit on Business-to-Business Arbitration, American Bar Association, February 2011
    • The Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Resolving Municipal Disputes, Association of Towns, February 2011
    • The Supreme Court and Recent Arbitration Jurisprudence: Where are we headed? Fordham Law
      School, January 2011
    • Promoting Settlement from Within Arbitration – Ethical and Practical Issues, New York State Bar Association, January 2011
    • Legislative and other U.S. Arbitration Developments, U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law Conference, October 2010
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, November 2010
    • Cross Cultural Mediation Forum, AAA/ICDR meeting, November 2010
    • ADR for the Energy Sector, Cardozo Law School, November 2010
    • Guerrilla Tactics in Arbitration, ICC Austria, November 2010
    • World Café – Mediation Issues, International Bar Association, October 2010
    • Arbitration Conundrums – Dealing with the Difficult Issues: College of Commercial Arbitrators, October 2010
    • Drafting the ADR Clause, Fordham Law School, October 2010
    • How to Maximize Results in Mediation and Arbitration (focus on Art and Entertainment), New York State Bar Association, October 2010
    • Practicing Law in a Fishbowl – The New Reality of Engaging the Public in Environmental Decision Making, American Bar Association, August 2010
    • Supreme Court Arbitration Update, Jackson v. Rent-A-Center Raises Unconscionability Challenges: Who Decides What, the Court of the Arbitrator, and Why Does it Matter, American Bar Association.
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Asbitration Association, June 2010
    • Litigation v. Arbitration in International Business Disputes, American Bar Association, April 2010
    • Managing Your First Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, April 2010
    • Recalibrating the BIT (Bilateral Investment Treaty): Are Changes Needed?, Institute for Transnational Law and the American Society of International Law, March 2010
    • Girding Up for Disputes in Evolving Areas of the Law: Renewable Energy and Climate Change, American Bar Association, March 2010
    • In the Eye of the Storm: Effectively Resolving Emerging Climate CHange Disputes, American Bar Association, February 2010
    • Discovery v. Privacy in International Arbitration, New York State Bar Association, forthcoming January 2010
    • Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association, December 2009
    • The Arbitration Fairness Act, College of Commercial Arbitrators, November 2009
    • Effective Legal Strategies to Resolve Environmental Disputes, Pace Law School, Nov. 2009
    • The Relationship between Culture and Disputing Processes, Fordham Law School, Nov. 2009
    • Practical and Ethical Considerations of Med-Arb and Arb-Med, American Bar Association, November 2009
    • Drafting the Arbitration Clause, New York State Bar Association, October 2009
    • Managing Your First Arbitration, College of Commercial Arbitrators/ AAA/JAMS, Sept. 2009
    • Community Engagement for Climate Change, Association for Conflict Resolution, June 2009 Mediation in the Context of Arbitration, Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, June 2009
    • The Future of Investor State Dispute Mediation, Association for Conflict Resolution, June 2009
    • Mediation of Investor State Disputes, Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, June 2009
    • Arbitration Fairness: Reconciling International and Domestic Concerns, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, April 2009
    • New Developments in Arbitration: Recent cases, new consumer protocols, and international happenings, New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, January 2009
    • Navigating the Waters of Recent Federal Arbitration Legislation, CPR Annual Meeting, January 2009
    • Avoiding the Ethical Pitfalls in Arbitration, Energy Bar Association, Annual Meeting, November 2008
    • Arbitration: Ask & Answer, Pre-hearing Issues and Discovery, American Arbitration Association and Fordham Law School, October 2008
    • Energy Charter Treaty Arbitrations against Sovereign States, WestLaw webinar, September 2008
    • Enforcing Mediation Settlement Agreements, WestLaw webinar , September 2008
    • The Final Step: Enforcing the Mediation Settlement Agreement, Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, June 2008
    • The Energy Charter Treaty, ABA International Section Annual Meeting, April 2008
    • The U.S. Fairness in Arbitration Act Bills, CPR Employment Committee, December 2007
    • Practical Tips and Developments in Mediation, CPR Franchise Committee, October 2007
    • Energy Charter Treaty: History and Potential, American Branch of the International Law Association Oct. 2007

 

Representative Disputes:

  • Commercial contracts
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Intellectual Property
  • Franchises and Distributorships
  • Finance
  • Life Sciences
  • Telecommunications
  • Technology
  • Insurance
  • Partnership & Joint Ventures
  • Environment
  • Securities
  • Accountant’s Liability
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Aviation
  • Hospitality

Recent Activities

Presentations:

Climate Change Related Commercial Disputes  and Arbitration

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Arbitrator Techniques and their (Direct or Potential) Effect on Settlement

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