Publications: Co-Editor in Chief, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer (2008 to date), formerly co-authored monthly column on litigation practice for the Legal Times of New York and served as co-editor of the Letter of Credit Reporter and on the Advisory Board of Lender Liability Law Report

Selected Energy/Climate Change Articles

Selected ADR Articles:

  • Adding Strings to our Bow, Two Arbitration Proposals, Arbitration International, Vol. 39, 342-346 (2023) (PDF)
  • Unconscious Impediments to Settlement and the Proactive Arbitrator, in Reflections on International Arbitration, Essays in Honor of Professor George Bermann, Juris (2023) (PDF)
  • Affiliation and Affinity: Unconscious Drivers of Arbitrator Decision-Making, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer , Vol. 15 No. 1 (2022) (PDF)
  • Arbitrator Techniques and their (Direct or Potential) Effect on Settlement, with Klaus Peter Berger, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Vol. 14 No. 1 Spring 2021 (PDF)
  • International Commercial Arbitration in the United States (with Sherman Kahn) in Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States, PLI 2020
  • The Mediation Window: an Arbitration Process Measure to Facilitate Settlement, NYS Bar Association Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Spring 2020 (PDF)
  • Cyber Intrusion in Arbitration as the Guerrilla Tactic: An Appraisal of Historical Challenges in an Age of Technology and Big Data in Evolution and Adaptation: the Future of International Arbitration, ed. Jean Kalicki and Mohamed Abdul Raouf,  reprinted from  ICCA Congress Series No. 20 with permission of Kluwer Law International (PDF)
  • Everyone Can be a Winner in Baseball Arbitration: History and Practical Guidance. New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Vol. 12, No.1 Spring 2019 (with Erin Gleason) (PDF)
  • Putting Final Offer/Baseball Arbitration to Use, ( Part II),  CPR Alternatives, Vol. 37 No. 2 February 2019 (with Erin Gleason) (PDF)
  • Final Offer/Baseball Arbitration: the History, the Practice, and Future Design ( Part I) , CPR Alternatives, Vol. 37 No. 1 , January 2019 (with Erin Gleason) (PDF)
  • Cyber Intrusion in Arbitration as the Guerrilla Tactic: An Appraisal of Historical Challenges in an Age of Technology and Big Data – forthcoming  in ICCA Congress 2018, available at https://ssrn.com/author=924526
  • The Singapore Convention: Promoting the Enforcement and Recognition of International Mediated Settlement Agreements, ICC Bulletin, fall 2018; © International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Reproduced with kind permission of ICC. ICC Publications are available at http://store.iccwbo.org/ and included in the ICC Digital Library. (PDF)
  • Cyber Attacks: Issues Raised in Arbitration, N.Y. Dispute Resolution Lawyer, fall 2018 (PDF)
  • Artificial Intelligence and New Arbitration Data Sources (with Kathleen Paisley:) New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Spring 2018 (PDF)
  • A Mock Arbitration for Your Case: Optimizing Your Strategies and Maximizing Success, Fordham International Law Journal Volume 41, Issue 4, 2018 (PDF)
  • Post COP 12: A 2007 Snapshot of Climate Change Litigation, Potential Disputes and Alternative Dispute Resolution, in Dispute Resolution and Climate Change: the Paris Agreement and Beyond, ICC Publications 2017. (PDF)
  • A General Overview of the Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings in the United States, in International Arbitration in the United States, Kluwer Publ. 2017. (PDF)
  • Biases and Heuristics in Arbitrator Decision-Making: Reflections on How to Counteract or Play to Them, chapter in The Roles of Psychology in International Arbitration, Ed. Tony Cole, Kluwer Publ. 2017 (PDF)
  • The Arbitrator Survey, Practices, Preferences and Changes on the Horizon, American Review of International Arbitration, Vol 26 at 519-538, 2015. (PDF)
  • Book Review, The Golden Age of Arbitration: Dispute Resolution Under Elizabeth I,
    NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Nov 2015 (PDF)
  • The Arbitrator Survey, Practices, Preferences and Changes on the Horizon, American
    Review of International Arbitration, Vol 26 at 519-538, 2015. (PDF)
  • Striving for a ‘Bulletproof’ Mediation Settlement Agreement, Alternatives, April 2015 (with Conna Weiner) (PDF)
  • Emergency Arbitrators in International Arbitration: Worth the Rush? New York Law Journal March 2015 (with Alexandra Dosman) (PDF)
  • A Path Forward: A Convention for the Enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreements, Transnational Dispute Management, March 2015 (PDF)
  • Book Review: Guerrilla Tactics in International Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2014 (PDF)
  • Arbitrator Deliberations: The Impact of the Unconscious on Decision Making, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2014 (PDF)
  • Préconceptions inconscientes et prise de décision de l’arbitre : Problèmes et solutions Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal, June 2014 (PDF)
  • Ethics in International Arbitration: Soft Law Guidance for Arbitrators and Party Representatives, in Soft Law in International Arbitration, ed. Lawrence W. Newman and Michael J. Radine (Juris Publ.) 2014 (PDF)
  • Arbitrator Decision Making: Unconscious Psychological Influences and What you can do About Them, American Review of International Arbitration Winter 2013. (PDF)
  • Can Counsel Ethics Beat Guerrilla Tactics?: Background and Impact of the New IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2013. (PDF)
  • Med-Arb: An Argument for Favoring Ex Parte Communications in the Mediation Phase, World Arbitration and Mediation Review, Fall 2013. (PDF)
  • 10 Questions: New York as a Favored Arbitral Venue: Financier Magazine, July 2013. (PDF)
  • The Debate: Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators, ABA Section of International Law, Arbitration Committee Newsletter, July 2013. (PDF)
  • Third National Climate Assessment Report, U.S. National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee, lead author, Northeast Chapter, 2013. (PDF)
  • Capturing the Benefits of Arbitration for Cross Border Insolvency Disputes, with Jennifer Gorskie, in Contemporary Issues in Int’l Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2012, ed. Arthur Rovine, (Martinus Nijhof Publisher). (PDF)
  • Improving your Arbitration Presentation with a Mock Arbitration: Two Case Studies, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 5 No. 2, Fall 2012 (PDF)
  • Book Review: The Public Policy Exception Under the New York Convention, Global Arbitration
    Review, December 2012 (PDF)
  • All’s Fair in Love and War: or is it?:   An International Code of Ethics for Counsel in Arbitration,    American Review of International Arbitration,  Spring 2012 (PDF)
  • Drafting the Arbitration Clause: A Primer on the Opportunities and the Pitfalls, AAA’s Dispute Resolution Journal, Spring 2012 (PDF)
  • International Perspectives, Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer Fall 2009 (PDF)
  • The Dodd Frank Act: Seeking Fairness and the Public Interest in Consumer Arbitration,
    ABA, Dispute Resolution Magazine, Fall 2011 (PDF)
  • Reflections on the Use of Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 2011 (PDF)
  • Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Connection with its Review of Arbitration for Consumer Financial Products or Services, in Cardozo L.R. Spring 2011 (PDF)
  • All’s Fair in Love and War: or is it?: An International Code of Ethics for Counsel in Arbitration, forthcoming in American Review of International Arbitration 2011 (PDF)
  • Time and Costs Solutions for Commercial Arbitration, Dispute Resolution February/April 2011 (PDF)
  • The Advantages of Mediation and the Special Challenges to its Utilization in Investor State Disputes, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, February 2011 (PDF)
  • A Multilateral Energy Sector Investment Treaty: Is it Time for a Call for Adoption by all Nations? International Lawyer, January 2011 (PDF)
  • Combinations and Permutations and Mediation: Issues and Solutions, in ADR in Business, editor, Arnold Ingen-Housz (Kluwer Publisher) 2010 (PDF)
  • Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy: Which Law Trumps When? NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Summer 2010 (PDF)
  • The Energy Charter Treaty Can Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development, in Sustainable Development in International Investment Law, Editor Andrew Newcombe (Publisher Kluwer) 2010 (PDF)
  • Examining the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in Bankruptcy Proceedings in the United States, International Bar Association Arbitration Newsletter March 2010
  • Adaptation to Climate Change: Fostering Progress Through Law and Regulation, lead author with David C. Major, New York University Law School Environmental Law Review, January 2010 (PDF)
  • Law, Regulation and Climate Change, lead author with David C. Major, chapter in New York City Panel on Climate Change, 2009 Report (publisher New York Academy of Sciences) 2010
  • Climate Change Framing and Social Marketing: The Influences that Persuade, Pace Law School Environmental Law Journal, forthcoming January 2010 (PDF)
  • How to Use Experts in Mediation, in Mediation Techniques, International Bar Association 2010 (PDF)
  • Investor State Dispute Mediation: The Benefits and Obstacles; in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers Vol. 3 2009, Editor Arthur W. Rovine  (Publisher Martinus Nijhoff) 2010 (PDF)
  • Why Arbitrate: The Benefits and Savings, NYS Bar Association Journal, Oct. 2009 (PDF)
  • International Perspectives, Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer Fall 2009 (PDF)
  • Arbitration Agreements and Bankruptcy: Which Law Trumps When? NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer Fall 2009 (PDF)
  • The New York Convention Through A Mediation Prism, ABA Dispute Resolution  Magazine Summer 2009 (PDF)
  • The Arbitration Fairness Act and Unintended Consequences, The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 56, number 4,  May 2009 (PDF)
  • The Arbitration Fairness Act: Unintended Consequences Threaten U.S. Business, 18 American Review of International Arbitration 455 (2009) (PDF)
  • Developing an Effective Med-arb/Arb-med Process, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 2  No. 1 Spring 2009 (PDF)
  • User Preferences and Mediator Practices: Can They Be Reconciled Within the Parameters Set by Ethical Considerations, publication forthcoming in World Arbitration And Mediation Review. (PDF)
  • The Final Step: Issues in Enforcing the Mediation Settlement Agreement, publication forthcoming in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2008, Edited by Arthur W. Rovine (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers) (PDF)
  • The Reasons For Mediation’s Bright Future, New York State Bar Association, NY Dispute Resolution Lawyer, October 2008 (PDF)
  • The Energy Charter Treaty Affords Investor Protections and Right to Arbitration, Oil Gas and Energy Law Intelligence, October 2006 (PDF)
  • Through Mediation, Adversaries Learned the Facts and Settled, Construction News, March 2007 (MS Word)
  • Survey of U.S. Case Law on Enforcing Mediation Settlement Agreements, International Bar Association’s Mediation Law Committee Newsletter, April 2006 (PDF)
  • All About Motions to Dismiss, The Practical Litigator, ALI-ABA, March 2006 (PDF)
  • Arbitration Rules; Flexibility in Arbitration Actions; and Service Abroad Can Be Tricky, Legal Times of New York
  • Strategic Discovery, ABA’s LitigationJournal
  • Electronic Depositions, ABA’s Litigation Journal
  • Sustainable Westchester: A Case Study in a Community Collaborative Effort, Dispute Resolution Committee newsletter of the American Bar Association Section of Environment Energy and Resources, January 2009 (PDF)
  • The New Paradigm for Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, Bloomberg Law Reports, December 2008 (PDF)
  • The Energy Charter Treaty’s Investor Protection Provisions: Potential to Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development, ILSA Journal of Int’l & Comparative Law, Vol. 14:2 (2008) (PDF)
  • Reshaping Municipal and County Laws to Foster Green Building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, New York University Law School Environmental Law Journal, Vol. XVI Issue 1 (2008) (PDF)
  • Complexities of Designing a U.S. Federal Carbon Regime, Energy Law 360, July 2007 (PDF)
  • Building Stock Offers Opportunities to Foster Sustainability and Provides Tools for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, American University Washington College of Law, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Journal, Vol. VII Issue 3 (2007) (PDF)
  • RGGI: New York Addresses Climate Change with the First Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Program, New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, May 2006 (PDF)
  • Sustainable Westcheter: A Community Partnership: A Model for Implementing a County-Wide Sustainability Plan. March, 2006 (PDF)
  • Green Buildings: An Overview and Developments, ABA’s Section of Environment Energy and Resources, Trend Magazine May/June 2005 (PDF)
  • Renewable Energy Resources Development Initiatives on Public Lands, American Bar Association’s Trend Newsletter March/April 2005 (MS Word)

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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