The Bill to Amend the Brazilian Arbitration Act: A Threat to Arbitration in Brazil?
By João Gabriel Campos & Leonardo F. Souza
The 1996 Brazilian Arbitration Act (the BAA), which subjects domestic and international arbitrations to the same set of rules,...
The Presence of a Mediator INCREASES Parties’ Self-determination
By: Dan Simon. Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation
When discussing different forms of conflict intervention, the various processes are sometimes listed in...
New Mandatory Arbitration Legislation is a great step, but not a cure
By Rakeen Mabud
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives delivered a blow to the unjust practice of mandatory arbitration by passing the Forced Arbitration...
The value of Mediation in times of crisis
By Andrea Maia
On January 25th 2019 Brazil experienced its largest industrial catastrophe, the collapse of a dam from Vale, one of the world’s largest...
What is a Mediation Settlement?
Written By: Alexis W
A mediation settlement is an agreement that two feuding parties arrive at during the mediation process. The mediation process can be...
How to become ISO Strong Mediator
By Arthur Pressman
Before social media, the personals column found at the back of New York Magazine was where readers sought potential mates or more, often...
4 Things to Consider When Your Company is Ordered to Mediation
Mediation of employment matters is on the rise. When faced with an employment case, your company may be ordered to mediation or the court...
Construction and Conflict
As construction booms in the Asian region, so do construction-related disputes. ALB speaks to experts about how these can be avoided or mitigate, at...
Drilling Down—-ADR Marketing Strategy
By Diana Mercer
You’ve got a great marketing plan and lots of terrific ideas yet you’re still not making any money.
What’s wrong? Isn’t hard work and...
When “Evident Miscalculation” modifies Arbitration Award
The Supreme Court of Mississippi issued a new opinion that sheds light on a topic that doesn’t come up often: when can an arbitration...
