Arbitrator Selection: How About a Compatible Personality?
Peter L. Michaelson is an attorney specializing in intellectual property, and an arbitrator and mediator of very substantial experience. He also enjoys cruises to Alaska, which may characterize his “beyond-the-boundaries” attitude when it comes to adding value to clients of ADR processes.
(Pete Michaelson’s photo of an Alaskan buffalo, sauntering in Kodiak.)
He has recently published an article that brings out a little-remarked but potentially costly issue: How to ensure compatibility among party-appointed arbitrators and encourage an efficient and professional arbitral panel. Read more »