Giuseppe de Palo and I first met in 1999 or 2000, when I was bowled over the first time I learned about his work with The ADR Center in Rome. Since that time, every occasion I meet Giuseppe I am reminded what a powerhouse of talent, ambition, energy and aspiration he is. Both his intellect and his physical energy make having a cup of coffee like saying hi to a tornado. His recent e-mail proves no exception. Read more »
Arbitrators, mediators, lawyers, ADR trainers and professors have many excellent guides to assist them in doing their job. But what about the guy inside the company who has a cross-border dispute on his hands and needs to deal with it with intelligence, elegance and efficiency? Or at least not flub it? Two deeply experienced lawyers have come to the rescue.
I had written here in anticipation of the March 29, 2010, Joint Symposium on International Investment Law and ADR, held by UNCTAD and the Washington and Lee School of Law. It was a smashing and impressive success, due to the remarkable convening powers of hosts Susan D. Franck of Washington and Lee and Anna Joubin-Bret of UNCTAD. My expectations were very high, and predictably they were variously exceeded and frustrated. Even among the Great and the Good, and despite a truly inspirational White Paper that preceded the Symposium, we are still a long way from dealing with international investor conflicts as if they were a “problem” and not a “case.” Read more »
My periodic attendance at the UIA’s World Mediation Forum, as well as the opportunity to attend the Chamonix Conference last April and the contacts and friendships I made while serving the CPR Institute for ten years, have all prompted the creation of a “Directory” of ADR organizations around the world.
This Directory is now posted at the host web site, www.BusinessConflictManagement.com, under the title “ADR Resources.” Read more »
