Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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Author: Victoria Pynchon is a multiparty complex commercial mediator and arbitrator with a special emphasis in the resolution of patent, copyright and trademark disputes based in Beverly Hills, Calif. She also contributes to IP ADR Blog.
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Recent Posts from Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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Impatience Key to Effective Mediation
(cartoon generously provided by the brilliant Charles Fincher at LawComix) O.K., I'm MUCH TOO CLOSE to this case but nevertheless intrigued by the following comments in the Recorder's recent article, Judge Puts on the Brakes…
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Mediation Advocacy: The Power of the Story
I've been accused of Kumbaya here (ask some of my litigation opponents if you want to check out the truth of that particular canard). It's true that in addition to position-based competitive negotiation strategy and…
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It's Not You, It's Me-diation: the Dim View from Across the Pond
Thanks to Diane Levin of The Mediation Channel for passing along Six things I'd Change about Mediation from the U.K.'s Mediator Magazine. At present, if the total number of civil mediations were shared out evenly…
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Negotiating Gender, a History: When You Wish Upon a Star
From Letters of Note.
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Negotiating Enforceable Employment Arbitration Agreements
Even so luminary a firm as O'Melveny has been smacked down by the courts (here, the Ninth Circuit) when trying to enforce employee arbitration agreements. California lawyers would therefore be well-advised to read the opinion…
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New Case Law for ADR Practitioners and Advocates: Insurance Coverage
Best pull quote: “Certainly from a pragmatic viewpoint, it is quite true that in many of the liability insurance cases, the most real dispute is between the injured third party and the insurance company, not…
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Mediators and Industry Knowledge, Game Theory and Understanding Conflict
Check out the range of opinions among litigators' clients on this still-hot topic in mediation circles over at the Business Conflict Blog (quickly becoming one of the most indispensable commercial mediation blogs on the web): …
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Mediation as Profession, Hobby or Retired Occupation
Though I'm not wild about raising the over-discussed issue whether mediation is a profession, in writing L is for Lawyer (for the ABC's of Conflict Resolution) I had occasion to take a look at the…
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The Professional Women's Network: WE REFER!!
There is a lot going on for women attorneys' business development these days, particularly at the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (check out this November 17 all-day event: Continuing the Retention and Advancement of…
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Online Dispute Resolution Event Announcement
ODR WEEK 2009 Web 2.0: Going from OH? To KNOW! Friday October 30th 2:30pm - 3:30pm est. (it will be archived too!) Spots limited, see below. Join Jeff Thompson (www.enjoymediation.com & Centre For Peace &…