Negotiation Strategies for Value-Based Disputes
In a prior newsletter, I cited four strategy tips from Harvard Program on Negotiation in dealing with value-based disputes, where a party’s deeply held beliefs can thwart beneficial reciprocal concessions:
Consider interests and values separately and separating the person from the problem. Engage in relationship-building...Mediation of International Disputes: A Growing Reality
Several years back, I gave a presentation on "Mediation from a USA Perspective" to attorneys in Ningbo, China. A few weeks after, representatives from the Shanghai High People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China and The Steering Office for Judicial Reform of the Supreme People’s Court came to New York...
PARTY SELF-DETERMINATION- Does it matter??
In a my republished newsletter (following), I discussed SELF-DETERMINATION as a primary characteristic that sets Mediation apart from Litigation and Arbitration. This blog seeks to share comments and illustrations from diverse legal practices regarding the role PARTY SELF-DETERMINATION plays in resolving specific areas of conflict.
SELF-DETERMINATION
Mediation is a widely used and growing...
Advocacy in Conflict Resolution- MEDIATOR AS YOUR NEGOTIATION TOOL!
Mediation is not the top choice for every matter: if your case turns on a novel issue of law or a disputed interpretation of a statute; if clarity arising from a court opinion may benefit your clients’ industry beyond the aspects of the specific matter, you may want to take the case...
Mediation: is it the 21st century answer to resolving our disputes?
My colleagues and I were interviewed on Princeton TV (Comcast 30 and FiOS 45) which aired Sept. 24, 2015 at 7:30 pm You can catch the interview on
https://youtu.be/I6i_wg2yi0s