Topics:

• How does the USA market stand to capture the increasing volume of international arbitrations?
• Recent amendments to the arbitration and dispute rule and regulations in USA
• Should arbitration be used instead of litigation?
• Can mediation be effectively used in connection with arbitration? If so, at what stage?
• How effective is mediation generally? In what circumstances or jurisdictions is it most effective?
• Should companies include mediation clauses in their standard commercial contracts?
• Is there a particular format best used for incorporating mediation into a dispute resolution clause?
• Mediation: what in-house counsels expect?
• Binding ADR (decision of third-party)
• Dispute resolution in the court system
• Advantages/disadvantages of arbitration over the courts

Panelists:

• Craig Tractenberg, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
• Craig Weiner, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
• Paul Gupta, Partner, Rimon P C
• Richard Boone, Partner, Wilson Elser LLP
• Alex Patchen, Managing Partner, Liston Abramson LLP
• Hal Shaftel, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Siddartha Rao, Litigation Partner, Romano Law, PLLC
• Viktoriya Torchinsky-Field, Vice President, Legal, Avantor, Inc.
• Adam Gross, Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C.
• B. Ted Howes, Partner, U.S. Leader of the International Arbitration practice, Mayer Brown LLP
• Monica Wahba, Assistant General Counsel, Reckitt Benckiser LLC