Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Single Most Effective Method for Keeping Your Company Out of Court

This webinar, presented by an attorney with decades of experience in the practice and teaching of alternative dispute resolution, provides overviews and in-depth analysis of the major forms and most popular variations of ADR.

Learning Objectives:-

• What is ADR and why does it work?
• Negotiation: the ADR technique we all use… but usually not very well
• Mediation: homegrown and third-party variations that can nip a lawsuit in the bud
• Arbitration: why so many enterprises have made it a core part of litigation prevention and how you can too
• Overview of recent laws and court cases pro and con ADR
• Sample ADR provisions in employment and commercial contracts

Why Should You Attend:-

From employees to customers to vendors to joint-venture partners… every business and commercial relationship in which your organization engages poses the very real possibility of a legal dispute.  No contract is bulletproof.  And, with millions of lawyers, the United States is, hands down, the most litigious nation on earth. Furthermore, every court case even the ones that are ended early via a successful motion to dismiss costs thousands of dollars in legal fees. The cases that go south, especially class actions can wind up costing millions. Additionally, employee morale and customer goodwill are adversely impacted when disputes wind up in the courthouse.  ADR is the single best way to avoid these costly conundrums.

Who Should Attend:-

• Legal counsel/general counsel/associate general counsel
• HR director/VP/Compliance Officer
• Chief Compliance Officer
• Internal Auditors
• Contract Administrators
• Supervisors and Managers (first and second level)